Caught in the Crossfire pdf - Unicef

Unit Plan
Title of Unit: Caught in the Crossfire
Context: Children affected by conflict
Year: 10
Level: 5
Setting: Global
Perspective: Age
Duration: 6-8 Periods
Approach: Inquiry
Achievement Objective
Students will gain knowledge, skills and experience to understand
how people define and seek human rights.
Learning Outcomes
Students will:
• Understand how the affect of war on children has led people to
define and seek to meet children’s rights
• Develop an empathy towards and an awareness of children
who live without their basic rights being met
• Be better empowered to assess and decide upon their own
responses by studying how others respond to situations where
children’s rights are compromised
Learning Area
Identity, Culture and Organisation
Students learn about communities who experience conflict and how
the changes to the functioning of these societies during time of crises
affects children. They also learn about the role of organisations and
individuals who seek human rights in this context and what influence
their actions have on children impacted by conflict.
(The Identity, Culture and Organisation learning area wording from
the NZ curriculum has been tailored to the context).
Key Competencies
Thinking – using creative and critical thinking to develop
understanding; take informed action and make decisions through
problem solving; and apply knowledge and research.
Participating and Contributing – connecting with others and
being able to contribute appropriately to the global community;
understanding the importance of rights, roles and responsibilities to
the social, cultural and economic operation of society.
Values
Students will be encouraged to value:
• Innovation, inquiry, and curiosity, by thinking critically, creatively
and reflectively.
• Integrity which involves being honest, responsible and
accountable and acting ethically.
• Community and participation for the common good.
• Respect for themselves, others and human rights.
Assessment
Assignment – Students are required to communicate the concerns
of children affected by conflict to the New Zealand public through
the creation of a social networking page or a magazine article. An
assessment matrix is provided.
Formative Assessment – Although not graded, marking the activities
throughout the unit will provide an indication of students’ current
understanding and highlight areas where more learning support
is required. Of particular interest may be the completed graphic
organisers, students own definitions of life saving, life sustaining
and development, the completed activities from the lesson on new
innovations for use in emergencies, and the attitude and response
sheets from lesson six.
Unit Review – A short multi-choice test at the end of the unit is
designed to ascertain if the unit’s learning outcomes have been
achieved.
Resources Required
CD (see pocket on the inside cover of this resource)
Access to computers and the internet
Newspapers
Data Projector (to show a power-point presentation)
Using Language, Symbols, and Texts – using text and images to
convey and learn ideas through an assignment and in class work, and
using oral language through discussions and sharing to help students
convey and construct knowledge.
Relating to Others – relate to others by negotiating solutions in a
group, listening to others’ viewpoints and voicing opinions.