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UNITS |
CURRICULUM OUTCOMES |
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| UNIT TYPE AND TITLE | SUMMARY | ACTIVITY / TIME | A Critically evaluate the relationship between a text and its intended audience |
B Explore a social issue through a text — the film Rabbit-Proof Fence |
C Apply legal and ethical aspects of using others' creative material in students' own work |
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Is it all my own work? |
Students discover what's legal and what's not in creating their own work and navigating the digital world. | Quiz Time: 45-180 minutes depending on the approach taken |
Students test their knowledge and develop their understanding of legal and ethical standards that apply to their own creative and cultural activities. | ||
| Rabbit-Proof Fence – is it good history? |
It's moving and dramatic. It's about our culture and history. But does it present the facts of the Stolen Generations in a fair and accurate manner? Students have to consider arguments for and against its accuracy. |
Analytical inquiry Time: 15-90 minutes depending on the approach taken |
Students identify the 'message' element. Students critically analyse the selection of content to achieve the message. | Students explore this representation of the Stolen Generations issue. | |
The power of persuasion – can you create an anti-piracy advertisement? |
Students have to create an effective anti-piracy advertisement that will influence the nominated audience. | Online interactive Time: 30-60 minutes |
Students define an audience and determine the most effective communication elements to reach and influence that audience. | ||
| Creative challenge – can you create a documentary and complete the copyright requirements? |
Students create a documentary – but they can fulfil all the legal requirements of using others' intellectual property as part of their own creation. | Online interactive Time: 30-60 minutes |
Students practise the skills needed to meet the legal requirements of using others' intellectual property in their own work. | ||
Film and TV piracy – do your actions make a difference? |
Some young people need help with an ethical issue – to download illegally, or not? Students watch and discuss, and decide what they would do. | Online film Time: 40-60 minutes |
Students identify, discuss and communicate their responses to issues concerning their influence on their own society and culture. | ||
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