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The Final Quarter - Responsible Reporting
Lesson2 of 4 in this unit
PrimaryYear 5 - 6EnglishHumanities 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 lesson, students will explore the media response to the celebration dance performed by player Adam Goodes during the Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round match. They will explore objective and subjective language, identifying the use and impact of each in the commentary viewed. They will then write their own article in response to the issue, controlling their language use in order to ensure they write in an objective manner. They then reflect on and discuss the ethical responsibilities of the media.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- understand language features that influence audiences
- understand the difference between objective and subjective language
- understand the importance of identifying all relevant information before drawing conclusions
Success criteria
Students can:
- provide examples of objective language from the videos viewed
- explain the impact of objective language
- provide examples of subjective language from the videos viewed
- explain the impact of the subjective language
- make use of objective language to create a responsible news article
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