Tackling Racism - Othering

Tackling Racism - Othering

Lesson 2 of 6 in this unit

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • Health and Physical Education
  • ...

Lesson Summary

Othering creates separateness and exclusion within society. Students will identify the behaviours represented in a range of scenarios that lead to othering and assess the impact of these behaviours on the mental health and well-being of others, including professional sportspeople.

This lesson is recommended to be delivered as part of the Tackling Racism Through Sport unit. This will help students to strengthen their understanding of these concepts and inspire them to have healthy and constructive conversations about race and racism. It may also support students in challenging racist behaviours and attitudes in themselves and others.

Learning Intentions:

Students will...

  • understand that othering people creates separateness and exclusion
  • assess how these behaviours can impact on the mental health of others

Success Criteria:

Students can...

  • identify the behaviours that lead to othering
  • engage respectfully in a class discussion

Lesson Guide and Printables

Teacher Content Info
Lesson Plan
Student Worksheet

Lesson Details

Curriculum Mapping

Content Descriptions:

Years 9 & 10 Health and Physical Education:

  • Analyse factors that shape identities and evaluate how individuals influence the identities of others (AC9HP10P01)
  • Evaluate the influence of respect, empathy, power and coercion on establishing and maintaining respectful relationships (AC9HP10P04)
  • Evaluate emotional responses in different situations to refine strategies for managing emotions (AC9HP10P06)
  • Plan, justify and critique strategies to enhance their own and others’ health, safety, relationships and wellbeing (AC9HP10P10)

Syllabus outcomes: PDHPE5.3, PDHPE5.6, PDHPE5.7, PDHPE5.8, PDHPE5.11, PDHPE5.13, PDHPE5.16.

General capabilities: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Intercultural Understanding, Personal and Social Capability

Relevant parts of Years 9 & 10 Health and Physical Education achievement standards: Students propose and evaluate personal strategies to manage their identities, emotions and responses to change. They evaluate how attitudes and beliefs about equality, respect, diversity and inclusion influence the nature and quality of relationships. Students propose and justify strategies to manage online and offline situations where their own or others’ health, safety, relationships or wellbeing may be at risk.

Level of teacher scaffolding: High – this lesson contains sensitive topics and teachers will need to be alert to the needs of students and the content of discussions, and ensure that students feel safe and that intended and unintended effects of racism are not perpetrated during the lesson.

Resources Required

  • Device capable of presenting a video to the class
  • Lined paper or a small journal for each student
  • Student worksheet – one per student

Skills

  • Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Empathy
  • Social Skills

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