2024 SEAL Civics Choice-Based Learning Task.docx

Year 9 SEAL Humanities 2024 Unit 1: Civics Choice-Based Learning Task This assessment task allows you to demonstrate your understanding of our Civics unit by selecting from different tasks based on your preferences. Each task is allocated a certain number of points. You need to complete enough tasks to reach a combined total of 50 points . The easiest tasks will be worth less points, which means you have to complete more to reach your total; tasks that demonstrate higher order thinking are worth more points, but are more difficult. Task Instructions Value 1. Definitions Provide definitions in your own words. 5 2. Poster Design your own ‘climate change protest’ poster. Make sure your poster is as punny or clever as possible. 10 3. Script Create a script for a scenario where people who have different opinions about something come to an agreement. 10 4. Letter Write a letter to be sent to Natalie Suleyman, MP for St Albans. Your letter should be about an issue you are passionate about and believe should be changed for the better. 10 5. Canva Research an Australian volunteer organisation and create a Canva that promotes why people should volunteer with your chosen organisation. 10 6. Comic Strip Using the ‘16 Days of Activism’ as an example, design a comic strip that shows why civic participation is important part of being a good citizen. 15 7. Political Cartoon Create a political cartoon of your own about a current event or issue. 15 8. Global Citizenship Analysis Justify why you agree more with one of the provided quotes. 15 9. Research Report Conduct some in-depth research on either The Australian Climate Case or KlimaSeniorinnen court cases. 20 10. Informative Video Research one of the other ways Australia participates at a global level (e.g. exchange programs, election monitoring, disaster management, health programs) and create an informative video about this. 20 11. Presentation Create a presentation that demonstrates how a human rights campaign aims to create change and how it displays global citizenship and/or civic participation. 20 12. Essay Evaluate the impact of globalisation on our world today. 30 1

You will be provided with class time to complete the majority of this Learning Task, but it is also expected that you will spend time working on it at home. You also need to provide a bibliography for your research. Any material copied directly from a resource must be noted as such through a quote or other form of reference, or else you will receive a 0 for plagiarism. This task will be marked out of 50. The points will be converted into a total mark score. Make sure you read through the instructions carefully to receive as many marks as possible. You will need to submit all your completed work onto Compass or on hard copy. Make sure you submit all components so that you can receive as many marks as possible. See the following pages for detailed instructions for each of the above tasks. Task Page 1. Definitions 2 2. Poster 3 3. Script 4-5 4. Letter 6 5. Canva 7 6. Comic Strip 8 7. Political Cartoon 9 8. Global Citizenship Analysis 10 9. Research Report 11 10. Informative Video 12 11. Presentation 13 12. Essay 14-15 Task 1: Provide definitions in your own words of the following terms.  Activism Activism is the action of campaigning for political or social change.  Bias Bias is when someone has an opinion which is influencing something  Civic Participation Civic participation is when civilians participate in their community to anywhere from a local to international level.  Climate Change Climate change is the ozone layer deteriorating due to the large emissions of green house gasses  Democracy Democracy is rule under people. Meaning that citizens under a community all have a say about something (eg: elections)  Foreign Aid Foreign Aid is aid from an outside, wealthier country. The aid can be in form of military power, financial aid, etc. 2

 Global Citizenship Global citizenship is the idea that we should act to create an better world  Globalisation  Human Rights  Peacekeeping (5 points) Additional Instructions: Your definitions should be at least one full sentence each. 3

Task 2: Design your own ‘climate change protest’ poster. It can be made on poster paper or digitally on your laptop. It should be at least A3 in size. (10 points) Additional Instructions: Make sure your poster is as ‘punny’, clever, and creative as possible. You should consider who your intended audience will be. Refer to these images from various climate protests for some inspiration! 4

Task 3: Create a script for a scenario where people who have different opinions about something come to an agreement. (10 points) Additional Instructions: Use the below tables to help you draft out your script. See the next page for an example of how your final product should look. Use as much creativity as possible! Characters Opinions How characters should react Script Planning: Character What is said 5

An example of a finished script: Additional Resources: Go to https://www.mensaforkids.org/teach/lesson-plans/writing-a- screenplay/ for more information about how to write a script. You can use https://www.writerduet.com/ to write your script if you wish, or else a Word Document is fine. 6

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