This unit places focus on the impact of changes and transitions in relationships and how empathy and ethical decision-making can contribute to respectful relationships. Students reflect on emotional responses in a variety of situations and develop skills to manage and respond to unsafe situations. They recognise the benefits of respectful relationships and help-seeking strategies in affirming their own and others’ health, safety and wellbeing. Students examine the impact of power in relationships and practise and apply strategies to seek help for themselves and others.
Tier 1: Behaviour, Uncomfortable, Expectations, Standards, Supportive, Decisions
Tier 2: Sexuality, Culture, Belief, Scenario, Relationship, Conflict, Assertive, Aggressive, Passive
Tier 3: Resolution, Reflection, Avoidance, Collaboration, Accommodation, Compromise
Learning Intention: We will be able to analyse the influences on teen sexuality and personal values
Success Criteria:
Identify influences on teen sexuality
Identify personal morals/values
Explain why morals/values are important to different individuals
Morals, values and beliefs can have a definite effect on the decisions people make on a daily basis. Morals are more like a code of conduct that has been established and agreed upon by the majority of a society. Different morals may be accepted and practiced by individual groups within a society. Values refer to the beliefs that specific individuals and communities feel are the most important. Examples of values may be self-reliance, group cooperation and compassion or charity work.
Your teacher will set up the lesson for your class on Education Perfect and/or Google Classroom
As a class, work through the EP lesson - Values and Beliefs - Promoting Inclusive Communities. Students will learn about:
Values and beliefs
Contributing to inclusive communities
Microaggression
Challenging discrimination
As a class, discuss and provide feedback on the responses
Download, save a copy and complete the Personal Values Worksheet by completing the following activities:
Brainstorm the factors that influence teen sexuality.
Report back to the class and add any answers you do not have into your list
Continuing in your Personal Values Worksheet students:
Think: Individually list the five values/morals that you feel are most important to you and why?
Pair: Compare your list with a partner and discuss the different ones they have, as well as, why they chose them
Share: As a class, discuss the different morals and reasons for individuals choices.
Consider why they may be similar or different
In your Personal Values Worksheet, answer the following question:
Who is the biggest influence on your set of morals/values and why?
In your Personal Values Worksheet, document, brainstorm all the factors that influence teen sexuality.
Learning Intention: We will be able to explore the skills and strategies that can be used to maintain respectful relationships
Success Criteria:
Identify the various types of relationships
Investigate the roles of relationships
Describe boundaries and limits of relationships
Explain why good communication is important.
Describe some healthy communication skills.
Your teacher should set up the lesson for your class on Education Perfect and/or Google Classroom
As a class, work through the EP lesson - Types of Relationships. Students will learn about:
Types of relationships
Roles of relationships
Boundaries and limits in relationships
As a class, discuss and provide feedback on the responses
Download a copy of the Types of Relationships Worksheet and complete the activities to explore the different types of relationships young people may encounter.
As a class, discuss and provide feedback on the responses
Following the Communication - Boundaries Slides Presentation, download and complete your copy of Communication and Boundaries Worksheet to:
Understand and categorise boundaries in relationships
Brainstorm the features of good and bad communication
Define types of communication- assertive, passive, aggressive
Analyse assertive communication from a video stimulus, YouTube: Active Listening: How to communicate effectively
Learning Intention: We will be able to explore the skills and strategies that can be used to maintain respectful relationships
Success Criteria:
Describe some healthy communication skills.
Describe some ways to deal with or resolve conflict.
Reflect on personal strengths and weaknesses
Your teacher will set up the lesson for your class on Education Perfect and/or Google Classroom
As a class, work through the EP lesson - Communicating Within Relationships. You will learn about:
Importance of good communication
Verbal and non-verbal communications
Communication styles - assertive, aggressive and passive
Listening and planning ahead
Dealing with emotions and conflict
As a class, discuss and provide feedback on the responses
Download and complete your copy of the Conflict Resolution Worksheet to:
Define conflict
Explore conflict resolution skills
Reflect on your personal conflict resolution skills
Create an infographic about workplace conflict
Working in pairs, create a poster that reminds young people of the importance of communication in maintaining positive relationships.
Brainstorm information related to the topic selected. Use the information from the Education Perfect lesson. Some ideas for topics may be:
Good communication = good relationship
Verbal or non-verbal strategies
Being assertive
Active listening
Dealing with conflict
Research information and images
Organise the information on the poster
Bold, catchy title or heading or slogan
Creative text or bullet points for main points
Relevant image/s
Colour
Write: edit and create the final poster
Display the posters around the room and/or submit on Google Classroom for teacher feedback..
Learning Intention: We will be able to compare various views on teen sexuality
Success Criteria:
Assess the influence of family, friends and peers on other relationships.
Evaluate the influence of values and beliefs on relationships.
Analyse the influence of gender stereotypes on relationships.
Identify parents’ standards on teen sexuality
Identify friends’ standards on teen sexuality
Compare how parents’ and friends’ views affect your decision making
Sexuality is diverse, and deeply personal. Understanding our sexuality is about the sexual feelings and attractions we feel towards other people. There are different types of sexuality, and it can take time to figure out what fits right with you.
Your teacher will set up the lesson for your class on Education Perfect and/or Google Classroom
As a class, work through the EP lesson - Influencing Healthy Relationships. You will learn about:
Influence of family, friends and peers
Impact of differing values and beliefs
Impact of religion and society
Gender, stereotypes and power in relationships
As a class, discuss and provide feedback on the responses
Download, save a copy into your Unit 6 folder and complete the Sexual Behaviour Worksheet to:
Compare views on teen sexuality of parents, friends and the Church
Write 1-2 paragraphs comparing their parents' and friends' standards
You may like to use the:
Compare and contrast organisers in the Worksheet
PALS structures
Explain how your friends' and parents' standards influence your decisions about your own sexual health
Discuss the responses as a class
Your teacher will provide feedback via your shared Unit 6 Google folder or Google Classroom
Learning Intention: We will be able to suggest strategies to manage personal safety situations
Success Criteria:
Define the terms consent, personal boundary and sexual intercourse.
Describe how the most common forms of contraception work for males and females.
Understand what an STI is, and how to prevent them.
Assess the possible outcomes of various personal safety scenarios
Identify the decisions and support networks that could be made in each scenario
Suggest barriers and strategies to manage personal safety situations
Your teacher will set up the lesson for your class on Education Perfect and/or Google Classroom
As a class, work through the EP lesson - Staying Safe in a Sexual Relationship. Students will learn about:
Romantic feelings
Define the terms consent, personal boundary and sexual intercourse.
Describe how the most common forms of contraception work for males and females.
Understand what an STI is, and how to prevent them.
As a class, discuss and provide feedback on the responses
In groups of four, one student from each group should download, make a copy and share the Scenarios Strategies Worksheet with each member of the group.
As a group, complete the document to answer the following about each scenario:
Identify how the person in the scenario is feeling and assess whether the scenario has positive or socially appropriate outcomes OR negative inappropriate outcomes
Identify any barriers that could prevent a positive outcome
State the actual consequences or outcomes that may occur as a result of the decisions made in the scenario.
Suggest at least two strategies that could have been implemented by the participants to enable positive or appropriate consequences.
As a class, discuss the responses regarding the different scenarios.
A. Sally doesn't want to become sexually active with her boyfriend. However, she gives in because he has made it clear he will drop her if she doesn't.
B. Chantelle has always been a perfect A grade student, there is a lot of pressure from home to always excel and achieve with a perfect report card. Last assessment for English and Science she only achieved a B grade and is stressing out on how her parents will react. Chantelle has also become friends with older students that don’t have the same values about school as she does.
C. Alysha has been dating Aaron for three months and Aaron believes Alysha is his possession now. Alysha’s best friend Chloe is extremely worried as Alysha has changed since dating Aaron. Alysha has lost a lot of weight, is super quiet now and just the other day, Chloe noticed bruises on Alysha’s arm and shoulder.
D. Nicholas wants to be good friends with Phoebe, but Phoebe wants to be more than just friends. Phoebe urges Nicholas into a sexual relationship.