Clean Up Australia - Feature Film - 'The Litterbug'

Australian Curriculum content descriptions:

Year 7 English:

• Use interaction skills when discussing and presenting ideas and information, selecting body language, voice qualities and other elements, (for example music and sound) to add interest and meaning (ACELY1804)
• Plan, rehearse and deliver presentations, selecting and sequencing appropriate content and multimodal elements to promote a point of view or enable a new way of seeing (ACELY1720)
• Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, selecting aspects of subject matter and particular language, visual, and audio features to convey information and ideas (ACELY1725)

Year 8 English:

• Plan, rehearse and deliver presentations, selecting and sequencing appropriate content, including multimodal elements, to reflect a diversity of viewpoints (ACELY1731)
• Create imaginative, informative and persuasive texts that raise issues, report events and advance opinions, using deliberate language and textual choices, and including digital elements as appropriate (ACELY1736)

Syllabus outcomes: EN4-3B. 

General capabilities: Critical and creative thinking Literacy.

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability OI.3, OI.8.

• Device with movie editing software
• Recording device
• Various props as required, computer with movie editing software.

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• Communication
• Critical thinking
• Community engagement
• Problem solving

Following this lesson plan is an ideal way for your school to take part in Schools Clean Up Day or a Clean Up on any day of the year. You’ll be joining thousands of amazing teachers in making a difference and creating positive environmental change.