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This activity is based on the
NCEA Level 1 Achievement Standard
Decide on social action in relation to a social issue.
Students are required to:
Credit
- State possible social actions in relation to a social issue and identify
their likely consequences.
- Identify, with reason(s), the preferred action(s).
Merit
- State a range of possible social actions in relation to a social issue and
identify their likely consequences.
- Identify the preferred action(s) and justify with reasoned argument.
Excellence
- State a wide range of possible social actions in relation to a social
issue and outline, in depth, their likely consequences.
- Identify the preferred action(s) and justify with reasoned argument.
Notes:
A range means at least 3 possible social actions.
In depth means students must do one or more of the following:
- classify consequences using social studies ideas and terms
- describe and explain relationships and interrelationships between
consequences
- use different perspectives to examine consequences.
A wide range means more than 3 possible social actions.
Justify means giving reasons that may be social, political, economic,
humanitarian, long-term, short-term, etc.
Reasoned argument is one in which the reasons are linked logically and
supported with evidence to provide a justification for the preferred action.
The Task
Students will need a copy of the
Social Decision Making Template.
Individually or in pairs students will:
- Briefly outline issues related to Landmines.
- Suggest a wide range (at least four) of possible actions that people could take to deal with the issue.
- Discuss, in depth, the likely consequences (eg. short-term, long-term, for the victims, for people living in mined areas, for deminers) of each action.
- Identify preferred action(s).
- Justify their choice with reasoned argument.
This material has been produced by UNITEC Institute of Technology
under contract to the Ministry of Education.
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