At the end of the unit students will critically reflect on roles and responsibilities within a friendship, and understand the significance of friendships and acceptance amongst any group of people.
Curriculum Objectives:
Australian Curriculum | Personal, Social and Community Health: Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing (ACPPS055) (ACPPS056)(ACPPS057).
Contributing to healthy and active communities: Instigate and reflect on how valuing diversity positively influences the wellbeing of the community (ACPPS0606)
Ethical Reasoning: Consider consequences; evaluate the consequences of actions in familiar and hypothetical scenarios (ACARA, Ethical Understanding)
Curriculum Objectives:
Australian Curriculum | Personal, Social and Community Health: Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing (ACPPS055) (ACPPS056)(ACPPS057).
Contributing to healthy and active communities: Instigate and reflect on how valuing diversity positively influences the wellbeing of the community (ACPPS0606)
Ethical Reasoning: Consider consequences; evaluate the consequences of actions in familiar and hypothetical scenarios (ACARA, Ethical Understanding)
Class discussion:
What has taken place? and what issues have arisen in this scenario. The issues/problems • Ways the issues were resolved • Alternate ways to resolve the issues You will now work in groups to prepare a Y-chart to stimulate critical response to issues regarding race and friendships. Thinking specifically about issues of bullying, racism, or non-acceptance amongst peers, ask students to identify what this: • Sounds Like • Looks Like • Feels Like You may work in small groups for this task to encourage discussion. However, you will need to complete your own Y-chart. |
Lesson 2
Friendships.
What makes a good friendship? - What does a good friendship look like? - What does a good friendship involve? Record on your mini whiteboards. What disturbs/annoys/disrupts a good friendship? Read the Wikipedia entry about Mountain Goats (scroll down to Aggressive behaviours). What analogies can you see between mountain goats and our previous discussion?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_goat#Aggressive_behavior Teacher Reading: Scott Higgins Story |
Key Learning Activity
I would like you to write a ‘Dear Diary’ approximately 1 page in length, reflecting on friendships that have gone wrong in the past (or friendships that have been extremely beneficial). I would like you to think critically about how or why these friendships were effective or a failure. Remind students to use pseudonyms. There are three aspects to this task (outlined in dear diary rubric). In your entry ...
Reflect deeply about how and why my friendships have worked and have not worked.
I would like you to write a ‘Dear Diary’ approximately 1 page in length, reflecting on friendships that have gone wrong in the past (or friendships that have been extremely beneficial). I would like you to think critically about how or why these friendships were effective or a failure. Remind students to use pseudonyms. There are three aspects to this task (outlined in dear diary rubric). In your entry ...
Reflect deeply about how and why my friendships have worked and have not worked.
- Why/why not has this friendship been successful?
- Identify differences in the relationship/friendship I am writing about.
- Explain what these differences are and how they were/were not dealt with.
- Provide ideas and suggestions on ways I could make this friendship better.
Peer Assessment
Lesson 3
Did you find writing the dairy entry difficult? if yes why?
“Values for Australian Schools” poster.
Use a dictionary to define a value on the poster.
You will be presenting your definitions and understanding to the class
Key Learning Activity: Create their own “Friendship Values” poster to communicate a message of acceptance and understanding that they would like to promote in the school.
Use a dictionary to define a value on the poster.
You will be presenting your definitions and understanding to the class
Key Learning Activity: Create their own “Friendship Values” poster to communicate a message of acceptance and understanding that they would like to promote in the school.