Lesson: What Makes a

good citizen?
KS or Year Group: Key
Stage 3
Resources:
1. Citizen Cards (1 Set per
Student)
2. a. Good Citizen Large Sheets
(@ A3)
b. Bad Citizen Large Sheets
(@ A3)
3. Choices Grids (1 per Student)
4. o!eroint
". B#uetac
$. %ini &hiteboards and ens
Outcomes:
B' the end o( this #esson ) !i##*
+a,e considered !hat it -eans to
be a good citizen.
+a,e identi.ed the
characteristics o( a good citizen.
/a0en part in a group1c#ass
discussion and stated -' o!n
opinion.
ationa! "urricu!um
2e' Concepts* 1.2a, 1.3a, 1.3d
2e' rocesses* 2.1a, 2.1c, 2.2a, 2.2b, 2.2c, 2.3b
3ange and Content* 3a, 3e,
Curriculum Opportunities: 4a, 4c, 4g,
Lesson
)n this #esson the students !i## e4p#ore the idea o( !hat a citizen is
and !hat characteristics the' !ou#d e4pect to .nd in so-eone
considered a good citizen !ithin a co--unit'.
/he students !i## de,e#op s0i##s o( group discussion5 stating and
de(ending an opinion5 negotiation and se#( re6ection.
Starter #$% minutes&
1. Share the #esson ob7ecti,es1outco-es !ith the students
2. Gi,e out one set o( the citizen cards to each o( the students
the students shou#d separate the cards into !ho the' thin0 is
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a good person and !ho the' thin0 is a bad person. /he'
shou#d be prepared to e4p#ain their choices.
Main acti)ity
*cti)ity $: 'eacher Led #$% minutes&
84p#ain to the students that in this #esson the' are going to be #oo0ing at !hat
it -eans to be a good citizen (or their #oca#5 nationa# and internationa#
co--unities. As0 the students !hat the' understand b' the ter- citizen. Get
the- to !rite their ideas on the -ini !hiteboards and ho#d it up !hen the'
ha,e !ritten it.
Gi,e the students the de.nition o( a citizen (on o!eroint) and get the- to
!rite it into their boo0s.
*cti)ity +: Student Led #$, minutes&
Gi,e out the choices grids to each o( the students to stic0 in their boo0s. /he'
are then to discuss as a group o( (our !ho the' thought !as a good and bad
citizen. /he groups shou#d co-e to a consensus about !ho the' thin0 is a
good and bad citizen. &hen the' ha,e done this the' shou#d stic0 their choices
on the #arge sheets around the roo-5 in their tab#e 9uadrant.
*cti)ity 3: 'eacher-Student Led #$% minutes&
:eedbac0 (ro- the pre,ious acti,it' as0ing each o( the groups to e4p#ain !hat
is it about the peop#e the' ha,e p#aced on sheet that -ade the group decide to
put the- there;
*cti)ity .: Student Led #$% minutes&
So !hat does it -ean to be a good citizen; )n their groups get the students to
co-e up !ith a chec0#ist o( " characteristics that the' thin0 -a0e a good
citizen. :eedbac0 to create a c#ass chec0#ist o( characteristics (or a good
citizen.
/!enary #$% minutes&
Students to co-p#ete the (o##o!ing sentences
) thin0 a good citizen is so-eone !ho<<<..
An e4a-p#e o( a good citizen is<<<. Because<<<<.
) thin0 that ) a- 1 a not a good schoo# citizen because<<<<<..
*im 0igher
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=uring the starter acti,it' -ore ab#e students !i## be ab#e to ,erba#ise
their rationa#e (or their choices c#ear#' and articu#ate#'.
=uring the group discussions -ore ab#e students !i## ta0e a #eading ro#e
in the group5 0eeping others on tas0 and -a0ing sure that a## group
-e-bers get to ha,e a sa'.
)n the #enar' the -ore ab#e students shou#d be ab#e to gi,e -ore then
one e4a-p#e o( a good citizen and can e4p#ain ho! the' cou#d be a
better citizen !ithin the schoo#.
Lesson *ssessment
:or students to be considered to ha,e achie,ed certain #e,e#s in this #esson
the' shou#d be ab#e to de-onstrate the (o##o!ing*
Le)e! +:
Students !i## si-p#' state their persona# opinion
Students !i## ta0e #i-ited part in the decision -a0ing process.
Students !i## be ab#e to gi,e a de.nition o( the ter- citizen or
co--unit'.
Le)e! 3:
Students !i## state their persona# opinion sho!ing so-e consideration o(
the opinions o( others.
Students !i## ta0e part in the decision -a0ing process.
Students !i## be ab#e to gi,e a de.nition o( the ter-s citizen and
co--unit'.
Le)e! .:
Students !i## state a persona# opinion sho!ing c#ear consideration o( the
opinions o( others.
Students !i## ta0e an acti,e ro#e in the decision -a0ing process.
Students !i## -a0e contributions to group discussion.
Students !i## be ab#e to gi,e a de.nition o( the ter-s Citizen and
Co--unit' gi,ing si-p#e e4a-p#es.
Le)e! ,:
Students !i## state a persona# opinion !ith e4p#anation o( their
argu-ents and sho!ing c#ear consideration to ,ie!s opposite to their
o!n.
Students !i## ta0e a #eading ro#e in the decision -a0ing process
Students !i## -a0e in(or-ed contributions to group discussion.
Students !i## be ab#e to de.ne the ter-s Citizen and Co--unit' gi,ing
e4a-p#es not -entioned in the #esson.
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Le)e! 1:
Students !i## be ab#e to gi,e a ba#anced argu-ent !hich supports their
o!n opinion.
Students !i## ta0e a #eading ro#e in the decision -a0ing process
ensuring a## -e-bers get a chance to spea0.
Students !i## -a0e in(or-ed contributions to a group discussion using
topica# e4a-p#es.
Students !i## be ab#e to de.ne the ter-s Co--unit'5 Good Citizen and
Bad Citizen gi,ing e4a-p#es o( each and e4p#aining their choice o(
e4a-p#e.
Summary o2 key !earning
Students !i## ha,e c#ear understanding o( the ter-s citizen and
co--unit'.
Students !i## begin to see the i-portance o( ta0ing a acti,e ro#e
in the co--unities the' be#ong to.
Resource $: "itizen "ards
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Resource +a: Good "itizen Sheet
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Resource +3: 4ad "itizen Sheet
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Resource 3: "hoices Grid
Good Citizens Why
Bad Citizens Why
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