Australian Curriculum V8
ACHASSK147
The shared values of Australian citizenship and the formal rights and responsibilities of Australian citizens
Elaborations
- investigating how people become Australian citizens (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability, Intercultural Understanding)
- discussing the Australian citizenship pledge and comparing it to the former oath of allegiance to the monarch to explore notions of allegiance (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability, Intercultural Understanding)
- clarifying the formal rights and responsibilities of Australian citizenship and comparing these to the rights and responsibilities of non-citizens (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability, Ethical Understanding, Intercultural Understanding)
- exploring how laws protect human rights (for example, gender, disability, race and age discrimination law) (Skills: Literacy, Numeracy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability, Ethical Understanding, Intercultural Understanding)
- exploring the experiences of people who have migrated to Australia and who have taken up Australian citizenship (for example, those of Asian heritage) (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability, Ethical Understanding, Intercultural Understanding)
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teaching resources for those 'aha' moments
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Australian Citizenship and Democracy - Teaching Slides
Explore what it means to be an Australian citizen with this in-depth teaching presentation.
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Australian Citizenship Values - Match-Up Activity
Learn key vocabulary terms related to Australia’s citizenship values with this set of hands-on match-up cards.
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Australian Citizenship Values - Scenario Cards
Apply the values of Australian citizenship to everyday events with this set of 24 scenario cards.
- Free Plan
The Australian Citizenship Pledge - Cloze Worksheet
Familiarise your students with the Australian citizenship pledge with this cloze passage worksheet.
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Traits of Good Citizens - Match-Up Activity
Identify and match characteristics of good citizens with this vocabulary-building activity.