Making Democracy
Responsibility Of Community
Rationale
It is important to understand the values of your community, the rules that are designed to protect your rights, and the responsibilities you have to others.
Investigation Into
- Values of Australian Democracy
- The Three Levels of Government
- Elections In Australia
- Making An Argument
- Being A Leader
Essential Questions
- What are the values of Australian democracy?
- What are roles of the levels of government in Australia?
- How are elections conducted in Australia?
- How can we refine our ideas as we make an argument?
- What are the responsibilities of leaders and followers?
Future Action
Your students will be able to participate in school elections with an understanding of preferential voting and silent ballots. They will be able to participate in discussions about news and issues that relate to the values of Australian democracy and the parliamentary system. Your students will be able to formulate an argument and participate in a structured debate.
Pretesting and Familiarisation
The Concept of Community
Your students will consider communities that they know and what those communities need to operate effectively.
Your students will consider communities that they know and what those communities need to operate effectively.
Pretest
Your students will complete a pretest about Australian democracy, government, law, and citizenship.
Your students will complete a pretest about Australian democracy, government, law, and citizenship.
Immersion
Your students will be immersed into the values of Australian democracy as they complete a practise test to become an Australian citizen.
Your students will be immersed into the values of Australian democracy as they complete a practise test to become an Australian citizen.
Introducing the Unit
Your students will learn what they will be doing during this learning sequence.
Your students will learn what they will be doing during this learning sequence.
Glossary of Community
Your students will learn the glossary of this unit as they complete a CLOZE activity about Australian democracy.
Your students will learn the glossary of this unit as they complete a CLOZE activity about Australian democracy.
Habit of Mind: Persisting
Your students will consider how the habit of 'Persisting' is important when you are a member of a democratic community.
Your students will consider how the habit of 'Persisting' is important when you are a member of a democratic community.
Habit of Mind: Thinking & Communicating with Clarity & Precision
Your students will learn about the habit of 'Thinking & Communicating with Clarity & Precision' as they rewrite rules to make them clear and precise.
Your students will learn about the habit of 'Thinking & Communicating with Clarity & Precision' as they rewrite rules to make them clear and precise.
Learning Opportunities
Three Levels of Government
Your students will consider the different responsibilities of the three levels of government.
Your students will consider the different responsibilities of the three levels of government.
Elections in Australia
Your students will learn about elections in Australia as they participate in a survey.
Your students will learn about elections in Australia as they participate in a survey.
Leaders and Followers
Your students will consider what makes a good leader and what makes a good follower.
Your students will consider what makes a good leader and what makes a good follower.
Making Laws
Your students will learn how laws are passed in parliament.
Your students will learn how laws are passed in parliament.
Enforcing Laws
Your students will learn about the roles of people who enforce federal law.
Your students will learn about the roles of people who enforce federal law.
Debating: Murray Darling Basin
Your students will learn about the Murray Darling Basin and the ongoing debate about how we should use water.
Your students will learn about the Murray Darling Basin and the ongoing debate about how we should use water.
Debating: Preparing For a Debate
Your students will learn about the skills of debating as they prepare a debate about a classroom issue.
Your students will learn about the skills of debating as they prepare a debate about a classroom issue.
Debating: Rehearsing For A Debate
Your students will rehearse their debate in preparation for the next task.
Your students will rehearse their debate in preparation for the next task.
Debating: Conducting A Debate
Your students will assess each other as they conduct their classroom debates.
Your students will assess each other as they conduct their classroom debates.
The Stolen Generations
Your students will learn about the Stolen Generations as they consider how it would feel to be removed from their family.
Your students will learn about the Stolen Generations as they consider how it would feel to be removed from their family.
Working Towards Equality
Your students will learn how Australia has changed as they create a timeline of milestones in Australian democracy.
Your students will learn how Australia has changed as they create a timeline of milestones in Australian democracy.
Setting Personal and Social Goals
Your students will develop goals to improve their personal and social skills.
Your students will develop goals to improve their personal and social skills.
Demonstration of Understanding
A Common Goal: Making a Democracy
Your students will form political parties and they will work in these groups to develop an argument to convince the rest of the class about their idea.
Your students will form political parties and they will work in these groups to develop an argument to convince the rest of the class about their idea.
A Common Goal: Debating the Issues
Your students will conduct a vote to decide which issue they will work together to raise awareness of.
Your students will conduct a vote to decide which issue they will work together to raise awareness of.
A Common Goal: Working Together
Your students will work together to raise awareness of an issue in their community.
Your students will work together to raise awareness of an issue in their community.
Future Action and Independent Inquiry
Future Action
Your students will consider what they have learnt during this unit and how they will use what they have learnt in the future.
Your students will consider what they have learnt during this unit and how they will use what they have learnt in the future.
Planning an Independent Inquiry
Your students will plan an inquiry into an aspect of this learning sequence that they would like to learn more about.
Your students will plan an inquiry into an aspect of this learning sequence that they would like to learn more about.
Conducting an Independent Inquiry
Your students will practise the skills of questioning, research and working independently as they conduct an inquiry into a topic that they have learnt about during this unit.
Your students will practise the skills of questioning, research and working independently as they conduct an inquiry into a topic that they have learnt about during this unit.