Week 3 - Citizenship learning as a linked follow-on from a history topic


Week 3 - Citizenship learning as a linked follow-on from a history topic
Blog Post - Year 4

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Eddie Mabo, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies 2017



The focus for this lesson is an important one, as we engage in literature and visual resources to enable students to gain an understanding of a part of Australian history with a focus on The Mabo case.
Students gaining knowledge and developing empathy and respect towards diverse cultures is achieved through incorporating topics such as The Mabo Case into their education (Reconciliation Australia, 2014). The Mabo case educates the students about the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders regaining the rights to their land.


Why do we celebrate Mabo Day?
 
       Mabo Day & Native Title: Who was Eddie Mabo & what is his legacy? Behind the news, 2019
                   
How do you think the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people felt when they lost the rights to their land?


  •          Students will engage in this content a week prior to the 3rd of June
  •          Students will then create a project explaining their knowledge gained from the lesson
  •      Using their recently gained knowledge, the students will create an A3 poster explaining Mabo Day. This will be used as a form of assessment is known as formative assessment, where the progress of students’ knowledge and understating is monitored. Enabling the teacher to modify the lesson to differentiate for students that have not gained an understanding (Brady & Kennedy, 2019).
  •      Students will then collaborate with the 4B class to teach their peers about Mabo Day with the use of their recently completed A3 poster.
  • Students will answer the series of inquiry-based questions throughout this blog post, written in green text. Helping them understand their actions and knowledge can help to prevent this from happening in the future.
  • The two classes combined will create posters to encourage the school community to engage in celebrating Mabo Day and recognising Eddie Mabo for his achievements. Students will need to condense their information into an A4 poster, ensuring the poster is aesthetically pleasing and includes relevant information. This poster will be apart of the summative assessment process, this final piece will give students a chance to alter the information form their A3 poster to ensure their information is accurate and to the point. The summative assessment is utilised for the student to have the ability to display the knowledge gained throughout the lesson (Brady & Kennedy, 2019).
  • Finally, on the 3rd of June, we encourage parents/caregivers to celebrate Mabo Day with their children.
What could we do to prevent this from happening again?

                                                     Eddie Mabo, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies 2017 


Links to the Australian Curriculum








(Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA], 2014)

















References

Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. [ACARA]. (2014). Foundation to year 10 curriculum: Humanities and Social Sciences. Curriculum Rationale. Retrieved from https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/f-10-curriculum/humanities-and-social-sciences/hass/?year=12100&strand=Inquiry+and+skills&strand=Knowledge+and+Understanding&capability=ignore&capability=Literacy&capability=Numeracy&capability=Information+and+Communication+Technology+%28ICT%29+Capability&capability=Critical+and+Creative+Thinking&capability=Personal+and+Social+Capability&capability=Ethical+Understanding&capability=Intercultural+Understanding&priority=ignore&priority=Aboriginal+and+Torres+Strait+Islander+Histories+and+Cultures&priority=Asia+and+Australia%E2%80%99s+Engagement+with+Asia&priority=Sustainability&elaborations=true&elaborations=false&scotterms=false&isFirstPageLoad=false

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. (2017). Eddie Koiki Mabo. Aboriginal Studies Press. Retrieved from https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/articles/eddie-koiki-mabo
Behind the News. (2019, June 3). Mabo Day & Native Title: Who was Eddie Mabo & what is his legacy?  [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBJ_OjnPgYA

Brady, L., & Kennedy, K. (2011). Assessment and reporting. Melbourne, Australia: Pearson.
Behrendt, L. (2012). Indigenous Australia for Dummies, Wiley Publishing Australia. Retrieved from https://books.google.com.au/books?id=i4XRec9r-rMC&dq=indigenous+australia+for+dummies&source=gbs_navlinks_s

Reconciliation Australia. (2014). The national curriculum – knowing the truth about Australia’s history. BHP foundation. Retrieved from https://www.reconciliation.org.au/the-national-curriculum-knowing-the-truth-about-australias-history/

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