Given the recent leadership spill, Australia is now going to have an election. You are the leader of your (imaginary) political party, and this election presents the opportunity for you to end up as Prime Minister! Create a campaign to convince the Australian public to vote for you.
Your first step is to decide on the three current issues that are your highest priorities, and that show the public what you value and what you stand for. These three priorities will form the basis of your campaign.
You then need to create: 1. A speech, which you will deliver to the class (in person, or filmed beforehand). 2. A TV advertisment. 3. A poster, flyer, brochure or other form of advertisement.
You will have 3 hours in Week 8, then 6 hours in Week 9 to work on this project. You will not have any homework during this time, so you will be expected to work on your project at home as well.
The project is due at 9am on MONDAY 17th SEPTEMBER.
Brainstorming & planning your project
First you need to decide on your three top priorities. These might be included in the pictures below, or be something else that you are passionate about. Make sure you are specific.
You will need to do a little bit of research about your chosen issues, so you can talk about them in your speech, explain what you want to do about them, and look like you know what you're talking about!
Once you have chosen your three priorities, complete your political campaign plan. You may need to do some research to help provide an explanation and examples or evidence for each of your selected three issues.
Remember to show me your completed plan before you move on to preparing your speech!
Preparing your speech:
Below are all of the persuasive strategies and speech-writing techniques that we have covered in English earlier this term. Don't forget to use them throughout your political campaign!
Which ones would be best suited to use in your speech?
Don't forget about your campaign slogan! Are you going to use it at the start of your speech? Or at the end? Or repeated several times?
Remember: You need to complete your plan and show me before you start to write your actual speech.
The project is due at 9am on MONDAY 17th SEPTEMBER... how are you travelling? Do you need to do more work at home tonight?
Wednesday 15th August:
LI:We are learning to understand the place and purpose of Australian Parliament.
SC: I can explain the purpose of the Australian Parliament.
As a class, brainstorm and record what the students already know about: • Australian Parliament • Separation of Powers • The House of Representatives • The Senate
Display and discuss slides 14 through to 21 of the Australia's System of Government PowerPoint. Every second slide has a question for the class to answer. At the end of the slides the class needs to understand the answer to the following questions. What is the Parliament?
How is power separated?
Who represents the Queen in Australia?
What is the purpose of the Upper and Lower house?
Student Activity: I will now put you all into four 'expert' groups. Each group will have a large piece of paper and the following links to these infographic posters: • Group 1 -Parliament of Australia Daniel, Matilda, Sarah, Nakita & James • Group 2 - Separation of Powers Jarvis, Erika, Em. F, Jack & Owen • Group 3 - The House of Representatives Aiden, Em. B, Jayda, Cam & Jade • Group 4 - The Senate. Kya, Connor, Logan, Tahlia, Jess Let’s look at slide 22 (On the slideshow above) and I will explain the independent task to you. You need to use the information on your infographic to create a poster that summarises the expert topic. Think about the following: • What purpose does your expert topic have in Australian Parliament? • How does your expert topic reflect democracy? • Why is your expert topic important to the Australian Parliament?
Reflection: When we have finished, gather together as a class. Each group will have the opportunity to share and explain their posters.
Lesson 2: LI:We are learning to understand how Australia's system of government works.
SC: I can explain how Australia's system of government works.
What is Democracy?BTN Video • What is a democracy? • What type of democratic system do we have in Australia? • Why is it important for the people of Australia to have a voice? We will now have a look at slides 11-12
What sort of system does Australia use? What other countries have a similar type of government to us?
We are now going to look at slide 13. As a class, let’s brainstorm reasons why Australia used elements from both the British and United States government systems.
I will now place you into small groups. Each group will have a set of Democracy Posters, and an iPad. Each group will use the posters and the Internet to identify other countries around the world that have a democratic system of government. I want you to label countries on your map and annotate your map thinking about the questions below. Think about the following: • Can you find a continent without any democratic countries? • Do you think democracy is the most popular system of government in the world? • Do you think there is a link between democracy and British colonisation?
Reflection:
Which countries did you come up with? What continent are they situated in?
As a class, let’s discuss any known similarities between Australia and the other countries with a democratic system of government.
Lesson 1: LI: We are learning to identify the different types of government systems.
SC: I have been able to identify different types of government systems.
We are going to watch and listen to the Going Global - Forms of Governmentvideo on YouTube. At the end of the video, I want you to answer:
• Why do most countries have a system of government? • What are the three main forms of government? • Which system of government do you think we have in Australia?
We are now going to look at Slide 7 and discuss the different systems of Government
Are any of you aware of any countries around the world that adhere to the systems of government displayed on the slide? e.g. North Korea is a dictatorship.
Let’s discuss the activity on slide 8: I will put you into small groups and using two different coloured plastic counters, you need to to demonstrate each system of government (you could make a slideshow with photos on your Ipads).
After creating each system, I want you to answer: • The main features of each system. • Which systems seem fair or unfair. • Which system we have in Australia.
Who would like to have a go at the system of Government that we have in Australia?
We have a Representative Democratic Government/ Constitutional Monarchy
Constitutional monarchy is a combination of democracy and monarchy but it does away with autocracy or authoritarian elements in governance. A country having constitutional monarchy will have a constitution governing the land and its people, guiding legislation or lawmaking and also ensuring liberty, equality and fraternity, assuring the fundamental rights and laying out the duties of every citizen. The country will also have a king or queen, mostly both. The royal family will act as the figurehead of the country, more as a symbol in a ceremonial role. The royal family doesn’t have any constitutional powers. The king or queen cannot make laws. They cannot change laws. They don’t have any power to rule the people or the land. They are regarded as heads of state and are more like symbolic representation of the land, the people, culture and the society as one. In some cases, they also represent the faith or religion of the people of the country.
Once you have finished your responses, each group will share their ideas with the class. Let’s discuss any similarities or differences in each group's response.
Reflection: As a class, we will reflect on the different types of government systems. Why is it important for the people of a country to have a say in the way in which their country is governed?
Introduction: Team A: Tahlia, Aiden, Em. B, Team B: Divide the class into two groups, Team A and Team B. Provide each team with a copy of The Marble Race. Instruct the students that they will be completing the challenge as a team. Inform them that Team A has no rules, but Team B must complete the challenge according to the following:
• The team can only use scrap paper and masking tape to construct their tunnel. • The team's tunnel can only be a maximum length of two metres. • The team has only ten minutes to complete the challenge.