lesson 1

A UNITED NEWSFLASH

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Lesson 1

A United newsflash

Lesson duration

60 minutes

Lesson venue

Classroom

Important teacher advice

WALT - We are learning to...

Decide on questions that should be asked at a football press conference.

WILF - What I’m looking for...

• I know what a press conference is.

• I can discuss in my group what questions I believe should be asked at a football press conference.

• I can justify my groups choices to the class.

• I can help the class reach a consensus.

TIB - This is because...

It will provide us with research topics that will help us learn about the cultures represented by Asian football clubs playing in Australia.

Lesson preparation

Prior to the lesson teachers should organise the following:

• Access to an interactive whiteboard, computer(s) and other appropriate equipment for the class to view a video.

• Teacher information – Sample graphic organiser.

Visual resources available

The visual resources available to teachers for this lesson are:

• Video - Unit scenario - video outlining your student’s challenge for this unit.

• Video 1.1 - This is football - a brief introduction to football for those students and teachers unfamiliar with the sport - this video can also be used as a scene setter for this unit of work.

• Video 1.2 - The press conference.

Lesson delivery

The following provides you with a suggested plan on how to deliver this lesson. You are encouraged to take a flexible approach and modify this lesson and its timings to suit the needs and abilities of your students.

1. Assemble teams (5 minutes)

Classes that have not completed Our respect rules - Values lesson

Divide the class into six teams. Teams should, where possible, consist of students who do not normally belong to the same friendship group. It is also recommended that each group has a mix of academic abilities and a spread of students with a familiarity of football.

Classes that have completed Our respect rules - Values lesson

If you set the scene for this unit by completing the optional Our respect rules - Values lesson student groups should remain the same as those that were formed during that lesson. These groups should remind themselves of the team rules that they agreed to by reading over their signed agreement.

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Unit pathways

There are a range of teaching pathways that you can take in this unit. It is recommended that you review the lesson-by- lesson Unit overview provided to assist you with your forward planning.

Assessment

The Assessment rubric should be discussed with students in the early stages of this unit. You may make changes to this rubric in line with the lessons you decide to cover.

Information and Communication Technology (ICT), media and social media

The use of ICT, media and social media is encouraged in this unit. See ICT, media and social media opportunities for more information.

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A United NEWSFLASH

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The scenario

2. Outline scenario (10 minutes)

At the start of the lesson have the class watch the Video - Unit scenario and (or) read with them the following scenario on interactive whiteboard or projected on a data screen. Be sure to check your students’ level of understanding and clarify any words that are unfamiliar to them.

THIS IS UNITED NEWS

You are a member of a television media crew working for AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION NEWS - a nationwide sports TV network.Adelaide United is hosting a football tournament in its hometown with a number of teams from different Asian countries invited to play. The job of your media crew is to produce a television news report focusing on a game that Adelaide United plays against an Asian team in the tournament. Using press conference and match coverage content, your media crew will produce a story that tells others about the cultural and football background of the teams and players participating and how they performed in the tournament.As interest builds across Australia and Asia, it is the job of your media crew to make sure you create an exciting and informative news report for the huge football TV audience that will be watching.

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3. Assigning Asian countries (5 minutes)

Asia can be defined in geographical terms, but it can also be described in terms of cultural, religious, historical and language boundaries or commonalities.

In the Australian Curriculum studies of Asia pay particular attention to the sub-regions of:

• North-east Asia, including China, Mongolia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea and Taiwan

• South-east Asia, including Indonesia, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Vietnam, Laos, East Timor, the Philippines and Cambodia

• South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

The Asian Football Confederation, of which Australia is a member, also has member countries from West Asia such as Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Yemen.

Assign one of these countries or other countries in the ASEAN, Central, South, East or West Asia regions that is of particular interest or relevance to five student groups. The remaining student group should be assigned the state or territory represented by Adelaide United. This can be done at random or by student choice.

Once countries have been allocated ask students to research online a team that plays in the top division of that country. Once identified they should name their group after it. If time is limited this may be a task that students can conduct as a group in their own time if you prefer.

All groups should have their team names confirmed by the start of the next lesson.

4. The press conference - What is it? (10 minutes)

Once countries have been assigned, each team’s first challenge is to prepare for a student press conference where they have to answer a range of questions about the club and country they are representing.

Show the class Video 1.2 - The press conference. This video explains to students what a press conference is and how they should prepare and conduct themselves as interviewers and interviewees.

Tell students that later in the unit they will take part in a series of press conferences. As members of a television news crew they will be asking other teams questions. They will then reverse roles and as representatives of a club and country, they will be answering questions.

5. The press conference - What questions will we be asked? (30 minutes)

Using Video 1.2 - The press conference as reference, brainstorm with students the question:

As members of a television news crew what questions would you ask an Asian or Australian team that you are interviewing before a game?

In your discussion, focus on what people who watch their television news program might want to know about the team, players and country they are interviewing. Draw a graphic organiser (see: Teacher information – Sample graphic organiser) on the board to record student responses.

Student responses might include football related information on:

• Star players and emerging players

• Their hopes for the tournament

• Exciting moments they had in qualifying for the tournament

• Challenges they experienced as a team

• Background of the coach

• Football history? Great moments? Disappointing moments?

Student responses might include non football related information such as:

• Inspirational people from their country, state or territory

• Size of population, demographics and diversity of people

• Customs, traditions and mythology

• Iconic country, state or territory symbols

• Religion

• Food and their nutritional requirements in Australia

• Language and how they will adjust in Australia.

Once the class has exhausted its ideas ask each team to decide on four football related and four non football related questions that they think should be asked at the press conference.

The questions students decide on should be open-ended or restated as open-ended questions.

Questions starters such as Who? What? When? Where? Why? and How? encourage people to talk and volunteer more information. Students should be encouraged to use these to develop their football and non football related questions.

When teams have made their decision ask them to justify their choices to the remainder of the class. It’s the class’ task to settle on the eight questions that all groups need to prepare for.

Let students know that in the next lesson they will research information so they can answer these questions.