Activity Introduction
Subjects: English
Year level: Year 9
Topics: English Skills, Health & Wellbeing, Social Issues, Organ and Tissue Donation
Teaching time: 60 minutes
Quick summary: In this lesson, students will consider their own opinions about organ and tissue donation. They will think through common concerns or beliefs and how they and others feel about them. They will plan how to have a conversation with friends and family that communicates their wishes.
This lesson has been created in partnership with DonateLife to get young Australians talking about organ and tissue donation.
Organ, eye and tissue donation saves lives, restores health and improves the quality of life for thousands of Australians each year. But did you know that only 2% of people who die in hospitals each year can be considered for organ donation? One organ donor can save the lives of up to seven people and help many more through eye and tissue donation.
21st-century skills:
Australian Curriculum Mapping
Content descriptions:
Year 9 English:
- Understand that roles and relationships are developed and challenged through language and interpersonal skills (ACELA1551)
- Explore and reflect on personal understanding of the world and significant human experience gained from interpreting various representations of life matters in texts (ACELT1635)
- Use interaction skills to present and discuss an idea and to influence and engage an audience by selecting persuasive language, varying voice tone, pitch, and pace, and using elements such as music and sound effects (ACELY1811)
Syllabus outcomes: EN5-3B, EN5-5C, EN5-7D
General capabilities: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability
Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability
Relevant parts of Year 9 achievement standards: Students create texts that respond to issues, interpreting and integrating ideas from other texts. They make presentations and contribute actively to class and group discussions, comparing and evaluating responses to ideas and issues.
This lesson is part of the wider unit of work DonateLife: Exploring Organ and Tissue Donation – Years 9 & 10.
Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – teachers will need to monitor students as they work through the activities and provide support with conversation strategies.
Resources required:
- A device capable of presenting a video to the class
- Student Worksheets – one copy per student.
Cool Australia’s curriculum team continually reviews and refines our resources to be in line with changes to the Australian Curriculum.
