Year 10
Year 10
How do we decide on the topic to investigate?
Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will investigate what the examination boards expect the Active Citizenship Projects to focus on. We will explore our interests in citizenship issues and see how these fit into the examination boards' specifications. We will also revisit the skills we intend to develop throughout our projects.
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6 Questions
Q1.
An active citizen is someone who works towards making a positive change in society. It can be at local, national or international level.
False
Q2.
In which order are the three stages of active citizenship?
Review and reflect. Take action. Investigate
Take action. Investigate. Review and reflect.
Q3.
What did Marcus Rashford campaign against?
Pay cuts for footballers.
Stopping the premiership mid-season due to Covid19.
Q4.
Which US president did Mari Copeny write to so that she could meet him to discuss water pollution in her town?
President Donald Trump
President George W Bush
Q5.
Why is using the media in your Active Citizenship campaign important?
Because if you didn’t use the media nobody would believe in your idea.
You can become an influencer and make lots of money.
Q6.
Which of the following are citizenship skills?
Analysis
Communication
Critical thinking
Representing the views of others
Research
6 Questions
Q1.
When you choose your topic, the skills that the exam board will be looking for are your abilities to plan practical citizenship actions and deliver benefits or change for a particular community or wider society.
False
Q2.
Petitions, letter writing, supporting a case, campaigning, organising demonstrations are all…
Benefits to a group
Changes that can be made
Illegal
Q3.
Your active citizenship project should link to the specification for your GCSE course.
False
Q4.
Your citizenship interests are important so that you can choose a topic that you will enjoy and succeed in.
False
Q5.
Politics, democracy and the government; law and justice; rights; Britain’s relationship with the rest of the world are all the big issues that you can choose from for your citizenship action project.
False
Q6.
You need to be able to present your own and others’ viewpoints and represent the views of others in relation to citizenship issues, causes, situations and concepts.
False