Starter quiz
- Changemakers are people who make what sort of change in a community?
- negative
- positive ✓
- no change
-
- What do campaigners, volunteers, NGOs and charities spark in communities?
- 'change' ✓
- What is the definition of a protest?
- showing disapproval over something, e.g. holding banners up in the street ✓
- an act or process through which something becomes different
- someone who wants change in the world and makes that change happen
-
- Democratic activities include:
- protesting ✓
- listening to lectures
- signing petitions ✓
- reading journals
-
- Which group of people are more likely to use social media more than others to inspire change?
- young people ✓
- elderly people
-
- Match the campaign method with its purpose.
- joining local council⇔to encourage changemakers to make decisions ✓
- raising awareness⇔to encourage others to act ✓
- organising events⇔to demonstrate actions at a certain time ✓
- campaigning⇔to participate in active citizenship for a particular aim ✓
Exit quiz
- Which skill is not important for an active citizenship campaign?
- collaborative working
- advocacy
- independence ✓
- political literacy
-
- By improving your citizenship skills, you can become an active citizen and improve your ...
- 'community' ✓
- What do citizenship skills equip us to be?
- informed ✓
- irresponsible
- responsible ✓
- uninformed
-
- What do you have to engage in to become an active citizen?
- democracy ✓
- meetings
- presentations
- reading
-
- It is important that active citizenship leads to ______ change.
- 'lasting' ✓
- Match the stage with the active citizenship process.
- first stage⇔choose your issue ✓
- second stage⇔research possible actions ✓
- third stage⇔decide your actions ✓
- fourth stage⇔decide how to measure success ✓
- fifth stage⇔plan and get ready ✓
Worksheet
Loading worksheet ...
Presentation
Loading presentation ...
Video
Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Active citizenship involves key skills such as advocacy, collaboration and political literacy.
- Engaging in democracy and contributing to lasting change are essential aspects of being an active citizen.
- Active citizens identify community issues, seek help from relevant resources and decide effective actions for campaigns.
- Planning and measuring the success of a campaign are crucial steps in creating a positive impact on the community.
- Active citizenship does not have to be too hard if you work collaboratively to divide the work between group members.
Common misconception
Active citizenship campaigns are not part of democracy.
If you work together effectively, active citizen campaign tasks are an important form of taking part in democracy.
Keywords
Active citizenship - the process of learning how to take part in democracy and use Citizenship knowledge, skills and understanding to work together and try to make a positive difference in the world
Campaign - an action or event organised by an individual or a group of people to achieve an aim
Active citizen - a person who actively takes responsibility, becomes involved in areas of public concern and tries to make a positive difference in their community
+