Starter quiz
- Match the word to its correct definition.
- protest⇔a public demonstration or action expressing disapproval or objection ✓
- collective action⇔acting together to achieve a common goal ✓
- injustice⇔violation of rights or unfair treatment ✓
- What year was Magna Carta signed?
- '1215' ✓
- Which of the following was signed in 1998?
- The Equality Act
- English Bill of Rights
- The Human Rights Act ✓
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- Which freedom allows people to gather to take part in protests?
- freedom of expression
- freedom of assembly ✓
- right to education
- right to family life
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- When was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights agreed by the United Nations?
- '1948' ✓
- Which of the following statements is true about the impact of protests?
- Protests always result in immediate change.
- Protests can lead to change, but it often takes time and persistence. ✓
- Protests only lead to change when they are violent.
- Protests never lead to any long-term change.
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Exit quiz
- Match the word to the correct definition.
- change⇔making something different; altering or modifying something ✓
- changemakers⇔people who bring about change through their deliberate actions ✓
- active citizenship⇔learning how to take part in democracy to try to make a difference ✓
- collective action⇔acting together to achieve a common goal ✓
- Which Act did the women of Dagenham Ford Factory help secure through their campaign?
- 'Equal Pay Act' ✓
- Which of the following is a quality of a changemaker who is likely to be successful in their attempt to make a positive change?
- bossy
- unfriendly
- determined ✓
- good listener ✓
- indecisive
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- What did Amika George change?
- She secured free period products for all schools. ✓
- She educates young people about knife crime.
- She campaigned to extend free school meals to the school holidays.
- She stopped housing development on a woodland.
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- What campaign tool did Amika George use in addition to a petition?
- She held a protest outside of Parliament ✓
- She broke windows in local shops.
- She held a sit-in at her school.
- She boycotted some supermarkets.
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- Which of the following statements are true? A changemaker must be ...
- a wealthy, well-connected person with many resources.
- someone who can inspire others and build a cause people believe in. ✓
- a government official with the power to make laws.
- a person who has access to large amounts of funding.
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Key learning points
- Ordinary citizens can play a part in positive change.
- Change can take time and it can have a local, national or international impact.
- To create our own change, we need to be active citizens.
Common misconception
That changemakers are connected or influential people with lots of resources.
Anyone can be a changemaker. It depends on the ability of the person to bring people along with them and build a cause people believe in.
Keywords
Change - making something different; altering or modifying something
Changemakers - someone who wants to change the world and, by gathering knowledge, skills and resources brings about change through their deliberate actions
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
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