Rationale
This unit plan was developed for an Independent Islamic School, central, with the co-education system, located in an urban area and with the number of students totalling at 500. Notably, to present content to students in a school that emphasizes a particular religion, it is necessary to make references to the religious texts. For this reason, Lesson 2 uses references to Qu’ran and offers students to read a passage that points out several key issues reflecting the view of bullying form the Islamic perspective.
The text, in particular, outlines some of the essential socio-cultural factors pertaining to religion, for which Islamic people were historically bullied (“Bullying,” n.d.). This is a crucial element of this unit because it helps students define inappropriate and violent behaviour that targets their religion.
Facilities and resources available include the Qu’ran, text of an article that will be distributed to students, and facilities that will allow showing videos in Lesson 2. Since the lesson plan includes a demonstration of short videos explaining bullying behaviour, the school must have the appropriate hardware and capabilities for displaying these videos in class. The Australian curriculum identifies several elements of bullying education that students must undergo.
The main scope of Lesson 2 is in defining the types of bullying behaviour and learning how to respond to them by notifying teachers and parents. Since these lessons discuss the topic of bullying, it is essential to use the curriculum specifics and community events because this will help enhance learning and assist in developing a better comprehension of the community action against bullying. The Bullying. No Way! is the organization holds an anti-bullying day each year in March, for instance, in 2020 the anti-bullying activities will take place on March 20th (“NDA 2020 register now!,” n.d.).
The purpose of linking the unit to this activity is to provide students with an example of a nationwide program against bullying. This should also help them develop their projects in Lesson 6, where they will try to address bullying in their communities. As a result, in Lesson 6, they will offer their project addressing bullying behaviour and present it to their class, which is the main aim of the Unit Plan. Following the scope and sequence, students will gradually learn about the characteristics of bullying as inappropriate behaviour, different types and context, response strategies and empathy for others.
References
Bullying. (2018). Web.
Bullying. No way! (n.d.). Web.
NDA 2020 register now! (n.d.) Web.
NSW Education Standards Authority. (2018). NSW syllabus for the Australian curriculum. Sydney, Australia: NSW Education Standards Authority.
Protect yourself rules. (2018). Web.
What is bullying. (2018). Web.