Year 7 - Citizenship
How can citizens get involved in community change?
How can we make a difference in our communities?
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils examine what community means and the role it plays at their school. They explore what charities and NGOs do in their community and identify how they can become active citizens.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain how citizens can get involved in community change.
Key Notes
- Changemakers work at local, national and global levels to solve problems and create positive change in communities.
- Examples of changemakers include volunteers, community leaders, campaigners, politicians, scientists and charities.
- Citizens can participate in decision-making by voting, joining councils or engaging in activities like protests.
- Young people can drive change by volunteering, raising awareness, organising events and using social media effectively.
- Active citizenship helps people to become changemakers and influence decisions in their communities.
Vocabulary To Learn
- citizen: a person who legally belongs to a country and has the rights and protection of that country
- change: an act or process through which something becomes different
- changemaker: someone who wants change in the world and, by gathering knowledge and resources, makes that change happen
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Young people cannot change anything in their communities, only adults can.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Changemakers work at local, national and global levels to solve problems and create positive change in communities. Examples of changemakers include volunteers, community leaders, campaigners, politicians, scientists and charities.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'citizen'
a person who legally belongs to a country and has the rights and protection of that country.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Young people cannot change anything in their communities, only adults can. Correction: Young people, as well as adults, can make lasting change in their communities. Young people have many powerful tools, like social media, to campaign for change.
More Lessons In This Unit
- How can communities work together to create change? Study Guide
- What can we do as active citizens to improve our community? Study Guide
- What do charities, NGOs and groups do in our local community? Study Guide
- What do we need to become active citizens in our community? Study Guide
- What role does our school play in our local community? Study Guide
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