The Last Daughter - Truth-Telling

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content descriptions:

English:

Students will:

• analyse representations of individuals, groups and places and evaluate how they reflect their context in literary texts by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors (AC9E10LE01).

General capabilities: Literacy, Personal and Social Capability, Intercultural Understanding, Critical and Creative Thinking

Syllabus outcomes: EN5-8D

Cross-curriculum priority: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures. 

Relevant parts of Year 9 & 10 English achievement standards:
By the end of Year 10, students interact with multimodal and literary texts. They analyse and evaluate representations of people, places, events and concepts, and how interpretations of these may be influenced by readers and viewers. 

• Access to The Last Daughter
• Device capable of presenting audio and video to the class
• Student laptops or access to schools’ devices (laptops, iPads etc) 
• Student Worksheets – one copy per student.
• Writing materials 

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

• communication
• critical thinking
• cultural understanding 
• empathy
• social skills

Teachers wanting to watch The Last Daughter in the classroom with their students can register and purchase the film here.

Level of teacher scaffolding: High - facilitate class discussion, read provided material to class, unpack difficult concepts. 

Special thanks to:
Australians Together is a not-for-profit organisation that brings together non-Indigenous and First Nations staff, consultants and collaborators located across Australia. Their mission is to help non-Indigenous Australians listen and learn from First Nations people. Building a greater awareness of our shared history and its ongoing impact, gain a deeper respect for First Nations perspectives, and help pave the way for meaningful actions for an Australia together. You can learn more about Australians Together and their Learning Framework here.

How to Teach Critical Thinking - Secondary

Quick summary: This course will help you to view the world with a more critical eye by introspectively exploring your own biases of thinking.