LESSON 13.7 Inquiry: Can community action make a difference?
LEARNING INTENTION By the end of this lesson you should be able to: • discuss issues related to the campaign to stop imprisoning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women for the non-payment of ýnes • explain your ýndings on whether community action can make a difference. Before you begin Access the Inquiry rubric in the digital documents section of the Resources panel to guide you in completing this task at your level. At the end of the inquiry task, you can use this rubric to self-assess. Inquiry steps Step 1: Questioning and researching Deýne your inquiry question. Use the below as inspiration. • Why are people sent to prison for not paying ýnes? What are the reasons that ýnes are not paid? • Are there any alternatives to sending people to prison? • What are the rates of imprisonment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women and non-Indigenous men and women in Australia? Why does this matter? Does it seem fair? Why has this become an issue? • How can ‘people power’ lead to a change in the legal system? • What other questions do you have in relation to this topic? Conduct research to ýnd out more about this topic so that you can answer your inquiry question. Step 2: Civic participation and decision-making Identify strategies that individuals can use to bring issues related to the law to the attention of lawmakers. What would you do if you thought an aspect of the law needed to change? Step 3: Analysis, evaluation and interpretation Identify individuals and groups who have campaigned to change the law. • What strategies did they use? • How effective were these strategies? Step 4: Communicating Select a format to present your point of view. For example, this could be a short video, a mock TV interview or a PowerPoint presentation.
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