Resilient Australia - Natural Disasters and News Media

Australian Curriculum content descriptions:

Relevant parts of Year 6 English achievement standards: 
Students understand how the use of text structures can achieve particular effects. They analyse and explain how language features, images and vocabulary are used by different authors to represent ideas and events. Students understand how language features and language patterns can be used for emphasis. They show how specific details can be used to support a point of view. They explain how their choices of language features and images are used. Students create detailed texts elaborating on key ideas for a range of purposes and audiences.

Syllabus outcomes: EN3-2A, EN3-3A

General capabilities: Literacy, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability, Critical and Creative Thinking, Ethical Understanding.

Level of teacher scaffolding: High: some concepts will need to be explicitly taught. Teachers may need to demonstrate some ICT skills to ensure the lesson’s success.

• Device capable of sharing a presentation with the class
• Individual devices capable of accessing the internet
• Powerpoint
• Student Worksheet – one per student
• The Story of Bushfires so far Infographic (student worksheet)
• Website https://makemynewspaper.com/templates/free (optional) – please check with your school’s IT admin to ensure you have access to this tool first

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

• Communication
• Critical thinking
• Creativity
• Digital literacy
• Empathy
• Ethical understanding
• Problem solving

We encourage you to undertake the free PD Course How to teach a unit on fire and flood resilience for tips on how to best deliver this lesson.

If you’re concerned about the challenging nature of these topics, consider the free PD Course How to approach trauma in the classroom for information on how best to support your students.

This lesson was made in partnership with
Minderoo Foundation (www.minderoo.org).