Blue is a feature documentary film charting the drastic decline in the health of our oceans. With more than half of all marine life lost and the expansion of the industrialization of the seas, the film sets out the challenges we are facing and the opportunities for positive change. Blue changes the way we think about our liquid world and inspires... Read more »
Tuning in
A tuning in activity helps students to define and focus on the issues they will be dealing with in the unit of work.
Finding Out
Students will need to obtain more information about the issues they are going to investigate. They can identify questions of interest and research these either in small groups or on their own. Once information is gathered, it can be shared using chosen communication methods e.g. short presentations. Students can continue finding out by completing a range of investigations, including gathering data. They use appropriate methods to present and communicate what they have found out.
Blue: Persuading to Reduce Plastic – English – Year 9
Blue: Powerful Persuasion on the Plastic Problem – English – Year 10
Blue: Speaking to Inspire Action – English – Year 9
Blue: Communicating to Change Minds – English – Year 9
Blue: Using Persuasive Language to Create Change – English – Year 9
Blue: Rhetorical Devices and Coral Reefs – English – Year 10
Considering Social Action
Students are given opportunities to apply their learning in real world situations, in the classroom, school, home or the local community.
