Lesson plans
(revised February 2019)
Active Citizenship: conducting a survey
Speech making
Fake News
Having your say
Campaigning
Parliamentary democracy
Communities and identities
Human rights
Active Citizenship: conducting a survey
Conducting a survey as a means of conducting primary research: a checklist
Choose the topic, for example
- Homelessness
- Poverty
- Lack of facilities for young people
- Crime
- Poor air quality
- Traffic congestion
Decide how the survey will be conducted
- Telephone enquiries
- Site observation
- Interview members of the public
- Questionnaire
Keep an eye on safeguarding
Speech making
Lesson objective
How to prepare a short speech or take part in a debate
Key question
Why are people so nervous about speaking in public?
Success criteria
Explain the role of speech making in communicating ideas
Demonstrate an understanding of the main components of a successful speech
Practise constructing and delivering a short speech
Fake News
Learning objective
Develop skills to recognise news reports that are inaccurate or unreliable
Key question
Are there limits to freedom of expression?
Success criteria
Be able to identify fake or biased news
Be able to identify what news may cause offence and to which groups
Demonstrate sensitivity in dealing with controversial issues
Having your say
Learning objective
Learn how you can have your say in getting things changed for the better in your community
Key question
How straightforward is it for citizens to get their voice heard and changes made?
Success criteria
Describe how you can use the democratic process to get your voice heard Identify some of the channels you can use to present your case List some of the actions you would take to get started
Lesson plan KS3 - Having your say
Campaigning
Lesson objectives
Learn how campaigning can be used by individual citizens working together to bring about change
Success criteria
Identify the main elements of a successful campaign Choose topics that would be suitable for a campaign Devise a suitable slogan to describe a campaign
Parliamentary democracy
Learning objective
Learn how laws get made in democracies and the role citizens can play in the law making process.
Success criteria Describe the role of political parties in a democracy Describe the role of parliament Describe how democracy works elsewhere, e.g. in the European Union
This will take at least two lessons.
Lesson plan KS3 - Parliamentary democracy
Communities and identities
Learning objective
Learn what it means to be a UK citizen in a changing and diverse society
Success criteria and assessment activities Describe some of the different identities that people have Describe some of the ways that those differences reveal themselves State some of the values and behaviours UK citizens have in common
Lesson plan KS3 - Communities and Identities
Human rights
Learning objectives
Learn about different kinds of rights and responsibilities, how they are protected, and how some can conflict.
Key question/ Bigger picture: why are human rights important/ when did people start defining human rights?
Success criteria Make a list of human rights Explain what they mean Describe how human rights are enforced Quote an example that shows that rights are linked to responsibilities