Civics & Citizenship - Social Justice

Welcome to the Civics and Citizenship - Social Justice Inquiry Unit Learning Space.

Week One: 

Lesson 1: The Concept of Social Justice  

Students will be immersed into the concept of Social Justice as they watch videos about people who have disabilities.

Students will be immersed into life with a disability as they reflect on video about a boy with cerebral palsy.

Learning Intention:

We are being immersed into the impact that disabilities have on people so that we treat everyone with respect and kindness and so that we provide assistance to those who need it.

Success Criteria: 

I can describe how watching each video made me feel. 

Videos: 

Talk To Me: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL8GMxRW_5Y 

Dear Hearing People: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY4uof7vvZk 

Kids Meet A Guide Dog for the Blind: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW2duKZChA8 

Activity: Immersion.

Watch the videos above. 

Record in your Inquiry Book - How the videos made you feel.  Share your thoughts and feelings.

Week  Two

Lesson 4: Guest Speaker Questions

Learning Intention: 

We can create a series of questions that help us understand how  an organisation can support people with a disability.

Success Criteria:  

I can create questions relating to organisations and how they empower individiual to participate in activities of daily living.  Eg, Daily occupation, access to public transport, leisure, shopping and self care.

Activity: Create Questions.                            

Create a list of questions for the guest speaker in your Inquiry Book / Paper.

Week  Three

Lesson 5: Guest Speaker

Arrange for a guest speaker to visit your classroom, such as someone from your local government or from a volunteer organisation, to discuss how they support people with a disability.

Learning Intention: 

We can listen and learn more about how Organisations assist those living with a disability. 

Success Criteria: 

I can listen respectively to the guest speaker.

I can ask pre-prepared questions that are appropriate and relevant to the presentation. 

Activity: Listen to guest speaker.

Students will listen respectfully to the guest speaker and ask appropriate and relevant questions. 

Week  Three

Lesson 6: Introducing Support Organisations In Our Community.

Learning Intention: We can review a list of community support organisations and learn about what they do.

Success Criteria: Select an organisation of interest to learn more about what they do.

Activity: Review a list of organisations and what they do to support members of our community with a disability and the visit the website of interest. 

Week  Four

Lesson 7: Inquiry Project.

Learning Intention: Select a community organisation to learn more about how they support those with a disability. 

Success Criteria: Investigate the following:

• Background information about the organisation.

• How do organisations support those with a disability?

• How do they advocate for fairness and equity of access with government?