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exploring taking action
exploring taking action
exploring taking action

Lesson overview

This lesson has a focus on taking action, exploring the tools young people can use within the legal and political system to make change.

Purpose of lesson:

Build knowledge about how change happens, and the tools and tactics people use to bring it about. Develop skills young people can use to be effective agents of positive change – and help them see themselves that way.

Key inquiry questions:

How does public opinion influence political decision making and provide opportunities for young people to bring about change?

How does public support for children’s rights encourage governments to make better laws for children and young people?

What are the tools and tactics children and young people can use to help make Aotearoa New Zealand a place where everyone thrives?

What's in this pack?

There is a short video, a worksheet and an in-class game, to engage students and introduce young people to the concepts, tools and tactics they can use to bring about change. Guidance material for teachers is also provided.

How to use this pack?

The pack includes everything you need for the lesson and can be completed in one period, watch the video within this page, or on YouTube, then download the worksheet and printable games. It's best if the students watch the video first, while completing the worksheet provided. Then students play the game to explore the concepts in practice.

Resources

In the video:

  • Young people discuss whether it's possible for them to influence society and public opinion, and some ways they could do it.
  • Our "expert" explores the tactics and strategies people use to generate support for policy goals, and helps young people see they can also use these tools to strengthen society and bring about positive change.
  • We also hear from an inspirational young person who used some of those tactics and tools to make a difference for their community.

In the worksheet:

The activity worksheet will capture key points from the video and will link to the following game.

In the game:

  • It’s a strategy game – where players plan their strategy for bringing about a positive change in their community.
  • Students discover the typical phases a social issue goes through before laws are made – which they do by building the puzzle. They then explore the tactics and strategies people use at each stage of a law reform process.
  • As well as educating children and young people about how change happens, the gameplay helps them identify the resources and abilities they have collectively to strengthen their communities.

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