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ISSUES: Citizenship
Assignments
Assignments
Brainstorming
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What is citizenship?
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What is a ‘global citizen’?
Research
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Recently, over 20,000 people from 18 countries took part in
a poll which discovered that more and more people now
identify themselves as global citizens rather than citizens
of their country. In pairs, create a questionnaire to find
out whether people in your area feel this way. Distribute
your questionnaire to family and friends then write a brief
summary of your findings. Include graphs to demonstrate
your results.
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Research some local volunteering schemes in your area
and choose one you find particularly interesting. Create
a PowerPoint presentation about this scheme, aimed
at persuading people to take part. Then perform your
presentation for your class (it should be no more than three
minutes long).
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Research the BBC Radio 1 scheme ‘1Million Hours’ andwrite
a summary of the scheme.
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Research the role of theMonarch in the UK andwrite a short
report that could feature in an online citizenshipmagazine.
Design
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Choose an article from this book and create an illustration to
accompany it.
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Design a leaflet displaying the information from the article
Types of British nationality
on pages three–five. Use pictures
to illustrate your leaflet and make sure information is clearly
laid out. Also include some links people can visit for further
information.
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Design a poster that shows the top ten things you believe to
be ‘typically’ or ‘quintessentially’ British.
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Design a campaign to encourage people to join ‘Asgardia’ –
the ‘first nation state in space’. Think about the values people
should share andwhat kindof identity youwant to create for
this nation. Your campaign should include a webpage and
some posters.
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Design a website aimed at young people (aged 14 and
above), which explains ‘Brexit’. Work in small groups and
think about how you can make the information easy to
understand.
Oral
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Choose one of the illustrations from this book and, in pairs,
discuss what you think the artist was trying to portray.
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In small groups, discuss the concept of ‘British identity’. What
kinds of things make you ‘feel’ British? How important are
each of the following:
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To have been born in Britain
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To have British citizenship
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To have lived in Britain for most of one’s life
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To be able to speak English
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To be a Christian
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To respect Britain’s political institutions and laws
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To feel British
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To have British ancestry.
Put these things in order of importance, and then sharewith the
rest of your class.
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Communities Secretary Sajid Javidhas suggested that public
office holders may have to pledge an oath to British values.
Thiswould include electedofficials, civil servants and council
workers. Inpairs discusswhether you think this is agood idea
andwrite a proposed pledge that could be used.
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What does it mean to be a ‘responsible citizen’? Discuss in
pairs.
Reading/writing
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Write definitions of the terms ‘citizenship’ and ‘global citizen’.
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Read the article
Naturalisation as a British citizen…
on page
six then write a summary for your school newspaper.
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Write a blog post explaining why it is important to feel a
sense of ‘regional’ identity. Think about the region you live
in, what is great about it? What is unique about it? Include
these things in your blog post and read the article
Cornwall
and Yorkshire show regional identities run deep in England, too
on page 11 if you need some inspiration.
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What does itmean tobe a citizen?Write 500words exploring
this question.
