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Citizenship at key stage 3    (Year 7-9)

Unit 20: What's in the public interest?

QCA

Literacy and language

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:

  • citizenship, eg rights, responsibilities, fact, opinion, media
Speaking and listening - through the activities pupils learn to:
  • use talk to hypothesise, speculate and evaluate conflicting evidence (year 7, S&L12, year 8 S&L10, year 9 S&L9)
Reading - through the activities pupils learn to:
  • use appropriate reading strategies to gather and synthesise information (year 7 R2, year 8 R2, year 9R2)

Sections in this unit

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.
1. What is the issue we are addressing?
2. What points of view are there about the issue, and why?
3. What is the relevant science? (How can animals be protected against infectious diseases?)
4. What should be done? How can we take responsible action and have a say?
5. Review - what have we learnt?