Responding to an Issue – Level 4 Sample Unit
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Introduction
In Responding to an issue students investigate and take a position on a local issue. They evaluate different aspects of the issue and write an article presenting a response from a selected point of view.
Suggested duration: 5−6 sessions (50 minutes per session).
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This unit provides opportunities for students to demonstrate achievement of elements of Level 4 standards in Civics and Citizenship, English, Thinking Processes and Information and Communications Technology.
Students are assessed on their ability to:
- demonstrate understanding that there are different viewpoints on an issue
- develop their own questions for investigation, collect relevant information and make judgements about its worth
- develop reasoned arguments using supporting evidence
- write a newspaper article
- suitably format a newspaper article.
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