SCRATCHING BENEATH THE SURFACE OF

‘ASIA’S WORLD CITY’

OUR INQUIRY:

KNOW: The various features and aspects of Hong Kong

DO: Be able to use a range of media tools

UNDERSTAND: Identity and culture are interdependent

(connected), shaped by a range of perspectives

THE INQUIRY MODEL

WE WILL USE

Brunner’s model of Inquiry (2012)

We will be using

questions from this model to guide our thinking

and learning.

WHAT SHAPES IDENTITY?

In groups of 3-4 complete a spider diagram, drawing on your

understanding from last year. Include the key concepts from

last year:

Change: In what ways does identity continually develop/

change?

Responsibility: What responsibilities shape my identity?

Influences: How is identity shaped by social, geographical

and historical factors?

Beliefs and values: How do my values and beliefs shape my

identity?

Identity

Change

Beliefs

and valuesResponsibility

Influences

Other?

Growing

older

New

information

about

myself and

others

My role in

school/famil

y

Who my

friends are

What

country I

live in

What I think

is right or

wrong

Whether I

practise a

religion

Example:

WHAT IS ‘CULTURE’?

In teams of no more than four come up with a definition of

‘Culture’ and try to give 2-3 examples of elements of culture:

eg the sport/s played.

Share these with the class and determine an overall ‘class’

definition.

Write it in your journal

Identity and culture are interdependent

(connected) and are shaped by a range of

perspectives.

This inquiry will go deeper into what these perspectives

might be and the effect they have on Hong Kong’s identity.

KEY IDEA

HONG KONG:

A WORLD CITY?

Our inquiry will lead us to write a persuasive speech to be

presented about Hong Kong and whether or not it is a ‘world

City’.

So, how do we determine a country’s quality of life?

What makes it a world city?

Play the clip (click on pic) and

list all of the aspects of Hong Kong

that this advert used to claim it is a

World City.

(You may need to watch it more

than once!)

WHAT DID YOU LIST?

Did you also include any of the following?

• economy

• climate

• pollution levels

• housing

• population happiness index

• crime

• healthcare

What might be some different perspectives on Hong Kong…

PERSPECTIVE:

CIRCLE OF VIEWPOINT

I am thinking about Hong Kong from the viewpoint of _________________

I think that Hong Kong… (consider how your chosen person might describe

Hong Kong)

PREPARING FOR MY

INQUIRY

WHAT DO I KNOW?

Quickwrite 10 minutes to write down

everything you ‘know’ about HK that will

help you answer the question about

whether Hong Kong is a ‘World City’.

Write fast, don’t worry about technical

accuracy. Try to fill the page/ box.

WHAT DO I NEED TO

KNOW?

Check off the information in your Quickwrite

against the list created earlier that will give you a

good sense of aspects of a country eg .healthcare,

crime-rates, happiness index

What might I need to investigate to know more…(

write in your journal)

BEING A GOOD ‘RESEARCHER’

What are the attributes of a good researcher?

What are the ‘places’ we could look for information on Hong Kong?

What is the best why to store information and how could we ensure others can use it as well?

GALLERY WALK

Each topic has been put onto a piece of chart paper.

1. Create a spider diagram with your responses .Each

person will write individually. Before you write something

read the paper to ensure that it is a new idea. Record

each idea only once.

2. Now rotate to the next table. Read the idea and add your

own. Remember- no repeating ideas.

3. Do the same for the third table. Then return to your

original table to see what has been added.

All of this must be done in COMPLETE SILENCE!

FINDING OUT

Use the following resources to learn about areas you have gaps in.

Waste problem in Hong Kong(3.25 mins)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2Tp3olW8Vc

Hong Kong travel guide- Must see attractions (4.29 mins)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhm6XFBaJjk

10 Most livable cities in the worldhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nU5-4GDsSI

Sports institute targets ‘world-class results’ ( 2.49 mins)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNBRzBdA9Hw

Hong Kong: History, Food culture and Climate (5.10 mins)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnq413BSopM

Hong Kong struggles with pollution (3.56 mins) Financial Timeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqwlv8FexFM

Housing problem in Hong Kong 2013 (3.17 mins) China Daily Asiahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GFU4sEwlWY

Megacities- Hong Kong (46 mins) National Geographic Documentaryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuuhHIOluNo

Extreme transformer home (10.16 mins)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB2-2j9e4co

Why is Hong Kong protesting against China (3.22 mins)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wzpPjVu5tg

FIND YOUR OWN

SOURCES TO LEARN MORE

List down possible people, places and sites you can ‘visit’ to

learn more about Hong Kong.

Once you have been allocated your group and have done the

‘Cubing It’ activity you will know more about what you need

to research this week, for next lesson.

At home be sure to investigate at least three sources and

record your information on a Google doc for next week’s

lesson.

GROUP WORK

Your teacher will allocate your groups.

Read ‘Group Work Roles’ and complete the tasks.

CUBING IT

Create a cube for your group and then each person will consider which task they will start with.

It doesn’t matter if more than one student wants to work on the same side.

Some are more difficult than others and as a group you must all cover sides except the purple side, which will be done last.

You will have some time next lesson as well.

GET TO IT!

Spend some time researching, finding out about your

‘Cubing It’ task.

When you have learned something, put it into your Google

Doc (that your Orgnisers have set up).

BRIDGE ACTIVITY

Think about what you knew about Hong Kong at the

beginning of the lesson, and now you have learned more.

Self-reflect by doing the activity in your journals.