Today you write the first full draft of your Citizenship Action Record. A complete rough draft of every part beats two polished sections and a blank third. The draft you start stays here so you can come back to it.

The Features of Quality judge three things, which stay on the board while you write:

1. Engagement in meaningful action
2. Reflection on learning
3. Communication of the record

Sample reflection questions (also on the board):

• What did I personally do that I would not have done before this action?
• What changed because of the action, and what did not?
• Who did I deal with, and what did that show me?
• What would I do differently next time, and why?
• What skill or judgement did I use that I had not noticed before?

The on-screen brief lists the three parts to write once today. You choose how to present the record: written, digital, visual and/or audio. Use pictures from the library only when the licence allows, and credit what needs crediting.

Build your Citizenship Action Record draft on screen. Aim for every part written once, even where the wording is still rough.

If a part is thin, that is useful to know now. Next you will read a partner’s draft and then come back to this same one to improve it.

You can now tell the difference between describing an action and accounting for one, and you have a first full draft of your Citizenship Action Record with the action and your role, the evidence, and your reflections all started. That draft stays here for review and revision.