Before we begin!
Essential Questions
1. How can we improve the liveability of our place?
2. Where is God in our creation?
3. How can our voice be heard to make change happen?
This unit will focus on connecting with place, understanding how we interact in social, cultural, environmental, economic and political contexts. God's presence is revealed in creation. We need to take care of our common home.
Activity!
Complete the following worksheet.
You are to brainstorm with the person next to you what you think the definitions are for the terms. Ensure that you do not use ALL the space in the boxes because
we will share our ideas as a class after 4 minutes.
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Place
-The places in which we live are created, changed and managed by people
-Each place is unique in its characteristics.
Stewardship
The responsible overseeing and protection of something considered worth caring for and preserving.
Sustainability
The concept of sustainability is about the ability/capacity of the environment to continue to support our lives and the lives of other living creatures into the future.
Extension
Write an extended response addressing the following questions:
How does the place in which we live differ to places such as Tokyo? Sydney? London? What makes our place unique? Are there any similarities?
-The places in which we live are created, changed and managed by people
-Each place is unique in its characteristics.
Stewardship
The responsible overseeing and protection of something considered worth caring for and preserving.
Sustainability
The concept of sustainability is about the ability/capacity of the environment to continue to support our lives and the lives of other living creatures into the future.
Extension
Write an extended response addressing the following questions:
How does the place in which we live differ to places such as Tokyo? Sydney? London? What makes our place unique? Are there any similarities?
Stewardship
Complete the following worksheet. You may want to use the Global Seed Vault as an example.
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Conservation International
Nature is Speaking
Understanding the clips
1) What is the purpose of these videos?
2) What is the message that the video's are sending the viewer?
3) What was your favourite and why?
4) How are the videos encouraging stewardship?
You are to write a script for a video like this.
You could choose from the following environments:
- Rainforests
- Soil
- Grasslands
- Sky
- Flowers
- Animals
- Coral Reef
- Woodlands
Remeber to use PERSONIFICATION. E.g:
"I am the Coral Reef; bright, vibrant and bio-diverse. I am in danger. Grave danger."
Footprint Calculator
Find out how much of the planet you use in your daily life!
What is a 'Hero'?
What qualities does a 'hero' need?
You are to DESIGN your own hero!
You are to brainstorm your ideas in your exercise book BEFORE creating your final design.
You need to include the following information in your brainstorm AND an illustration:
-Who is your hero?
-What are their super powers?
-When do they use their super powers?
-Where does your hero live and why?
-Why is this hero important?
-How does your hero help improve the world?
Once you are finished you are to use the A3 paper up the back to draw and label your hero.
You are to brainstorm your ideas in your exercise book BEFORE creating your final design.
You need to include the following information in your brainstorm AND an illustration:
-Who is your hero?
-What are their super powers?
-When do they use their super powers?
-Where does your hero live and why?
-Why is this hero important?
-How does your hero help improve the world?
Once you are finished you are to use the A3 paper up the back to draw and label your hero.
Process Journal (10 minutes)
What have we learnt about in Week One?
What have you found particularly interesting? Why?
How are you feeling about the feature article?
What are your plans for the weekend?
Are you excited to see the musical today?
Newspaper
You have been given a newspaper.
You are to study the title page.
You are to make a list in your exercise book answering the question below:
What features can you see?
- Photographs
A True Story of a Real Hero
Create a title page for a newspaper of your choice which includes a short news report on Oscar’s contribution to saving koalas.
OR
Write a short story using the hero’s story from Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey paradigm.
Your work will be collected at the end of the lesson for marking.
OR
Write a short story using the hero’s story from Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey paradigm.
Your work will be collected at the end of the lesson for marking.
Trash Comprehension Questions
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