Teaching Sequence

Work through this resource material in the following sequence:

20 minutes

Tune In: Coward punch data

40 minutes

Find Out: Planning a pitch

30+ minutes

Take Action: Crafting a text

30+ minutes

Reflection

Tune In: Coward punch data

Step 1

Ask students to free-write for 3-5 minutes on the first page of their Student Worksheet, listing everything they know about the coward punch.

Step 2

Distribute one of these STOP the Coward Punch campaign papers to students.

Lead your students through reading the data, highlighting anything they already knew in one colour, and anything they are surprised about in a second colour.

Learning extension: You could do this activity in groups, with different groups using different papers to approach the topic from a variety of starting points.

Step 3

Ask students to share their initial reflections with a partner. What did they notice in the data? What did this make them think? Do they have any wonderings at this point?

Tune In: Planning a pitch

Step 1

Explain to students that anyone is capable of making change. Their generation is particularly well equipped due to their familiarity with social media and broad involvement in the community. They have the potential to help drive down the number of coward punch incidents occurring in Australia. Further to this, students should know that the coward punch can also be used metaphorically as a means to speak out and against other forms of abuse, such as cyberbullying or filming and streaming fights in the playground.

Their mission today is to decide on the best method of communicating the danger of the coward punch with their peers and community. They will then make a plan for implementation.

Step 2

Ask students to go through the VIFM research update they were just using, and to think about what audience they most want to reach with this information, along with three pieces of information that they think will have the greatest impact on this audience.

Step 3

When students have the information they would like to communicate, they need to consider what method of communication would be best suited. Below is a list of suggestions, also found on the Student Worksheet, but this is not an exhaustive list:

poster to display around the school or community
podcast
interview (written, filmed or audio-recorded)
commercial
letter to the editor or opinion piece
social media post with appropriate visuals
short video format (TikTok challenge).

Step 4

When students have determined the audience and form of their created text, they can then decide on the purpose and contention of their piece. There is space for them to plan this out on their Student Worksheet.

Take Action: Crafting a text

Step 1

Provide students with time to plan and construct their texts. Some of this work may have to be completed at home, like recording the podcast or commercial.

Step 2

Provide students with time to explore and enjoy each other’s constructions. You can create a text walk by setting up each piece of work around the room and letting students circulate. For those with a podcast episode or video, the text walk could be digital and students could bring their headphones to listen in to the different offerings. Encourage students to provide peer feedback, using ‘two stars and a wish’ - two things they felt the text creator did very well and one thing they wished they had added.

Reflection

Invite students to respond in a few sentences to one of the following prompts:

I am capable of creating positive change. True/False.
People care about the issue of the coward punch and want to reduce violence in the community. True/False.
The STOP the Coward Punch campaign is making a positive difference in reducing violence in Australia.

Learning extension: Students seeking some extension could construct a written reflection on their construction, explaining the decisions they made to put it together, and why they believe their text will achieve the purpose they planned.

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