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personal, social and academic contexts EAL 12-9 reflects on, assesses and monitors own learning and refines individual and collaborative processes as an independent learner Humanity noun human beings collectively, the quality or condition of being human, human nature, the quality of being humane, kindness, benevolence Explicit teaching writing Wallpaper Activity to collect students’ current understanding about ‘what is means to be human’. On post it notes, students write a question or comment about the focus question. This is then organised into headings in the classroom (for example, potential of humanity, negatives of humanity). Ideas are collated into a large mind map on the board or on butcher paper. This activity leads to the Focus on Writing Personal Reflection. Related text Poem and advertisement – ‘Thrive’ by Phil Wilcox Cut up the lines of the poem and distribute to groups of two to three. Students need to arrange the poem in the chronological order they think the poem is originally ordered in. Students compare their constructed poems with the short clip and consider how the meaning of the poem is altered. Group discussion When in your life do you think you lose ‘magic’? Is ‘magic’ all around you? Draw a table with two headings: magical elements of humanity, dark elements of humanity. Table as many ideas as you can about the good things humans have accomplished and the problems humans have brought upon the world. Extension activity Ethical scenarios about humanity Part of the human condition involves constantly navigating choices, what is morally right and what is ethical. Pose a series of scenarios to students in pairs, who must discuss and rationalise their decisions. Link discussion back to the focus question ‘what does it mean to be human’? leniency, mercy, mercifulness, pity, tenderness, benevolence, charity, generosity, magnanimity Wallpaper Activity ‘Before reading’ activity Text reconstruction, predicting meaning before the reading of the text Key terms morality ethics navigating Talk to contextualise content The teacher illuminates what an ethical scenario means and leads discussion Focus on Writing activity – personal reflection What does it mean to be human? Students compose a personal reflection detailing what being human means to them. In their response, students consider what makes them human and a relevant example of a time when one’s humanity or lack of humanity was demonstrated. ModAHyperlinks.doc Hyperlink 2 ‘Magic of Technology’ Phil Wilcox poem ModAHyperlinks.doc Hyperlink 3
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