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 over two 70 minute lessons. A PowerPoint which focuses on Employee rights and responsibilities. It begins with a warm up activity with a list of tasks which an electrician working for Telstra might complete (and some which are the responsibility of the company) students need to identify which are the employee’s responsibilities. This is followed by key terms - rights & responsibilities and a video explaining why it is important to know your workplace rights. Information about Junior rates of pay and conditions for young workers. It outlines some of the employee rights (things employers must provide). Information about how to find out what the Australian minimum wage is for various jobs. Information about the Fair Work Commission. New term - penalty rates and a 2017 SBS report about the ramification of penalty rates being reduced by the government. Information about employee responsibilities (from the Legal Studies textbook). A think-pair-share activity - discuss the importance of rights and obligations on the cards + how they contribute to a ‘fair go.’ Cards for ‘think pair share’ activity.

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 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 a quiz about their experiences in the workforce & a categorising activity where they look at elements that make a good job and list them in order of preference. Students are introduced to key terms - full time, part time, casual and temporary employee. They view a short YouTube clip about workplace myths to generate interest in the topic. Then they are introduced to The Fair Work Act which is one of the key pieces of legislation they need to refer to throughout the unit. There is a cloze passage for them to complete and some discussion points. A handout which explains the 10 National Employment Standards which all Australian workers are guaranteed. For homework students were to fill in the far right column ‘How does this help create a healthy workplace?’ 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.

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 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 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.

A worksheet for a viewing lesson designed to pique student interest in road laws at the beginning of a new unit. This resource includes the handout for students to complete and a modeled response (teacher answers). The handout includes a retrieval chart for students to record information including: the result of the first breathalyzer test, the quantity and type of alcohol consumed, second reading, conviction etc. It also includes some short response questions and an extended response question which requires students to write a paragraph citing relevant QLD traffic laws which would be applied if this incident had occurred in QLD instead of NSW. The episode is available on Click View and a link is included at the top of the handout. Pedagogical Tip: I utilise the broadcast strategy approach (Barry & King, 1998) previewing the questions prior to playing the episode so that students know what to listen out for. 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.

A worksheet for a viewing lesson designed to pique student interest in road laws at the beginning of a new unit. This episode included a few low range drink driving offences and one drug related offence. This resource includes the handout for students to complete and a modeled response (teacher answers). The handout includes a retrieval chart for students to record information including: the result of the first breathalyzer test, the quantity and type of alcohol consumed, second reading, conviction etc. It also includes some short response questions and an extended response question which requires students to write a paragraph citing relevant QLD traffic laws which would be applied if this incident had occurred in QLD instead of NSW. The worksheet includes screenshots from relevant legislation which students must draw on in their response. The episode is available on Click View and a link is included at the top of the handout. Pedagogical Tip: I utilise the broadcast strategy approach (Barry & King, 1998) previewing the questions prior to playing the episode so that students know what to listen out for. 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.

A recent episode of Australian Reality Television program Territory Cops (S3 Episode 7) available on 10 Play. The episode has 4 incidents and the handout has a retrieval chart for students to record key information from each event. Of particular interest is a serious crash that has resulted in the critical injury of one female driver. The investigative process the detectives use is outlined. There is also a hooning incident. Beneath the retrieval chart are 4 short response questions about hooning. The final activity is an extended response (paragraph) in response to the hooning incident. Students are required to cite relevant Queensland laws which would likely have been applied if this crime was committed here instead of NSW. Links to QLD legislation are provided for students to access via laptops. Pedagogical Tip: I utilise the broadcast strategy approach (Barry & King, 1998) previewing the questions prior to playing the episode so that students know what to listen out for. 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.

A worksheet for viewing the Australian factual television series Highway Patrol. The episode (Season 3, Episode 8 “Head On”) is available on 7Plus streaming services. The 2012 episode has 3 key scenarios (attending the scene of a head-on collision, apprehending a high-range drink driver and dealing with a P Plater who is speeding). The worksheet includes questions about the processes police take to determine who was responsible for the crash. It also includes a retrieval chart for the 2 other incidents in the episode. (I have provided a teacher answer version of this part of the worksheet.) The worksheet also includes an extended response (paragraph) question about the high-range drink driver and what punishment he would likely have received if he committed this offence in QLD instead of NSW. I have included screen shots of relevant legislation for students to refer to when crafting their response. Pedagogical Tip: I utilise the broadcast strategy approach (Barry & King, 1998) previewing the questions prior to playing the episode so that students know what to listen out for. 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.

A draft feedback which is used for achieving feedback consistency across classes. You can either highlight the feedback that applies to the student or delete out the comments that don’t apply. Feedback is organised under specific sub headings. Some of them are related to specific cognitive verbs being assessed.

Warm up worksheet – labelling cognitive verbs {Infer, Discuss, Interpret, Decide, Recommend, Apply, Select, Define}. Handout – a series of sources about a break in to a business (Jb Hi Fi) – newspaper article, crime scene photograph, extract from Criminal Code Act 1989, a criminal history, victim impact statement, interview transcript & textbook excerpt. It includes a retrieval chart for planning a response to an extended response exam question. A PowerPoint which I think Legal Studies / Civics teachers will find helpful. If you use it, and like it, please give me a positive star rating / review. It begins with a discussion of the criteria being assessed in their exam and what it means to ‘analyse’ and ‘evaluate’ in legal studies. Students are taught what to look for to determine the ‘nature’ and ‘scope’ of a legal issues. They are shown what a source might look like in their exam. As a class we go through the sources and complete the graphic organiser. Following this the structure for an extended response is explained. Students must write their response and if it is not completed in the lesson, it becomes homework. NB: My lessons have been designed for use in Australian classrooms and will often feature examples from Queensland legislation.

A PowerPoint which I think Legal Studies / Civics teachers will find helpful. If you use it, and like it, please give me a positive star rating / review. A PowerPoint which begins by showing the rule of law pyramid and explains it. Requirements for laws are explained. Some elements of the pyramid are further explained including ‘presumption of innocence.’ Subsequently the 3 levels of government and their responsibilities are explained. As are the three pillars of the rule of law (judicial, legislative & executive). Information is provided about who enforces the law and the court system. There are some graphs of crime trends in Queensland. This is followed by an explanation of ‘statutory interpretation.’ The terms ‘onus of proof’ and ‘standard of proof’ are explained. Information is provided about the difference between criminal and civil cases. NB: My lessons have been designed for use in Australian classrooms and will often feature examples from Queensland legislation.

An exam designed for 10 Legal Studies (a unit focusing on criminal law and youth crime). For this assessment students were allowed to see the sources for the extended response one week before the exam. Included documents: • Part A: 6 short response questions • Prepared answers for Part A (to assist with marking). • Exam planning paper • Part B: Planning and response booklet • Part B: Exam Stimulus (sources). It includes sources and context statements. A resource which I think Legal Studies / Civics teachers will find helpful. If you use it, and like it, please give me a positive star rating / review.

A Practice exam designed for 10 Legal Studies (a unit focusing on criminal law and youth crime). For this assessment students were allowed to see the sources for the extended response one week before the exam. Included documents: • Part A: 7 short response questions • Part B: Planning and response booklet • Part B: Exam Stimulus (sources). It includes sources and context statements. • Prepared answers for Part A (to assist with marking). • Some typed responses (paragraphs from Part B) from students who sat the exam in 2024 A resource which I think Legal Studies / Civics teachers will find helpful. If you use it, and like it, please give me a positive star rating / review. NB: My lessons have been designed for use in Australian classrooms and will often feature examples from Queensland legislation.

A 6 page end of term activity booklet for students to complete while some of their peers went on work experience. It includes: A match the definition activity for the following words: accessory, jury duty, summary offence, indictable offence, admissible evidence, white collar crime, burglary, bail, criminal intent (mens rea), prisoner and presumption of innocence. A table for students to research the age of criminal responsibility for juveniles for each state and territory in Australia. Some questions about driving laws for students to research the answers to. An image of a courtroom with the various people labelled which students are to use to explain the key roles within a court. Information about who can and cannot serve on a jury A match the definitions for the following terms: doctrine of precedent, barrister, custodial sentence, prosecutor, non-custodial sentence, special order, concurrent sentencing, cumulative sentencing, the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld), community service, recidivism, antecedent Information about what bail is an da series of scenarios for students to read and decide whether they would grant bail in that case. I have included a scan of my answers for the match the definitions pages. NB: My lessons have been designed for use in Australian classrooms and will often feature examples from Queensland legislation.

The second of a series of lessons I created about the Murder of Allison Baden-Clay using evidence from documentaries, news articles and the 2017 book authored by David Murray. The PPT began with a warm up activity for students to copy the definition of Manslaughter and Murder including information about the penalties for each offence under the QLD Criminal Code. Following this – a key aspect ‘trial by media’ is introduced as the Baden-Clay case was highly publicised. There is an extract from an article that appeared in ‘The Conversation’ which suggests why it was so notorious. Information about the issues of posting information about cases on social media / the internet prior to the jury making a decision and the potential harm it can do to tainting a case is provided. Info is provided about the police’s investigative process prior to arresting Gerard as well as how the arrest was conducted and what happened to his 3 daughters. Also included are: Details about the initial hearing on 14/07/2012 The lead up to the trial including the work performed by Dr Cordon Guymer at the Queensland Herbarium (regarding plant matter in Allison’s hair). The defence’s ‘suicide theory’ and the prosecution’s rebuttal The reasons behind the decision not to grant bail. The prosecution’s strategy for the case 10/06/2014 How the jury was selected and cautioned The order of evidence presented by the prosecution The significance of Allison’s diary A resource which I think Legal Studies / Civics teachers will find helpful. If you use it, and like it, please give me a positive star rating / review. NB: My lessons have been designed for use in Australian classrooms and will often feature examples from Queensland legislation.

The third of a series of lessons I created about the Murder of Allison Baden-Clay using evidence from documentaries, news articles and the 2017 book authored by David Murray. The PPT began with a warm up activity for students to copy the definition of ‘appeal.’ It included information about the Supreme court of Queensland and how it operates. There is also information about ‘natural justice’ (aka procedural fairness) and sentencing options including custodial sentences. The lesson picked up where we left off with the 2014 trial. The defence had advised Gerard not to take the stand but he decided to do so anyway. There are excerpts from the court documents which I got students to read out (one person to be Gerard, the other to be the lawyer). Then information is provided about the prosecutions cross-examination of Gerard. Then a summary is provided about the Defense and prosecution’s closing arguments. Then the outcome of the case is explained including: the jury verdict, the delivery of victim impact statements and justice John Byrnes decision. This is followed by information about: Gerard’s appeal (August 2015) Reactions to the outcome of the appeal (including protests in King George square in December 2015) The prosecutions decision to appeal the Supreme Court’s Decision to the High Court The outcome of the High Court Hearing (July 2016) Information about how Allison’s daughters, sister and parents are faring including their advocacy work Statistics regarding intimate partner homicide in Australia NB: In my PPTs I typically underline the information that I want students to write. The rest I use as talking points / visual aids. A resource which I think Legal Studies / Civics teachers will find helpful. If you use it, and like it, please give me a positive star rating / review. NB: My lessons have been designed for use in Australian classrooms and will often feature examples from Queensland legislation.

The first of a series of lessons I created about the Murder of Allison Baden-Clay using evidence from documentaries, news articles and the 2017 book authored by David Murray. This resource includes a PowerPoint and a document containing ‘Witness Statements’ which I created using details from Murray’s book but turned into first person for the purpose of giving students a role to play during the lesson. The PowerPoint begins by introducing Alison – her interests, skills, occupations etc. as well as how she met her husband Gerard Baden-Clay (and some contextual information about him). Then information is provided about her disappearance including what Gerard said happened as well as the 10 witness statements from residents who had heard noises on the night (2012). To progressively introduce information about the case, I have included snipped excerpts of Foxtel’s ‘Crimes That Shook Australia’ episode about Gerard Baden-Clay along with photographs, news story excerpts and information from Murray’s book. NB: In my PPTs I typically underline the information that I want students to write. The rest I use as talking points / visual aids. A resource which I think Legal Studies / Civics teachers will find helpful. If you use it, and like it, please give me a positive star rating / review. NB: My lessons have been designed for use in Australian classrooms and will often feature examples from Queensland legislation.

A PPT to introduce students to the second of the two films they can write a film review about for their assessment {a multimodal presentation}. It includes: some quick facts about the comic-book origins of the character and the creator. Information about King pin and his origin story in the comics. The inspiration for the film. A link to the trailer is included for introducing who the key players in the film are. Students are provided with information about the director, producer etc. to add into their retrieval chart. This is followed by images of the costumes of key characters (Kingpin, Prowler, Miles etc.) so that students can take notes about colour & props. A film viewing report card (retrieval chart) to be used in subsequent lessons while viewing the film Context: A lesson designed for use in a 12 Essential English classroom in Queensland, Australia as part of Unit 4: “Representations and popular culture texts.” During this unit students learned about Hero and Villain films and how filmmakers use cinematic techniques to portray them and create an intended message. Their assessment at the end of this unit was to write a 4-6 minute multimodal (speech) to be delivered live or pre-recorded reviewing one of the three films shown within the unit. Films focused on in this particular year: Wonder Woman & Into the Spiderverse

A resource which I think Legal Studies teachers will find helpful. If you use it, and like it, please give me a positive star rating / review. Handout- sentence starters that I wrote to help students write their nature and scope paragraph {as they are in year 10 and it is their first time writing a legal report}. It has two columns – one for if they are writing about bad renters and one for if they are writing about bad landlords. PowerPoint which I used in class to teach students: How to quote in a report and acknowledge it via in text referencing; gave them a planning framework to go through their sources and work out where they could be used within the report; Tips for writing the Nature and Scope section of the report A copy of the graphic organiser for planning their report (flower structure)