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Dying To Live - Using Rhetoric to Change Minds
Lesson4 of 6 in this unit
SecondaryYear 7 - 8EnglishSocialDisabilityEqualityMental HealthPhysical Health
Lesson Summary
In this lesson, students apply what they have learned about rhetorical devices to change people’s minds about organ and tissue donation. In a Stand on the Line activity, students are hooked in to the reasons why a person may need or donate an organ, and have an opportunity to gauge their own perspective on the topic. Students view a short clip from the documentary film Dying to Live to be re-oriented to the issues surrounding organ and tissue donation in Australia. Students then plan and organise an awareness raising event in their school, applying what they know about using rhetoric to persuade at each step of the way.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- understand rhetoric and key rhetorical devices
- understand how to use rhetoric to change minds
- understand more about organ and tissue donation, and the impact it can have on people's lives
- be able to use their knowledge of rhetoric to convince others to support an awareness raising campaign (about organ and tissue donation)
Success criteria
Students can:
- use rhetorical devices to change people's minds
- use rhetoric to appeal to others so that they can run an awareness raising event in their school
- use rhetoric to compel others to take action around the issue of organ and tissue donation
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