Coward Punch - Viewpoints on Violence

Australian Curriculum content descriptions: 

Year 7 English:

• Identify and explore ideas and viewpoints about events, issues and characters represented in texts drawn from different historical, social and cultural contexts (ACELT1619)

Syllabus outcomes: EN4-8D

General capabilities: Literacy

Relevant parts of Year 7 achievement standards: 
Students demonstrate understanding of how the choice of language features, images and vocabulary affects meaning. Students listen for and explain different perspectives in texts.

This lesson is part of the wider unit of work STOP the Coward Punch: English – Years 7 to 10

Time required: 60 mins

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – the teacher needs to organise pairs and groups and facilitate class discussion

• Device capable of presenting a video to the class
• Excerpt from The Outsiders (Chapter 9) – one copy per student
• Student Worksheets – one copy per student

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

• Communication
• Critical thinking
• Empathy
• Ethical understanding

These resources have been designed in partnership with Danny Green's STOP the Coward's Punch campaign.

Danny Green’s STOP the Coward Punch campaign was started in 2012 with the aim of raising awareness of the devastating effects of the coward punch on the community, including the physical and mental scars survivors, families and friends are left with for life.

STOP the Coward Punch believes in the right of all people to enjoy themselves, safely and free from violence. With support from entertainers, athletes, community leaders, politicians and everyday Australians, the campaign aims to raise awareness of the simple precautions we – as a community and as individuals – can take to ensure safe and enjoyable outings and, ultimately, reduce the number of coward punch occurrences in our communities.