Joining In
At a glance
Focus question 1: Why do community groups exist?
Content
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Activities (Assessment activities are in bold italics.)
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Preparation
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- community groups
(purpose and membership)
- forming student
groups
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- conduct group
research
- complete journal
entries
- propose suggestions
and voting
- make posters
- write letters
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- collect pamphlets
and advertising information from local community groups and from newspapers and magazines
- groups: Handouts
1-8.
- Joining In poster
- poster size paper
- large cardboard circles
(Activity 3)
- student workbooks
(to use as journals)
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Teaching and learning activities
Focus question 2: How do groups function?
Content
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Activities (Assessment activities are in bold italics.)
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Preparation
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- how groups function
- constitutions
- meeting procedures
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- identify pluses
and minuses
- form committees
- run meetings
- contribute to
decision-making
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- OHTs: Handouts
9, 10, 11
- poster paper
- copy the table in Activity 3 onto poster paper
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Teaching and learning activities
Focus question 3: How do groups get things done?
Content
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Activities (Assessment activities are in bold italics.)
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Preparation
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- Clean Up Australia
campaign
- project planning
- committee structures
- class project
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- view a video
- develop action plans
- work on committees
- use interactive
CD ROMs
- undertake a project
- complete journal entries
- participate in discussion
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- whole class:
(optional) Handout 12
- groups: Handout 13
(enlarged to A3)
- OHT: Handout 11
- Discovering Democracy Primary Video
- Parliament at Work and Stories of Democracy
CD ROMs
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Teaching and learning activities
Focus question 4: How can groups make a difference?
Content
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Activities (Assessment activities are in bold italics.)
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Preparation
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- undertake evaluations
- complete journal entries
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Teaching and learning activities
Focus question 5: How and where in the community can people join in?
Content
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Activities (Assessment activities are in bold italics.)
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Preparation
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- local government
- barriers to participation
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- translate information
- list positives and negatives
- create brochures
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- whole class:
Handout 15
- OHT: Handout 16
- Joining In poster
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Teaching and learning activities
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