Lesson Plan

Year level: 6 Duration: 1:30

I can: identify the roles and responsibilities of electors and representatives in
Australias democracy
Resources: Interactive Whiteboard
Victorian Curriculum link: Identify and discuss the key features of the Australian
electoral process (VCCCG010)

Identify the roles and responsibilities of electors and representatives in Australia's

democracy (VCCCG011)
Teaching Focus: Clear instructions, timing, behaviour management, assessment,
engagement
Time: Action: Questions:
15 What is an electorate? Whole class
mins http://www.abc.net.au/btn/ What is an electorate?
story/s4473632.htm What is redistribution?
Safe seat?
Marginal seat?
History of voting
10 http://www.abc.net.au/btn/
mins story/s4464749.htm

Preferential voting Why is preferential voting

http://www.abc.net.au/btn/ important?
story/s3835708.htm

Have you seen a ballot paper

10 http://www.aec.gov.au/ before?
mins Voting/How_to_Vote/

40 Students research government Small group work

mins policies in teams What might your policies be?
What resinates with you? - Write these down in your
books
Have students create parties
(choose a name)
Campaign Share with the class the policies
you found
- Next lesson CAMPAIGN

Individual work
5 mins Reflection What did you find interesting?
What might you like to know more
about?