My Dignity Superpower (home learning)

Primary
Year 3 - 6
English
Health and Physical Education
Health
Physical Education
Social
Equality
Human Rights
Social Action
...

Lesson summary

It isn’t always easy to treat everyone with dignity, even if it’s the right thing to do. In this activity, inspire others by creating comics showing how dignity can be a superpower.

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Student Worksheet

Curriculum links

Select your curriculum from the options below.

ACPPS037

Describe how respect, empathy and valuing diversity can positively influence relationships

ACELA1478

Understand how different types of texts vary in use of language choices, depending on their purpose and context (for example, tense and types of sentences)

ACELT1601

Create imaginative texts based on characters, settings and events from students’ own and other cultures using visual features, for example perspective, distance and angle

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features and selecting print,and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purpose

ACELA1490

Understand how texts vary in complexity and technicality depending on the approach to the topic, the purpose and the intended audience

ACELT1794

Create literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settings

ACELY1694

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts containing key information and supporting details for a widening range of audiences, demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features

ACPPS056

Examine the influence of emotional responses on behaviour and relationships

ACPPS060

Identify how valuing diversity positively influences the wellbeing of the community

ACELA1504

Understand how texts vary in purpose, structure and topic as well as the degree of formality

ACELY1704

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive print and multimodal texts, choosing text structures, language features, images and sound appropriate to purpose and audience

ACELY1714

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, choosing and experimenting with text structures, language features, images and digital resources appropriate to purpose and audience

AC9HP4P04

select, use and refine personal and social skills to establish, manage and strengthen relationships

AC9E2LA03

identify how texts across the curriculum are organised differently and use language features depending on purposes

AC9E3LE05

create and edit imaginative texts, using or adapting language features, characters, settings, plot structures and ideas encountered in literary texts

AC9E3LY06

plan, create, edit and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive written and multimodal texts, using visual features, appropriate form and layout, with ideas grouped in simple paragraphs, mostly correct tense, topic-specific vocabulary and correct spelling of most high-frequency and phonetically regular words

AC9E4LA03

identify how texts across the curriculum have different language features and are typically organised into characteristic stages depending on purposes

AC9E4LE05

create and edit literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settings

AC9E4LY06

plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, using visual features, relevant linked ideas, complex sentences, appropriate tense, synonyms and antonyms, correct spelling of multisyllabic words and simple punctuation

AC9HP6P06

apply strategies to manage emotions and analyse how emotional responses influence interactions

AC9HP6P05

describe and implement strategies to value diversity in their communities

AC9E2LY01

identify how similar topics and information are presented in different types of texts

AC9E7LA06

understand how consistency of tense through verbs and verb groups achieves clarity in sentences

AC9E6LY06

plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts whose purposes may be imaginative, informative and persuasive, using paragraphs, a variety of complex sentences, expanded verb groups, tense, topic-specific and vivid vocabulary, punctuation, spelling and visual features

VCHPEM102

Adopt inclusive practices when participating in physical activities

VCELA246

Understand how different types of texts vary in use of language choices, depending on their purpose, audience and context, including tense and types of sentences

VCELT264

Create imaginative texts based on characters, settings and events from students’ own and other cultures including through the use of visual features

VCELY266

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features and selecting print and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purpose

VCELA277

Identify features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text, and understand how texts vary in complexity and technicality depending on the approach to the topic, the purpose and the intended audience

VCELT297

Create literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settings

VCELY329

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive print and multimodal texts, choosing text structures, language features, images and sound appropriate to purpose and audience

VCHPEP110

Examine the influence of emotional responses on behaviour, relationships and health and wellbeing

VCHPEP114

Investigate how celebrating similarities and differences can strengthen communities

VCELA309

Understand how texts vary in purpose, structure and topic as well as the degree of formality

VCELA262

Understand that verbs represent different processes (doing, thinking, saying, and relating) and that these processes are anchored in time through tense

VCELY230

Create short imaginative, informative and persuasive texts using growing knowledge of text structures and language features for familiar and some less familiar audiences, selecting print and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purpose

Lesson details

Curriculum mapping

Curriculum codes:

Year 3: ACPPS037, ACELA1478, ACELT1601, ACELY1682
Year 4: ACPPS037 ACELA1490, ACELT1794, ACELY1694
Year 5: ACPPS056, ACPPS060, ACELA1504, ACELY1698, ACELY1704
Year 6: ACPPS056, ACPPS060 ACELA1525, ACELY1714

Ideal for: Upper Primary Ages 7 – 12

Themes:

think and connect

Time required: 30 minutes

Curriculum connections: English, Health and Physical Education, Personal and Social Capability, Ethical Understanding

Tips for Parents and Carers
Dignity is the belief that our basic humanity is shared with every other person on this planet. Before completing this task you might like to read the Dignity Definition factsheet from Global Dignity.

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Additional info

Learning@Home resources are designed for parents and teachers to use with children in the home environment. They can be used as stand-alone activities or built into existing curriculum-aligned learning programs. Our Learning@Home series includes two types of resources. The first are fun and challenging real-world activities for all ages, the second are self-directed lessons for upper primary and secondary students. These lessons support independent learning in remote or school settings.

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