LESSON 16.2 Civics and Citizenship concepts and skills
LEARNING INTENTION By the end of this lesson you should be able to: • identify and explain the Civics and Citizenship skills • explain why the study of Civics and Citizenship is important.
16.2.1 Concepts in Civics and Citizenship You will develop your Civics and Citizenship knowledge in these key areas.
TABLE1 The six core concepts that you will learn about in Civics and Citizenship Concept Description Active citizenship
This means that you will learn how to be a responsive and informed participant in civic life for the betterment of your community. You will learn about values , characteristics, rights and responsibilities common to a community’s members, and which bring the community together. You will learn about the political, legal and civic institutions and systems which underpin our democratic system in Australia. Our key democratic values include popular sovereignty , consent of the governed, equality, freedom, pluralism , protection of minorities and government accountability. This includes learning about a person’s sense of who they are, and acknowledging Australia as a culturally diverse, multi-faith and cohesive society. You will learn about the mechanisms for order, justice and obedience, acceptance of the right to establish courts and make laws, rule of law.
Community
Democratic institutions and systems
Democratic values
Identity and diversity
Legal systems
16.2.2 What skills will you build this year? Investigating contemporary civics and citizenship issues
You will investigate the operation of Australian political and legal systems through asking questions. These questions will form the basis of your research into contemporary Australian society and its capacity to foster fairness, diversity and inclusiveness for different groups such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and refugees. Data will be gathered from multiple sources, such as tables and media reports (print and visual), and different perspectives will be considered and evident in your research. Reliability of sources and the reasons for different perspectives and bias will be considered.
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