E5 Stage Explain

Learning intention:
In this activity, students will compare 3 common ways of delivering
important messages/arguments/facts in the social media ((ACELA1561),
(ACELA1557), (ACELY1745)). The materials used in this particular activity will
focus on the theme of saving the endangered animals. This is aiming to
prompt their thinking process of how meaning is conveyed to the general
public using different techniques (visual, audio, statistical, etc), and
understand the importance of supporting the argument using reliable
sources ((ACELA1561), (ACELA1557), (ACELY1745)).
This activity is not assessed itself, but it forms a strong basis leading to
Part B of their major assessment, in which they will make a video to raise
public awareness of endangered animals and what can we do to save
them. In this activity, the students will develop 3 different mind maps to
summarize the key words, key message and some techniques used and
share their results with their working partner ((ACELA1561), (ACELA1557),
(ACELY1745), (ACSSU176), (ACSIS171), (ACSIS174)).
Materials
-A4 paper
-Posters on fighting extinction
-Video
-Short text about endangered animals
Procedure:
1. Briefly introduce the purpose of this activity to students
2. Put up the first slideshow 3 posters
3. Students will spend around 3 minutes carefully inspect the posters
without taking any note
4. Put up the questions to guide their thinking process and instruct
student to spend 3 minutes to draw a simple mind map on the posters
5. Put up the 2nd slideshow the video
6. Again, students need to concentrate on the video without taking the
notes
7. Put up the questions to guide their thinking process and instruct
student to spend 3 minutes draw a another mind map on the video
8. Put up the 3rd slideshow the text
9. Students will spend around 3 minutes carefully inspect the text
without taking any note
10. Put up the questions to guide their thinking process and instruct
student to spend 3 minutes draw a another mind map on the text
11. After all 3 mind maps were finished, ask student to compare the 3 and
note down the commonalities and pair up with their working partners
to share their results.