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A Fire Inside - Investigating the reasons why humans help and the meaning of altruism
Lesson4 of 8 in this unit
SecondaryYear 9 - 10EnglishEnvironmentalDisaster resilienceSocialMental HealthPhysical Health
Lesson Summary
In this English lesson students investigate the meaning of altruism. They make connections between this theme and the characterisation of various key people in the feature documentary ‘A Fire Inside’. These inferences are then used to make larger statements about what it truly means to be altruistic.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- make connections between characters and themes
- compare and contrast characters' actions and dialogue
- analyse the theme of altruism.
Success criteria
Students can:
- find examples that relate to a theme
- find similarities and differences between characters
- synthesise prior knowledge and case studies to create a sustained response about a theme.
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