Lesson summary
Students will explore the concept of privilege by participating in an activity that helps them connect to the idea of unseen privilege. Through the lens of AFL and AFLW, they will explore their own beliefs through critical thinking and the use of a graphic organiser, before analysing articles that both affirm and challenge beliefs and values around marginalised groups within the sport. Students will consider the power behind specific language and terminology, including the common term used in sport, ‘benching’.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- explore the concept of privilege and how it affects access to opportunities in society and within the AFL and AFLW.
Success criteria
Students can:
- define privilege and explain how it impacts players in the AFL and AFLW
- analyse historical and contemporary texts to evaluate how language reflects privilege and societal change.
Lesson guides and printables
Lesson details
Skills
This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:
- creative thinking
- critical thinking
- collaboration
- communication
- cultural understanding
- ethical understanding
- intercultural understanding
Curriculum Mapping
Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content description:
Year 9, English
Students learn to:
- analyse how representations of people, places, events and concepts reflect contexts (AC9E9LY01).
Year 10, English
Students learn to:
- analyse how representations of people, places, events, and concepts reflect contexts (AC9E10LY01).
Relevant parts of Year 9 achievement standards: Students analyse representations of people, places, events and concepts, and how texts respond to contexts.
Relevant parts of Year 10 achievement standards: Students analyse and evaluate representations of people, places, events and concepts, and how interpretations of these may be influenced by readers and viewers.
NSW Syllabus outcomes:
A student:
- evaluates how texts represent ideas and experiences, and how they can affirm or challenge values and attitudes (EN5-URB-01).
General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Digital Literacy, Ethical Understanding, Intercultural Understanding, Literacy, Personal and Social Capability
Cross-curriculum priority Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium - facilitate activities and lead class discussions.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- 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.
Resources Required
- Activity sheet - Benching template
- Activity sheet - PMI graphic organiser
- Small ball (1 or multiple)
- Rubbish bin
- Whiteboard
Additional Info
These resources have been created with the support of the Collingwood Football Club and Collingwood Football Club Community Foundation. The Collingwood Football Club Foundation leads social and cultural change through football, and is committed to leading, acting, progressing and inspiring anti-racism, cultural safety, diversity, equity and respect.
Related Professional Learning
Respectful Terminology: Engaging with First Nations peoples
Quick summary: This course equips educators with the knowledge and confidence to use respectful terminology when engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories, and cultures.
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