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Building Community Resilience
Lesson4 of 7 in this unit
SecondaryYear 9Humanities and Social SciencesCivics and CitizenshipEnvironmentalDisaster resilience
Lesson Summary
Students will explore the role and contribution of volunteer emergency groups by examining the media representation of ‘Charmaine’s Crew’ (the Lake Tyres Aboriginal Trust - Bung Yarnda, fire crew) and the impact representations can have on building community cohesiveness. Students will draw on this case study to create a social media post about a First Nations volunteer group, taking into account representation and the impact this has on community resilience and cohesiveness.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- explore the role of volunteer emergency community groups in building resilience and cohesiveness
- discover the Lake Tyres Aboriginal Trust (Bung Yarnda) fire crew and explore their contribution to their community.
Success criteria
Students can:
- explain how and why the Lake Tyres Aboriginal Trust (Bung Yarnda) fire crew ('Charmaine's Crew') work together and contribute to their community
- analyse media representations of the crew and the flow-on impact this has on community resilience
- create a media post about a First Nations volunteer group, taking into account representation and the impact this has on community cohesiveness.
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