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Citizenship at key stage 3 (Year 9)
Unit 19: Assessing progress and recognising achievement at the end of key stage 3
Section 2: * Demonstrating enquiry and communication skills
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Objectives |
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- to demonstrate their ability to identify and research a topical issue, problem or event; to define the reasons for its importance, and to consider a variety of perspectives related to the issue
- to reflect on the relevance and meaning of an issue for themselves and consider personal and collective responsibilities
- to present their findings to a relevant audience
- to make a formal presentation (NSE)
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Activities |
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Outcomes |
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- In groups, pupils choose a topical issue, problem or event of concern to them (political, spiritual, moral, social or cultural), at a local, national or global level. They identify the issue's implications for human rights, criminal and legal systems, local or national governments, the media, etc. They research relevant facts and a variety of viewpoints, eg from different generations, different community members, other pupils/adults in the school, people from other parts of the country/world (through e-mail links, the media and websites).
- Pupils consider their personal views and opinions in the context of their findings, eg What does this have to do with me? Do I have any responsibility? Is there anything I could do to influence the situation?
- Pupils present their findings to a selected audience, eg other pupils, teachers, other adults, members of the wider community, local councillors, MPs, employers, other organisations. The presentation could be verbal, audio-visual, ICT-based or written (letter/report to an MP, local authority, health authority, etc).
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- display enquiry and communication skills, and express and present views that are not their own
- clearly and effectively communicate a balanced picture of the issue, verbally and in writing, and demonstrate an awareness of their audience's needs
- demonstrate knowledge of a topical event or issue and show ways of obtaining and using information, including from the media, to form and express an opinion
- demonstrate reflection skills and the ability to identify personal and group responsibility
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Points to note |
- Pupils' responses to the task will help teachers in their
assessments, through observation of the research processes and the final presentation
and supporting materials, and in discussions with individual pupils and groups.
- The views of other pupils and relevant adults could be incorporated into
the assessment process.
- Community members and others involved in the assessment process should know
and understand the learning objectives and agreed criteria.
- Link with thinking skills: enquiry, reasoning.
- Link with NSE: year
7 S&L3, year
8 S&L3, year
9 S&L1.
* Other ways of assessing progress and recognising achievement at the end of key stage 3.
In addition to previous sections, pupils and staff could also choose from these.
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This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of
activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by
moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
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