Media Guide

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UNITS			CURRICULUM OUTCOMES
UNIT TYPE AND TITLE	SUMMARY	ACTIVITY / TIME	A Understanding rules about using and acknowledging others' work	B Creating for a specified audience	C Achieving creativity in society	D Role of the media industry in Australian society
What sort of Australia do you want?	Students respond to questions about the type of creative world they want to live in.	Quiz Time: 5-10 minutes			Students consider some criteria for the type of society they want to grow up in. They can then start judging their own creative behaviour by the standards they have accepted.	Students consider some criteria for the type of society they want to grow up in. They can then start judging their own creative behaviour by the standards they have accepted.
'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.		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 plus time to show the film		Students learn about the choices and decisions that have gone into creating a film.
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 will only succeed if 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.
Saving Follywood – can you create and sustain an economic community?	Students identify how the film industry works in their society, and how to save it from ruin by the film pirates who are ripping it off.	Online interactive Time: 20-45 minutes				Students explore a case study to understand the creative roles that exist, and to explore how a particular industry has an impact on a society's economic functioning.
What do filmmakers think about film piracy?	It's no surprise that they are against it – but why? Hear what they say.	Online film Time:15-20 minutes				Students discuss the views of a number of people in the industry and the impact of illegal activities on it.

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