The Final Quarter - Assembling Archival Footage

These lessons aim to provide students with the opportunity to learn about Adam Goodes' journey, character, and identity and reflect on the themes and messages of the documentary film The Final Quarter. The lessons also aim to help students build inclusive and safe communities, learn about archival documentary filmmaking conventions, experiment with planning their own archival documentary, and work on group projects applying the form of archival documentary to an issue of their choice. Teachers are advised to communicate with parents and guardians of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students before playing the film and/or engaging with the teaching and learning resources.

You're an expert on your class and students. Creating a supportive and caring learning environment is what you do every day and is key to the successful delivery of these resources. Some ways you can support your students when teaching with these resources include

• promoting a sense of belonging and respect in your classroom at the onset of all lessons to establish an environment that will nurture and support the psychological needs of all students
• offering emotional support in a sensitive manner to the whole class as well as individuals identified as at-risk as a priority
• being especially mindful of and sensitive to students with a history of racism, bullying, mental health challenges, family and/or cultural dislocation and members of any minority groups.