Appendix 1

LESSON PLAN
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

LESSON ORGANISATION
Year Level: 9

Time:2.30pm

Date: Week 3

Students Prior Knowledge:

Learning Area: Media Studies

Strand/Topic from the Australian Curriculum

The effectiveness of student media work for the
specified audience and intended purpose
(ACAMAR078)

Team skills and specific role responsibilities
(ACAMAM076)

Media production skills to integrate and shape codes
and conventions in media work for a specific purpose,
meaning and style (ACAMAM075)

General Capabilities (that may potentially be covered in the lesson)
Critical and
Literacy
Numeracy
ICT
competence

creative thinking

Students are able to work effectively in groups

Students have a clear understanding of the
codes and conventions of print advertisements
Students are aware that every advertisement
is created for a specific purpose and to appeal
to a specific target audience
Students are able to confidently use the
programs Spiderscribe (as a planning tool) and
Canva (as a creative tool)

Ethical
behaviour

Personal and
Social
competence

Intercultural
understanding

Cross-curriculum priorities (may be addressed in the lesson)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
histories and cultures
Proficiencies:(Mathematics only)

Asia and Australias engagement with Asia

Sustainability

Lesson Objectives (i.e. anticipated outcomes of this lesson, in point form beginning with an action verb)
As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:

Complete the process of identifying and allocating roles to each group member to begin a media creation
project
Students will identify their own specific roles in completing a group media production (creation of a print
advertisement
Students will identify a group aim for their advertising project and will demonstrate un understanding of the
assignment task and rubric

Students will begin the process of a collaborative media production, by identifying the key codes and
conventions they will use in their production and how this will influence the chosen target audience. Through
a statement of intent for their production

Teachers Prior Preparation/Organisation:

Ensure students have access to Spiderscribe,
Canva and Answer Garden
Students have been allocated groups for the media
production assignment
Students were given task sheets for the assignment
in the previous lesson
Students are to bring their copies of the assignment
task sheet and rubric

Provision for students at educational risk:

Students with vision impairment: Have access
to a task sheet and rubric printed in larger font
Students with learning disabilities: provided
with written instructions for each activity and
assistance with using ICTs

LESSON EVALUATION (to be completed AFTER the lesson)

Assessment of Lesson Objective and Suggestions for Improvement:

Were students able to work effectively in groups?

Were students able to successfully allocate roles among their group members without
conflict?
Was the use of Spiderscribe effective in allowing students to learn the importance of
planning and skills allocation in media productions?

Teacher self-reflection and self-evaluation:

- Did students benefit from your assistance while they were beginning their assignments?
- Do students seem to have a clear understanding of the assessment task and rubric?
- Are students seeming comfortable with the use of Spiderscribe and Canva?
[OFFICIAL USE ONLY] Comments by classroom teacher, HOPP, supervisor:

LESSON DELIVERY (attach worksheets, examples, marking key, etc, as relevant)

Time

Motivation and Introduction:

2.30

Show motivational image on projector

Greeting to students:
I hope you have all had an opportunity to read over the group assignment
task sheet, since entering the classroom today you are no longer year 9
students, you are now taking on the role of a collaborative print advertisement
creator/producer!

Resources/References
Align these with the
segment where they will
be introduced.

Projector to display
motivational image

Before you begin this exciting creative process lets do a quick summary as a
class of what we have learned the last three lessons.
2.32

Lesson Steps (Lesson content, structure, strategies & Key Questions):

1. Summary of Key concepts:
-

Students are instructed to open Answer Garden

Students are given 2 minutes to respond to each of the questions
posed: 1. What are the conventions of print advertisements? 2.

ICT devices for students

to access Answer Garden
Projector to display
Answer Garden

What are the key points to remember about copyright laws?

Students are able to ask about any conventions/copyright laws they
may be unsure of before beginning the assignment

2. Media Project Planning + Role Allocation

2.40

Instruct students to open a group Spiderscribe

-

2.55

Students are instructed to separate their groups Spiderscribe into

sections using the assignment task sheet and rubric to summarise the
main tasks
Students will split roles of the assignment equally between group
members
Using Spiderscribe, students will create a brief project plan and
concept brainstorm for their assignment for all group members to see
and access
Students will give the teacher a copy of the link as part of the
assessment process to ensure each group member fulfils their role
Students will then use their Spiderscribe to create a group aim
outlining the target audience and purpose of the advertisement they
will create

Access to Spiderscribe
as a group

Discussion questions:
Why is it important to allocate roles to team members in a media
production?
Do you think collaborative planning or individual planning for a
group project is more effective? Why?

2.05

3. Production time
Students are instructed to open Canva
-

Students are given 20 minutes of the lesson to work on their media

production projects as a group

Access to an ICT device

with Canva

Teacher action: While students are working on projects walk around to

each group and ask them to share their idea for their groups
advertisement, identifying the target audience and purpose.
2.25

Lesson Closure:(Review lesson objectives with students)

-

Students are instructed to open their key concepts Spiderscribe

from lesson 1
Students will add the key concepts from this lesson into their
spiderscribe, focusing specifically on media production skills and role
allocation

Transition: (What needs to happen prior to the next lesson?)

- Before the next lesson, students will meet with their group to discuss their
progress on the project
Assessment: (Were the lesson objectives met? How will these be judged?)
-

The Spiderscribe created by each group of students in lesson step 2

will assess lesson objectives 1 and 2
Objectives 3 and 4 will be assessed through the teachers observation
+ questioning of students as they are working on their production
projects in class

Resources:
Motivational image

Answer Garden setup:

https://answergarden.ch/279195