1. Introduction

Citizenship and Ideology


Issue Question: To what extent should ideology shape your thinking and actions as a citizen?
Big Ideas:
  • Exhibit a global consciousness with respect to the human condition and world issues

  • Accept responsibilities associated with individual and collective citizenship
  • Explore how ideologies shape individual and collective citizenship
  • Examine perspectives on the rights, roles and responsibilities of the individual in a democratic society




Duration: 1 block (80 mins + homework)

In this lesson you will determine your course of action as a citizen in response to local, national and global issues, once you have identified your ideology and examined your answers to the three fundamental questions:

  • What are humans like, and why do they act as they do?
  • What is the nature of society?
  • What is the role of the individual in society?

Key Terms
  • civil disobedience
  • citizenship
  • grassroots movement
  • worldview


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