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The Final Quarter - Finding A National Identity
Lesson1 of 3 in this unit
SecondaryYear 7 - 8Humanities and Social SciencesCivics and CitizenshipAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and CulturesSocialEqualityHuman 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.
In this lesson, students are invited to investigate what it means to be Australian and challenge their thinking on the diversity of views on Australian national identity. They will consider what it was like for Adam Goodes to grow up in Australia as an Aboriginal person and how his perspective can influence their understanding of what it means to be Australian. Students will then work in small groups to evaluate a range of sources that demonstrate how ‘Australian identity’ is represented and shared with the world and within the nation. Using their new understandings, they will finish with a critical reflection on what it means to be Australian.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- Australia's diverse national identity, including that of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- why unity in diversity is important to reconciliation across the nation
- how Australia's 'national identity' is represented and shared.
Success criteria
Students can:
- identify different perspectives on Australia's national identity, including that of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- show empathy for people when they feel they are treated differently
- use sources to explain how Australia's national identity is diversely represented and shared.
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