Social and Community Studies - Science and Technology (eSafety) unit - Defining key terms

This lesson is designed to encourage students to write their own definitions of key terms to include in their essay. It explains what makes a good definition and looks at a structure for crafting detailed definitions. We look at criteria 1.1 (where they are assessed on their description of concepts and ideas) and what they need to do to get a C, B and A. We also look at what makes a definition ‘bad.’ This is followed by an ‘I do’ (a teacher example of how to define ‘identity theft’ and a checklist of questions to ask after writing a definition. Then there is time to practice writing definitions as a class ‘we do.’ Afterwards there is a section where we discuss why it is important to keep a bibliography of references for all definitions (even those you have paraphrased). For low-ability classes we use citethisforme.com and it has been a godsend. For the remainder of the lesson the student made a start on defining the key terms they needed for their assessment Inquiry booklet.

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.