Context
Learning about sport and the media through cricket.

Unit aim
To understand the social and cultural significance of sport, both for the individual and for society.

General overview
In this unit students explore the effect of the media on their attitude towards cricket. This can be combined with a series of modified and small-sided games of cricket.

Key area(s) of learning
Sports Studies - 4th bullet, Physical Activity - 4th and fifth bullets.

Underlying concepts
This unit will enable students to identify and reflect on factors that influence people's attitudes and perceptions relating to cricket (socio-ecological perspective).

AO	Learning outcome	Learning experiences	Assessment opportunities
4A4	Students will describe how media messages can influence their attitudes towards cricket and describe how this can affect feeling of self-worth.	Students participate in cricket skills development activities and modified games. Students identify their attitudes towards cricket, towards winning and losing, and to gender. Students identify media messages and the influence of these on their own attitudes towards cricket. Students relate their attitudes to cricket to their feelings of self-worth.	Students completed worksheet on media sources and examples of messages from media about cricket.
5B4	Students will investigate and experience ways in which their competence and participation in cricket is influenced by media messages.	Students will define competence, rate their competence in cricket, and describe social and cultural factors that effect their level of competence. Students will investigate how the media portrays a range of social and cultural factors.	Students completed self-assessed competency charts.

Possible teaching approach
Cooperative learning