Exploring Inclusive and Exclusive Language in Media

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

• adaptability
• creative thinking
• critical thinking
• communication
• global citizenship
• reflection

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content description: 

Year 9, English

Students learn to: 

• recognise how language empowers relationships and roles (AC9E9LA01).

Year 10, English

Students learn to:

• understand how language can have inclusive and exclusive social effects, and can empower or disempower people (AC9E10LA01).

Relevant parts of Year 9 English achievement standards: Students select and experiment with language features including literary devices, and experiment with multimodal features and features of voice. 

Relevant parts of Year 10 English achievement standards: Students select, vary and experiment with language features including rhetorical and literary devices, and experiment with multimodal features and features of voice.

NSW Syllabus outcomes:

A student:

• extends Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, morphological analysis and generating precise definitions for specific contexts (EN3-VOCAB-01).

General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Digital Literacy, Literacy, Personal and Social Capability, Ethical Understanding

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability 

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium - the teacher is required to facilitate class discussion and model skills. 

UN SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

• Target 4.7: By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development.

UN SDG 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

• Target 16.5: Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms
• Target 16.10: Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements.

• Student devices
• Student Worksheet
• Whiteboard

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