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The Final Quarter - People Power
Lesson2 of 4 in this unit
SecondaryYear 9 - 10EnglishHumanities and Social SciencesAboriginal 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 highly topical lesson, students explore the power of mass movements of people. Using a collaborative approach, they gain insight into how people en masse can wield power and how they may be blocked from achieving their aims. Students analyse the portrayal of ‘people power’ in The Final Quarter, before embarking on their own research into a historical instance of people power. Students are scaffolded to consider both the context of these circumstances and the way they were represented in the media. Ultimately, students gain deep insight into a range of real-world examples of people power being used and consider critically how people power is represented.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- understand how groups of people can wield power in different ways
- understand how representations of people power may emphasise their power or powerlessness
- understand how different historical or social contexts affect people's use of power and the representation of that power
Success criteria
Students can:
- identify sources of, and barriers to, people power
- read and summarise a relevant text and find examples
- find evidence to support their inferences
- research a key issue and present on it
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