Professional Documents
Culture Documents
KLA: HSIE
Date: 13-9-16
Duration: 45 minutes
Time: 2:10pm-2:55pm
Outcomes
SSS2.8
Investigates
rights,
responsibilities
and
decision-making
processes
in
the
school
and
community
and
demonstrates
how
participants
can
contribute
to
the
quality
of
their
school
and
community
life.
(Roles,
rights
and
responsibilities)
ENS2.6
Describes
peoples
interactions
with
environments
and
identifies
responsible
ways
of
interacting
with
environments
(Relationships
with
places)
Indicators
Analyses
local
community
needs
Investigates
current
community
issues
Participates
in
looking
at
different
points
of
view
about
a
particular
local
community
example
Contributes
to
decision-making
processes
Participates
in
voting
Describes
how
decisions
are
made
in
local
government
and
the
roles
and
responsibilities
of
those
involved
Plans
a
strategy
for
caring
for
a
particular
feature
or
site
Presents
alternatives
to,
and
consequences
of,
using
features,
sites
and
places
in
particular
ways
Gives
reasons
why
a
specifies
feature,
place
or
site
should
be
cared
for
Lesson
Objective:
Students
understand
the
structure
of
Local
Council
and
how
decisions
are
made.
This
is
achieved
through:
Participation
in
ward
discussions
Councillors
being
elected
for/by
each
ward
Councillors
presenting
one
strong
idea
from
each
ward
A
final
decision
made
by
the
joint
Mayors
(two
class
representatives)
which
represents
what
the
citizens
want
Learning
Sequence
Preparation
(10
minutes)
- Introduction
- Establish
WALT
and
WILF
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Teaching
Points
Remind
students
about
the
task
they
completed
for
homework.
(Each
student
saw
a
need
in
the
community
and
proposed
how
to
fix
or
change
it
for
the
better
with
many
considerations)
Introduce
that
students
will
shares
and
discussed
their
ideas
in
small
groups.
The
WALT
and
WILF
is
established
and
written
on
whiteboard
WALT:
understand
the
structure
of
Local
Council
and
how
decisions
are
made.
WILF:
participation
in
ward
discussions,
councillors
being
elected
for/by
each
ward,
councillors
presenting
one
strong
idea
from
each
ward,
a
final
decision
made
by
the
joint
Mayors
(two
class
representatives)
which
represents
what
the
citizens
want
Small
groups
of
4
or
5
are
formed
wards
and
students
completed
homework
task
is
handed
back
to
them
to
use
during
discussions
Students
take
turns
to
present
and
discuss
their
concern
and
ideas
with
all
members
in
their
group
Students
elect
a
councillor
in
each
group
by
voting
on
who
would
be
best
to
present
the
chosen
idea
Students
vote
on
the
best
idea,
they
explain
their
thinking
by
justifying
their
decision
The
chosen
idea
from
each
ward
is
presented
to
the
whole
class
by
the
councillor
of
that
ward
The
joint
Mayors
listen
and
write
notes
about
each
idea
The
joint
Mayors
have
a
short
confidential
discussion
and
make
a
decision
about
which
idea
is
successful
(the
winning
idea!)
The
decision
is
announced
and
a
discussion
about
why
it
was
a
great
idea
is
had
Each
councillor
and
the
students
with
chosen
ideas
receive
an
Oakie
Dokie,
winning
idea
and
councillor
get
2
Resources
- Whiteboard
- Students
completed
homework
task
Students
completed
homework
task
Paper
and
pencils
Assessment
methods:
Participates
in
discussions
and
voting
Teacher
observe
students
actively
listening
to
each
other
Teacher
observes
students
discussing
ideas
Councillors
are
elected
and
ideas
are
chosen
from
each
ward
Uses
relevant
terminology
Students
use
local
council
terminology
in
discussions
(ward,
councillor,
Mayor)
Teacher
corrects
students,
encouraging
them
to
use
appropriate
terminology
Understands
the
structure
of
local
council
and
the
decision-making
process
Students
participate
in
the
discussions
and
voting
Teacher
observes
students
engaging
in
all
levels
of
the
process
(ward
discussion,
listening
to
councillors
and
final
decision)