Learn about Sustainability through political cartoons, animation and advertising. Students will be supported in developing their Media Literacy skills and have the opportunity to create their own visual media pieces around leadership and taking sustainable action. Students will explore heritage spaces within the Museum of Democracy building to discuss the role of the media in our democracy and consider how young people can be involved as engaged and informed members of the community.

MoAD (the Museum of Australian Democracy) is located in the spiritual home of Australian democracy—Old Parliament House. At MoAD Learning young citizens are engaged and informed, empowering them to use their voice and agency. MoAD encourages students to use an inquiry approach to investigate and explore opportunities for environmental change, and to learn how they can use their voice to make a difference.

No but an activity pack with instructions for creating your Leadership Cartoon and a selection of images to analyse will be sent out.

No prior knowledge is required.

In this program students will:

• Develop their Media Literacy skills to discuss techniques used by political cartoonists and advertisers.
• Apply their understanding to create their own political cartoon.
• Consider how types of media can be used to inform, entertain and persuade.
• Discuss, question and imagine ways they can be informed and engaged within our democratic system to support sustainability.

In this video conference students will:

• Discuss the role of the media in our democracy.
• Explore heritage spaces within our building.
• Participate in the creation of a collaborative cartoon around Leadership.
• Unpack a range of media types to develop their critical thinking skills.
• Design their own Leadership cartoon around Sustainability.

Science: Science Inquiry

• Scientific ideas, findings, patterns, trends and relationships can be communicated for a specific purpose and audience, using various presentation formats, scientific vocabulary and digital tools as appropriate (VC2S6I06)

Critical and Creative Thinking

• Learning strategies suited to general and specific contexts, including different ways of identifying, expressing and organising key learning, and undertaking spaced practice (VC2CC6M01)

Arts: Visual Arts

• Explore ways that visual conventions, visual arts processes and materials are used to communicate ideas, perspectives and meaning in visual arts practices across cultures, times, places and other contexts, including from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (VC2AVA6E01)

Arts: Media Arts

• Use media languages, media technologies and production processes to construct media arts works that communicate ideas, perspectives and meaning for specific audiences (VC2AMA6C01)