A final lesson for use before the practice exam. The focus is on inclusivity and the importance of stopping discrimination and harrassment in our communities. It begins with a warm up (completing a cloze passage about Australia’s Sex Discrimination Act). This is followed by a review of this act and the additions that were made in 2013 making it unlawful to discriminate against a person on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status under federal law. Students have to read an article(LGBT-inclusive education: To teach or not to teach?) and fill in a graphic organiser identifying the different viewpoints within the article. This is followed with a discussion about what is being taught in the Australian curriculum (in particular in terms of the sexual education curriculum). A question is posed: ‘What does LGBTQi±inclusive sexuality education look like?’ Answers from the United Nation are discussed. This is followed by a practice exam-style question. Students have to read the sources and identify the viewpoints within them about inclusive education. They use these to write a TEEL paragraph summarising the key points made in these sources which answers the question: “Why is inclusivity important? Explain what experts recommend should be done to make Australian schools more inclusive of LGBTQIA+ students.” The sources are provided on the subsequent slides. At the end of this lesson, students should be able to: define sex discrimination and provide an example, explain how the Sex Discriminatino Act applies to workplaces and education institutions and list some steps a person can take if they think they are experiencing discrimination.

Part of a set of resources created for a senior Social & Community studies class in Australia (QCAA syllabus). The other resources are also available in my store - Aussie_Resources. Designed for use in 70 minute lessons. The end of term assessment for this unit was a 90 minute short response examination. A second lesson on Australia’s anti-discrimination laws. The PPT begins with a viewing activity (studentsare to watch a clip and summarise what they have learned about the types of discrimination). Within the lesson students will be: Exploring employer and employee responsibilities (re inclusivity and combatting discrimination) Looking at how workplace dress codes can be sexist (and what employers should do about it) Learning what protections Australian law has in place for parents and would-be parents (and what they should do if they are denied these rights by their workplace) There are additional videos at the back of the PowerPoint for using if the students get through all the content planned for the lesson early.

Part of a set of resources created for a senior Social & Community studies class in Australia (QCAA syllabus). The other resources are also available in my store - Aussie_Resources. Designed for use in 70 minute lessons. The end of term assessment for this unit was a 90 minute short response examination. A PowerPoint which continues to explore gender discrimination and laws about discrimination (in Australia. It begins with a discussion about 3 more cognitive verbs students must demonstrate in their exam (decide, recommend and justify). There is a visual of the process for justifying from the QCAA which I use to explain this cognition further (it includes sentence starters). This is followed by an explanation of criteria 2.3 and what students must demonstrate to get an A in this criterion. There are some example questions for students to see what they look like in the exam. This is followed by some new content - Australian workplace rights. We unpack what a right is and look at rights that employees should have at work. We look at the Equal employment opportunity commission, what they do and how they are safeguarded by a number of state and federal anti-discrimination laws. We briefly touch on Federal laws (e.g. Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 & Fair Work Act 2009) and Queensland laws re discrimination (e.g. The Sex Discrimination Act & Queensland: Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (QLD)). We also looked at which of Australia’s National Employment Standards link to these laws. We also look at what the Fair Work Act does to protect parents or those seeking to become parents from adverse action. This includes questions which cannot be asked when interviewing potential employees to prevent biases around hiring (e.g. women around age of having babies).This is followed by advice about what to do if you believe you are being treated unfairly at work. To conclude the lesson, we go through the type of question to expect on exam (a small scenario which they must read and identify at least 2 perspectives from).

Part of a set of resources created for a senior Social & Community studies class in Australia (QCAA syllabus). The other resources are also available in my store - Aussie_Resources. Designed for use in 70 minute lessons. The end of term assessment for this unit was a 90 minute short response examination. A PowerPoint designed to introduce the second focus of the unit - discrimination. The warm up is to copy 3 terms into their glossary (discrimination, gender discrimination and sexist). Then there is a discussion of an interesting moment in the 2021 Australian season of ‘I’m a celebrity get me out of here.’ There is an opinion piece which summarises what happened in the episode and the various reactions to it (from the celebrities and the author herself). There is a retrieval chart for students to use as they read the article to identify the various perspectives (they must identify 3 perspectives). During this activity it is easy to get students to begin using language of comparison. This is followed by a brainstorming activity to see what students know about discrimination and groups which have faced discrimination in the past. This is followed by an explanation about the differences between discrimination and prejudic. Additional discrimination subcategories/types are introduced - individual, institutional, direct and indirect. There is a checking for understanding activity where students are provided with 6 scenarios and must circle which of them are examples of gender discrimination. This is followed by statistics about gender discrimination and issues which have been experienced by women including the earning gap. Following this, students copy notes about Australia’s ‘Sex Discrimination Act’ (1984). This is one of the federal laws students should be able to refer to in their exam. As the exam is a response to stimulus, students are then introduced to ‘infographics’ as there is an infographic in the exam. We spend time talking about how to draw information from visual sources and offer our own interpretation of them. This is followed by brief information about when discrimination can occur in a workplace and a checking for understanding activity where students fill in a graphic organiser about the differences between prejudice and discrimination.

Part of a set of resources created for a senior Social & Community studies class in Australia (QCAA syllabus). The other resources are also available in my store - Aussie_Resources. Designed for use in 70 minute lessons. The end of term assessment for this unit was a 90 minute short response examination. A lesson which focuses on developing student ability to define, describe and explain (cognitive verbs which they will need for their upcoming assessment).It also builds student knowledge of how the media perpetuates gender stereotypes. It begins with a revision activity (a match the definitions task).This is followed by looking at what it means to define, describe and explain.Looking at some example questions which use the cognitive verb ‘explain.’ Some sentence starters which can be used for explaining are provided (from Pat Hipwell’s Logon Literacy explain poster). Then, using the Gradual Release of Responsibility method there is a ‘we do’ practice explain question to be done as a whole class and one to be done with their elbow partners (the person sitting beside them). This is followed by a self reflection tool for the student to see how confident they feel at this point. After this, the lesson moves onto practicing some question types similar to those on the exam that we have encountered thus far.There is a set of ‘you do’ questions about a person and what can be inferred from their interests and appearance and whether it is fair to ‘judge a book by its cover.’ This is followed by a look at another question which will require students to unpack an advertisement and “explain the effect the advertisement could have on female and male audiences.” As this is intended for a year 12 class, the advertisements are quite mature. They are derogatory advertisements produced for the men’s fashion brand Suitsupply which was founded in 2000 by Fokke de Jong in Amsterdam. This is meant to generate discussion about the fact that ‘sex sells’ and without rules to curtail advertising companies, some really messed up advertisements can be created. They are to make connections between the sexualisation of women in ads and how this can inadvertently reinforce negative perceptions of women and their value in society. This ties in nicely with our second part of the unit which is about discrimination. After doing the suit supply paragraph together, there is a Madison Avenue advertisement about cooking equipment for the students to analyse on their own and complete a practice response about.

Part of a set of resources created for a senior Social & Community studies class in Australia (QCAA syllabus). The other resources are also available in my store - Aussie_Resources. Designed for use in 70 minute lessons. The end of term assessment for this unit was a 90 minute short response examination. A PowerPoint which begins with a warm up practice exam question where students must make inferences about someone based on a photograph of them and some brief information about their occupation and interests. This is followed by a reflection to see how confident students felt about this task. Afterwards the term ‘stereotype’ is defined along with some information about why people stereotype. Students are to copy the definition of ‘gender stereotypes’ into their glossary. There is a viewing activity that explains this concept further. Looking at some stereotypes e.g. which gender is dressed in pink vs blue. This segues to a discussion about how advertisements target viewers of particular genders. There is a clip for students to view and discuss (Top 10 Unnecessarily Gendered Products). This is followed by some visual literacy activities where students have to analyse a range of advertisements and explain their meaning (as this is a skill they must have for their exam). Some of these advertisements are quite sexual and lend well to discussions about the impact of advertisements on body image. They can also cause society to continue to accept misogynistic views of women. There is also a sample advertisement related question for students to view and another one for them to attempt to answer. If time permits, at the end of the lesson, there is an interesting TED talk to watch.

Part of a set of resources created for a senior Social & Community studies class in Australia (QCAA syllabus). The other resources are also available in my store - Aussie_Resources. Designed for use in 70 minute lessons. The end of term assessment for this unit was a 90 minute short response examination. A lesson designed to teach students about groups which have been marginalised in the past (LGBTQIA+) and the importance of inclusivity. It begins with a discussion of whether students have seen television show Queer Eye and why it is important for marginalised groups to have representation in the media. Following this students are introduced to groups outside of the outdated ‘gender binary’ (e.g. androgynous, gender fluid / gender queer, transgender etc.) and to theconcept of gender dysphoria / gender nonconformity. Students are to take notes and engage in discussions of visual stimulus and clips (including some from the reboot of Will and Grace.) This lesson also introduces students to the various types of sexuality (Asexual, bisexual, pansexual, homosexual and heterosexual). Teach students about the importance of respecting people’s preferred pronouns. The second part of the lesson is skills based where students are introduced to one type of question from their upcoming exam.They must make inferences about someone based on their appearance + information about occupation (job) and personal interests. We talk through an ‘I do’ where my answers have been colour coded to show where I have provided evidence / addressed different aspects of the question. Following this, students have to do their own.

Part of a set of resources created for a senior Social & Community studies class in Australia (QCAA syllabus). The other resources are also available in my store - Aussie_Resources. Designed for use in 70 minute lessons. The end of term assessment for this unit was a 90 minute short response examination. A PowerPoint for an assessment literacy lesson where students learn more about their upcoming exam including word limits and the communication skills needed for the exam. Students are given a copy of the ‘I can’ statements which shows what an A, B & C looks like for each of the criteria. This is followed by focused teaching around Criteria 1.1 (how to write thorough definitions). This begins with explaining what a definition is and what makes a good definition. It also unpacks what makes a definition bad. Then a sample definition for ‘Gender Identity’ is provided using the four quadrant method (modelled response). Students are informed they will complete their own definition for ‘domestic’ at the end of the lesson after viewing a range of informative videos about this issue. ‘I can’ statements handout which breaks down the criteria into simple terms for students to understand (also assists teachers to mark the assessment with ease)

Resources for 2x 70 minute lessons at the beginning of a unit on Gender and Identity. A worksheet for a documentary viewing lesson. I utilise the broadcast strategy approach (Barry & King, 1998) previewing the questions prior to playing the documentary so that students know what to listen out for. The documentary Gendered Revolution is available on Click View https://clickv.ie/w/7Xcp. The worksheet includes a range of cognitions. There are several terms for the students to define (based on the explanations provided in the documentary). There are boxes for them to record the viewpoints of different people who are interviewed in the documentary. There are some questions which require the students to form an opinion about what should be done in particular scenarios. There are also some post viewing questions for after watching the documentary. A PowerPoint to use when going through the answers to the worksheet (it displays the questions and sometimes a sentence starter / some screenshots from the documentary to jog students memories.) Part of a set of resources created for a senior Social & Community studies class in Australia (QCAA syllabus). The other resources are also available in my store - Aussie_Resources. Designed for use in 70 minute lessons. The end of term assessment for this unit was a 90 minute short response examination.

Part of a set of resources created for a senior Social & Community studies class in Australia (QCAA syllabus). The other resources are also available in my store - Aussie_Resources. Designed for use in 70 minute lessons (with some back up content in case students finish early). The end of term assessment for this unit was a 90 minute short response examination. A PowerPoint designed to teach students about gender roles (particularly those from past decades) with lots of visual stimulus to aid visual learners. It begins with revision of what the term ‘gender’ means. Afterwards students can copy additional terms into their glossary (gender identity & gender expression). There are visuals on the slide to prompt a discussion about about body language / posture e.g. typically male ways of sitting vs female ways. There are two clips from the 1959 film ‘Some Like it Hot’ (a comedy which features two males hiding from the mafia by dressing as females). These clips show the expectations of women at the time in a humorous way. This is used to segue into learning the terms ‘femininity’ and ‘masculinity’ & the fact that there is no necessary association between being biologically female and being ‘feminine’, or between being biologically male and being ‘masculine’. Revisit the concept of gender roles and that there has been a shift away from the traditional gender roles of previous decades. Students are to brainstorm traditional roles for men and women. This is followed by information about how gender roles are learned. Students are to copy notes about gender socialisation. This is followed by an image of the Disney princesses and other TV programs (e.g. I Love Lucy) which shows how popular culture can impact and reinforce gender roles. Students view some vintage Woman’s Weekly & Housekeeping Monthlymagazine covers from the 1940s and must answer questions about them in their book. There is a viewing activity (the trailer for Mona Lisa smile) and a teacher’s contract from 1923 outlining the expectations of American teachers.There is also a guide for women published in a magazine in 1955 followed by questions to check for understanding.

Part of a set of resources created for a senior Social & Community studies class in Australia (QCAA syllabus). The other resources are also available in my store - Aussie_Resources. Designed for use in 70 minute lessons. The end of term assessment for this unit was a 90 minute short response examination. A PowerPoint to introduce the students to the unit. It includes an overview of classroom expectations including notetaking and workbook expectations (as it is the first unit for the year). It includes an overview of the topics to be studied this semester, time to go through the Learning Intentions & Success criteria for this unit and to set some personal learning goals for the semester. Following this, the students are shown an engaging video (a Dove commercial) to get them thinking about the influence the media has on our sense of identity. There are some key terms for students to add to their glossary (identity, sex, gender, cisgender & gender identity). There is an explanation of the gender symbols and their roots in Roman mythology. There is a quick quiz to get students to reflect on their own households and the roles performed by the different genders. There is also some screenshots of a 1970s childrens book which shows some of the outdated beliefs about what boys and girls could do for students to discuss. If time permits, there is an interesting foreign Nike advert (with English captions) which can prompt valuable discussions. A template for a title page that students decorate and place at the front of the display folder where they keep their worksheets. A copy of the Learning Intentions & Success Criteria for the term which we unpack in the first lesson and glue at the front of our book to refer to throughout the unit. I pride myself on the quality of the materials I produce, I don’t charge high prices because I don’t agree with paying £10 for a wordsearch. If you need to check before you buy, have a look at some of the free resources in my shop for a sample of the quality and depth

A glimpse into history! This source can be used to explore what Queensland students were learning about the First World War as it was occurring. This monograph begins with a poem entitled ‘Gaba Tepe’ by Dr J. Laurence Renioul. (Gaba Tepe, is a headland overlooking the northern Aegean Sea in what is now the Gallipoli Peninsula National Historical Park). The next section is entitled ‘Remember Anzac.’ A year had elapsed since the first ‘School Paper’ about the Anzacs. The article speaks about why the Anzacs should not be forgotten by Australians. It includes quotes from the writing of Australian poet Henry Lawson. This article also includes new information about the experiences of those landing on Gallipoli (including recollections of returning soldiers). It includes artwork depicting men throwing bombs over their trench walls and photographs of the doctors and nurses captioned ‘heroes of the Dardanelles.’ The next section is entitled ‘Anzac day’ which is about the first commemoration of 25th April 1915 Australian troops landed on Gallipoli in Turkey. In Queensland Anzac Day 1916 was organised by the influential Anzac Day Commemoration Committee. They ensured the day revolved entirely around commemoration. The article speaks about the need to provide national protection for the graves of WW1 soldiers as well as “tender care for their living dependants; local honour boards and rolls; national monuments” and a war museum to house “appropriate souvenirs and historic records.” Information is provided about the progress of the war and how the war has blurred boundaries between countries as they have had to work together. There is a poem called ‘Knitting’ by Ella Wheeler Wilcox which reveals the women on the home front’s contribution to the war. This is followed by a section called ‘The Good Samaritan of the Dardanelles (information about Private William Simpson and his Donkey). Next is a section entitled ‘The Australians in France’ taken from London’s Daily Mail. The next section ‘Reville – Carry on!’ about the buglers and the songs they played including ‘Reville,’ the ‘Last Post and the ‘Tattoo.’ It concludes with reflections of how we should think of the war in the years to come and how we should care for our returning soldiers. Author details: Queensland. Dept. of Public Instruction Made in: Brisbane Publisher: Department of Public Instruction Source type: Monograph (a detailed written study of a single specialized subject or an aspect of it.) Source origin: These books were given to students in Queensland schools during World War One. This was the property of Violet Coley (daughters of Philemon and Sylvia Coley) when she was a student in Coleyville. Coleyville is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. The locality is named after Violet’s parents who emigrated from Halesowen, Worcestershire, England, in 1866 and settled in the area.

A glimpse into history! This source can be used to explore what Queensland students were learning about the First World War as it was occurring. first section of this monograph is includes information about Australian soldiers being trained in Egypt and about the decision to land at Gallipoli. Next is a poem entitled ‘The Sailing of the Long Ships.’ This is followed by information under the heading ‘The Months of Battle’ about the solders experiences in Gallipoli. Images are provided of some men of the Australian 10th Light Horse in the trenches. Another poem ‘The Grey Mother’ (by Lauchlan Maclean Watt) is featured. The ‘grey mother’ is a metaphor for Great Britain and her children are the colonies and dependencies of the British empire. This is followed by a section called ‘The Return’ about evacuating the ANZACs. It includes details about the numbers that had to be evacuated, the military strategy used to plan this evacuation with as little loss of life as possible. It was implemented under the cover of nightfall. A description of what remains there today (1916) – empty trenches, a hulk or two on the beach, shattered piers – is provided along with a belief that the spirit of the Anzacs will live on in this place. Statistics of the numbers lost in the war are provided. Along with a statement about the significance of the Anzacs: “The word has already passed the nation’s lips to the nation’s heart, and the world will not willingly forget it.” A poem called ‘Pro Patria’ (latin for to die for one’s country) written by O.S is featured. This is followed by information about ‘The Victoria Cross’ and its recipients. Source name: The School Paper: ANZAC Day 1916 (for classes V and VI) Author details: Queensland. Dept. of Public Instruction Made in: Brisbane Publisher: Department of Public Instruction Source type: Monograph (a detailed written study of a single specialized subject or an aspect of it.) Source origin: These books were given to students in Queensland schools during World War One. This was the property of Violet Coley (daughters of Philemon and Sylvia Coley) when she was a student in Coleyville. Coleyville is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. The locality is named after Violet’s parents who emigrated from Halesowen, Worcestershire, England, in 1866 and settled in the area.

A glimpse into history! This source can be used to explore what Queensland students were learning about the First World War as it was occurring. The first section of this monograph is includes information about the Gallipoli landing. Latter sections feature poems and stories. Source name: The School Paper: ANZAC Day 1916 (for classes III and IV) Author details: Queensland. Dept. of Public Instruction Made in: Brisbane Publisher: Department of Public Instruction Source type: Monograph (a detailed written study of a single specialized subject or an aspect of it.) Source origin: These books were given to students in Queensland schools during World War One. This was the property of Violet Coley (daughters of Philemon and Sylvia Coley) when she was a student in Coleyville. Coleyville is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. The locality is named after Violet’s parents who emigrated from Halesowen, Worcestershire, England, in 1866 and settled in the area.

Part of a set of resources created for a senior Social & Community studies class in Australia (QCAA syllabus). The other resources are also available in my store - lrigb4. Designed for use in 70 minute lessons (although with drafting time it may take a few lessons depending on the needs and abilities of students). This lesson begins with an explanation of what students need to put into their introduction to their multimodal. There is an example that can be read and discussed to see where they are fulfilling criteria 1.1 and 1.2. The next slide contains some sentence starters to get them started. After writing their introduction there are some proofreading and editing steps. This is followed by an explanation of the purpose of a conclusion in a multimodal and the key things the marker would expect to see. There are also some sentence starters to prompt students. After completing the editing steps which follow, I outline some things students need to work on to be ready to present on time (e.g. palm cards). This is followed by a recommended structure for the PowerPoint.

Part of a set of resources created for a senior Social & Community studies class in Australia (QCAA syllabus). The other resources are also available in my store - Aussie_Resources. Designed for use in 70 minute lessons (although with drafting time it may take a few lessons depending on the needs and abilities of students). A PowerPoint designed to make students aware of what the different cognitive verbs they are being assessed on mean and where they are required for the assessment. It defines the following verbs: describe, explain, compare, contrast, decide and justify. For some of these skills there are sentence starters which students can make a note of. This is followed by some information about how to structure their speech scripts and how to write an effective thesis statement (utilising a street art specific example). After students have planned their thesis statement, there is a recap of the TEEL paragraph structure and specific instructions about content to be covered in body 1. After writing this, there is a slide for editing body 1. This is followed by some sentence starters which can be used for writing body paragraph 2 (same structure as paragraph 1 but about the second artwork). After editing body 2,there are some sentence starters for body 3. Before writing there are two sample 'recommend and justify’ paragraphs for students to read and discuss the strengths and weaknesses. With this feedback fresh in their minds, they can write their final body paragraph and edit it.

Part of a set of resources created for a senior Social & Community studies class in Australia (QCAA syllabus). The other resources are also available in my store - Aussie_Resources. Designed for use in 70 minute lessons (although with drafting time it may take a few lessons depending on the needs and abilities of students). Going through the information from the task sheet so that students understand exactly what they need to do and have the opportunity to ask questions. It also introduces students to the street art stimulus examples that they will respond to in their assessment ‘Merry Crisis’ and ‘I Have a Dream. ’There is an article about each mural and why it was created. There is also information about how to find viewpoints about the street art (including where to look and what search stems to enter). There are also screenshot examples of comments about the street art (e.g. from Twitter, Facebook or Tripadvisor). Students are shown the section of the graphic organiser that they need to fill in (where they store their information that they need for body paragraph 2). There are also some clips explaining what art curators do as this is the role they will be utilising in their assessment.

Part of a set of resources created for a senior Social & Community studies class in Australia (QCAA syllabus). The other resources are also available in my store - lrigb4. Designed for use in 70 minute lessons. This lesson is designed to teach students visual analysis skills required for their assessment. Students have to identify at least two of these for each of the stimulus pieces provided. There are images provided for each of the terms which provide useful discussion starters. The techniques include: body language / facial expressions, framing, the rule of thirds, lines (straight and curved), colour, layout and size. This is followed by a range of images which students can practice analysing. Depending on the amount of time and their needs / abilities this can be done verbally or in written paragraph form. I do, we do, you do’s can also be analysed.

Part of a set of resources created for a senior Social & Community studies class in Australia (QCAA syllabus). The other resources are also available in my store - lrigb4. Designed for use in 70 minute lessons. A mini lesson used at the beginning of a computer lesson where students have the opportunity to work on the front section of their Inquiry booklet. For part 1C the students need to fill in a graphic organiser listing three types of art and how they convey a message. The PowerPoint provides some information and examples about some of these: yarn bombing, stencil graffiti, bottle cap art, recycled 2D and 3D art and tape art.

Part of a set of resources created for a senior Social & Community studies class in Australia (QCAA syllabus). The other resources are also available in my store - lrigb4. Designed for use in 70 minute lessons. The lesson begins with a consideration of the role art plays in society. There is a Bansky quote which encourages discussion about whether these murals would be quite as powerful if they were in a gallery or done by legal means. There is information about how art conveys messages and a series of slides which name and explain language techniques used by artists with relevant pictures of street art supplied. The techniques are: allusion, rhetorical questions, repetition, pun, metaphor, sarcasm, verbal irony, a call to action and parody. This is followed by a series of pictures where the students need to identify which language feature it utilises. If time remains, this is followed by a Click View viewing activity about street artists in Melbourne.