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The Final Quarter - Confronting Racism
Lesson1 of 3 in this unit
SecondaryYear 9 - 10Humanities and Social SciencesAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and CulturesHealth and Physical EducationHealthPhysical EducationSocialEqualityHuman RightsIndigenous EducationSocial Action
Lesson Summary
Retired AFL star Adam Goodes is known to many for his resilient journey in the face of detrimental treatment by AFL spectators and the media beginning in 2013.
This lesson provides the opportunity for students to examine how people can respond to conversations about race and racism and how these conversations can be handled respectfully. Students explore how to lean into discomfort and what it means to take a stand. Students then become familiar with the #istandwithadam campaign and research other social justice campaigns to collect effective strategies. They then plan their own campaign to confront racism, drawing on a range of concepts about how to achieve social change.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- understand that people can become comfortable when they encounter something new and different
- understand that is it important to listen to the voices of people who are involved in social justice issues, rather than speaking on their behalf
- understand how to respectfully approach conversations about race and challenge their own behavioural responses.
Success criteria
Students can:
- identify automatic behaviours that people engage in when they are uncomfortable
- identify positive behaviours that support respectful conversations
- make links between how people behave and how their behaviour may impact on others
- analyse social justice campaigns using a range of criteria
- create a pitch for a social justice campaign to combat racism.
Lesson Guides and Printables
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