Review of unit 3
You need about an hour.
What have we done?
Before you leave this unit, look back over what you have done using activity sheet 26. First, on your
own, score from 1–5 how much you feel you have learnt about each of the unit’s three aims (1 is
a little and 5 is a lot). Mark in the box on the right anything more you want to do to take forward
your learning. Now come together as a group to consider what you have learnt as a group. How
are you doing together? Write in the box at the bottom what additional actions you may want to take as a group
to strengthen your understanding of any particular part of the unit. You will have now reflected on your own
personal learning and how the group is doing as a whole and what you agree needs to happen next.
| Aim | Personal score | Group score | What do I want to do next? | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | High | Low | High | ||||
| Agreeing the group's priority for action | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 | |||||
| Developing an action plan for change | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 | |||||
| Building alliances | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 | |||||
| What we want to do next as a group | |||||||
A right review
Rights to participation – Articles 12–17
Act by Right is rooted in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. By developing your own Act
by Right Charter, the group should increase its understanding of your rights to participate in
the issues affecting you and strengthen your arguments to be taken seriously and get things
changed. Reflect on your learning in this unit and look particularly at the Articles indicated
above which are in your copy of the Convention in the Resource Section. Discuss the questions below
and agree at least two Articles to add to your Act by Right Charter (blank copy downloadable from here) and complete the three columns: the
number of the Article, ‘The Article says’ and three action points in the ‘What we are going to do’ column.
- Do children and young people usually have a chance to speak out on issues that concern you?
- In what areas of your lives are you most likely to be listened to and have an influence on decisions affecting you?
- In what areas of your lives are you least likely to be listened to and to have an influence on decisions that affect you? How can you challenge this?
Before you move on
Reflecting on what you’ve learnt and the skills you’ve gained give yourself a personal challenge to complete during the week.
How about:
- Contact a local group, national group, and a global group that can inform and support your work on climate change.
- Research different companies who use sustainable products who may be able to help you.
- Change something small in your daily routine to help fight climate change.