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Future Citizen Project In this task, students will develop their leadership skills through creating a documentary on their research of government policies, involvement in local volunteering, and monitoring international press. This task includes: |
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Newspaper Report The Newspaper Report unit includes an introduction, the learning focus, 4 teaching and learning activities, assessment criteria, and resources. Unit description from source: In Newspaper Report students identify characteristics of text style that can be used to describe the differences between newspapers and then collect summary statistics from a range of newspapers. They analyze these statistics and produce a report based on their findings. Working within teams, students provide constructive feedback on each others' work and analyze different points of view. |
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The Right Moves The The Right Moves unit includes an introduction, the learning focus, 6 teaching and learning activities, assessment criteria, and resources. Unit description from source: In The right moves students work cooperatively in teams to develop, analyze and implement group tactics. Students use cooperative learning tasks to identify, understand and develop key concepts that lead to an appreciation and demonstration of tactics in team games. Students analyse games and collect data to assess their performances. Students are introduced to European handball. They analyze a series of structured physical activities to develop basic attacking and defensive skills that are used in team games including European handball and create a media product that communicates their understanding of rules and tactics to a specific audience. |
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