The power of positive thinking

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The power of positive thinking

At a Glance

Grade Level: 10, 11 and 12

Subjects: Life Orientation and Language.

Topics: The positive aspects of our new South Africa, with specific focus on the past 10 years of democracy.

Time Needed: 7 Weeks of two periods a week.

Key Learnings: Planning skills and people relation skills are to be developed.

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Unit Summary
In this unit students will be encouraged to have a positive frame of mind about their culture and their country.

Curriculum Framing Questions

	Critical Question: How can we influence ourselves more?
	Unit Questions: Should we proudly be South African? How do I feel about my country? What are the positive aspects of the new South Africa? What are my contributions to improving the country? How can I help to influence people more positively? What can we improve upon in the next ten years?

Instructional Procedures
Task 1
In groups learners will get a brief introduction in the form of a power point presentation to the "Power of positive thinking" from the teacher. Learners will then be supplied with a number of resources per group.
Each group will then give feedback on their specific resource.

Task 2
Learners will receive the worksheet and be asked to complete it. In groups, the learners will then discuss how well they know their country.
Learners read passage individually and then answer questions on comprehension test. Reading passage from 2. www.safrica.info/10years/rhythm-advert.htm* as well as worksheet.

Task 3
Learners must design a brochure and a newsletter to showcase the given topic. See samples Positive Brochure and Positive Newsletter.

Task 4
Learners must design a website and develop a power point presentation to showcase the given topic. See Positive Website and Positive Presentation.

Prerequisite Skills

Learners should be aware that we all have different opinions of our country.
Learners' knowledge of current affairs plus a reading comprehension and understanding.
Basic computer skills like evaluating internet resources, browsing, copy and paste. Also selection and research skills.

Special Educational Needs:
The advanced learner will be able to produce more complicated and challenging projects as such learners will not be restricted at all. Teacher, dictionaries and internet are available for second language English speakers, SEN learners will be allowed to produce less challenging projects.

Assessment
Assessment is done by peers, self and educators. Rubrics are available for

Credits
This unit was designed by Sharmaine Dunn during an Intel Teach to the Future programme in the Free State Province of South Africa.

Curriculum Statements
The learner is able to listen and speak for a variety of purposes, audiences and contexts.
The learner is able to read and view for understanding and to evaluate critically and respond to a wide range of texts.
The learner is able to write and present for a wide range of purposes and audiences using conventions and formats appropriate to diverse contexts.

Resources
Prepare Assessment rubrics, questionnaires, comprehension passages, worksheets, written work

Internet resources:
1)   www.safrica.info/10years/rhythm-advert.htm*
2)   www.imc.org.za*
3)   www.safrica.info/ess_info/sa_glance/history*
4)   www.safrica.info/ess_info/sa_glance/sustainable*
5)   www.safrica.info/10years*

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