Citizenship at key stage 3    (Year 7-9)

References to the Key Stage 3 National Strategy Framework for teaching English, Years 7, 8 and 9 (NSE) are given in brackets and are indicated in appropriate sections of this unit.

Through the activities in this unit pupils will be able to understand, use and spell correctly words relating to:

• law, eg legislation, democracy, parliament, pressure group, influence, power, lobby, charity, public opinion, international organisation, treaty, agreement

Speaking and listening - through the activities pupils learn to:

• make a formal presentation in Standard English (year 7 S&L3, year 8 S&L3, year 9 S&L2)

Reading - through the activities pupils learn to:

• identify bias and objectivity in texts (year 7 R9, year 8 R6, year 9 R6)