Case Study 3: Is data the most truthful thing there is?

Learning Intentions

Analyse post-production scripts from a television series.
Generate and record arguments 'for' and 'against' a topic.
Compare and contrast humanity and technology, recording similarities and differences.

Activity

Review the script from scene 17, episode 10 of The PM’s Daughter. Highlight or circle elements of the story that interest you, anything that stands out as important, intriguing or note-worthy. Then, note down your responses to these sections. For example, highlight dialogue and add notes to explain what the character is feeling.

Watch¬†

Review the script excerpts and listen to the scene breakdown of scene 17, episode 10 of The PM’s Daughter Series 2.

Add notes to the script

Annotate the script while watching the scene in the video below (clip: 00.00 – 1:39) and during the scene breakdown with script producer Jessica Paine (clip: 1:39 - 4:36).

Reflect

As a writing task or class discussion, brainstorm your thoughts on the central idea of humanity versus technology.

Next, use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast humanity and technology, recording what makes them the same or different. For example, humanity and technology are both ‘intelligent’, but in the present day, only humanity has emotional intelligence.

Australian Curriculum Links

Civics and Citizenship

Year 8

Years 9

Years 10

Analysis, evaluation and interpretation

AC9HC8S02

Locate,‚ÄØselect and organise‚ÄØinformation,‚ÄØdata‚ÄØand ideas from different sources.

AC9HC9S02

Locate, select and compare information,‚ÄØdata‚ÄØand ideas‚ÄØfrom a range of sources.

AC9HC10S03

Analyse information,‚ÄØdata‚ÄØand ideas about political, legal or civic issues to identify and evaluate differences in perspectives and interpretations.

Civic participation and decision-making

AC9HC8S04

Explain the methods or strategies related to making decisions about civic participation.

AC9HC9S04

Evaluate the methods or strategies related to making decisions about civic participation.

AC9HC10S04

Evaluate the methods or strategies and outcomes related to making decisions about civic participation.

English

Year 8

Year 9

Year 10

Language |

Text structure and organisation

AC9E8LA03

Explain how‚ÄØtexts‚ÄØare structured depending on their‚ÄØpurpose‚ÄØand how‚ÄØlanguage features vary, recognising that some‚ÄØtexts‚ÄØare hybrids that combine different‚ÄØgenres‚ÄØor elements of different‚ÄØgenres.

AC9E8LA08

Identify and use vocabulary typical of‚ÄØacademic texts.

AC9E9LA03

Examine how‚ÄØauthors‚ÄØadapt and subvert‚ÄØtext structures‚ÄØand‚ÄØlanguage features‚ÄØby experimenting with spoken, written, visual and‚ÄØmultimodal‚ÄØelements, and their combination.

AC9E9LA08

Analyse how vocabulary choices contribute to‚ÄØstyle, mood and‚ÄØtone.

AC9E10LA03

Analyse‚ÄØtext structures‚ÄØand‚ÄØlanguage features‚ÄØand evaluate their effectiveness in achieving their‚ÄØpurpose.

AC9E10LA08

Use an expanded technical and academic vocabulary for precision when writing‚ÄØacademic texts.

Literature | Engaging with and responding to literature

Share opinions about the‚ÄØlanguage features,‚ÄØliterary devices‚ÄØand‚ÄØtext structures‚ÄØthat contribute to the‚ÄØstyles‚ÄØof‚ÄØliterary texts.

AC9E9LE02

Present a personal response to a‚ÄØliterary text comparing initial impressions and subsequent analysis of the whole‚ÄØtext.

AC9E10LE03

Analyse how the‚ÄØaesthetic‚ÄØqualities associated with‚ÄØtext structures,‚ÄØlanguage features,‚ÄØliterary devices‚ÄØand‚ÄØvisual features, and the‚ÄØcontext‚ÄØin which these‚ÄØtexts‚ÄØare experienced, influence‚ÄØaudience‚ÄØresponse.

Literature | Examining literature

AC9E8LE05

Analyse how‚ÄØlanguage features‚ÄØsuch as‚ÄØsentence‚ÄØpatterns‚ÄØcreate‚ÄØtone, and‚ÄØliterary devices‚ÄØsuch as‚ÄØimagery‚ÄØcreate meaning and effect.

AC9E9LE04

Analyse‚ÄØtexts‚ÄØand evaluate the‚ÄØaesthetic qualities and appeal of an‚ÄØauthor’s literary‚ÄØstyle.

AC9E10LE05

Analyse how‚ÄØtext structure,‚ÄØlanguage features,‚ÄØliterary devices‚ÄØand intertextual connections shape interpretations of‚ÄØtexts.

Literature | Creating literature

AC9E8LE06

Create‚ÄØand‚ÄØedit‚ÄØliterary texts‚ÄØthat‚ÄØexperiment with‚ÄØlanguage features‚ÄØand‚ÄØliterary devices for particular‚ÄØpurposes‚ÄØand effects.

AC9E9LE06

Create‚ÄØand‚ÄØedit‚ÄØliterary texts, that may be a hybrid, that‚ÄØexperiment‚ÄØwith‚ÄØtext structures,‚ÄØlanguage features‚ÄØand‚ÄØliterary devices‚ÄØfor‚ÄØpurposes‚ÄØand‚ÄØaudiences.

AC9E10LE06

Compare and evaluate how‚ÄØ“voice”‚ÄØas a‚ÄØliterary device‚ÄØis used in different‚ÄØtypes of texts, such as poetry, novels and film, to evoke emotional responses.

Literacy | Texts in context

AC9E8LY01

Identify how‚ÄØtexts‚ÄØreflect‚ÄØcontexts.

AC9E9LY01

Analyse how representations of people, places, events and‚ÄØconcepts‚ÄØreflect‚ÄØcontexts.

AC9E10LY01

Analyse and evaluate how people, places, events and‚ÄØconcepts‚ÄØare represented in‚ÄØtexts and reflect‚ÄØcontexts.

Literacy | Analysing, interpreting and evaluating

AC9E8LY03

Analyse and evaluate the ways that‚ÄØlanguage features‚ÄØvary according to the‚ÄØpurpose‚ÄØand‚ÄØaudience‚ÄØof the‚ÄØtext, and the ways that sources and quotations are used in a‚ÄØtext.

AC9E9LY03

Analyse and evaluate how‚ÄØlanguage features are used to represent a‚ÄØperspective‚ÄØof an issue, event, situation, individual or group.

AC9E10LY02

Listen‚ÄØto spoken‚ÄØtexts‚ÄØand explain the‚ÄØpurposes‚ÄØand effects of‚ÄØtext structures‚ÄØand‚ÄØlanguage features, and use‚ÄØinteraction skills to discuss and present an opinion about these‚ÄØtexts.

AC9E8LY05

Use‚ÄØcomprehension strategies‚ÄØsuch as visualising,‚ÄØpredicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring, questioning and inferring to interpret and evaluate ideas in‚ÄØtexts.

AC9E9LY05

Use‚ÄØcomprehension strategies‚ÄØsuch as visualising,‚ÄØpredicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring, questioning and inferring to compare and contrast ideas and opinions in and between‚ÄØtexts.

AC9E10LY03

Analyse and evaluate how‚ÄØlanguage features are used to implicitly or explicitly represent‚ÄØvalues, beliefs and attitudes.

Health and Physical Education

Year 8

Year 9 + Year 10

Personal, social and community health | Interacting with others

AC9HP8P04

Examine the roles of respect, empathy, power and coercion in developing respectful relationships.

AC9HP10P04

Evaluate the influence of respect, empathy, power and coercion on establishing and maintaining respectful relationships.

AC9HP10P08

Plan, rehearse and evaluate strategies for managing situations where their own or others’ health, safety or wellbeing may be at risk.

Personal, social and community health | Making healthy and safe choices

AC9HP8P09

Investigate how media and influential people impact attitudes, beliefs, decisions and behaviours in relation to health, safety, relationships and wellbeing.

AC9HP8P07

Explain and apply skills and strategies to communicate assertively and respectfully when seeking, giving or denying‚ÄØconsent.

Making healthy and safe choices

AC9HP8P09

Investigate how media and influential people impact attitudes,‚ÄØbeliefs, decisions and behaviours in relation to health,‚ÄØsafety, relationships and‚ÄØwellbeing.

AC9HP10P10

Plan, justify and critique strategies to enhance their own and others’ health,‚ÄØsafety, relationships and‚ÄØwellbeing.

Critical and Creative Thinking

	Year 8	Year 9+10
Inquiring - Identify, process and evaluate‚ÄØinformation	Identify and clarify significant information and opinion from a range of sources, including visual information and digital sources.	Identify and clarify significant information and opinion from a range of sources, including visual information and digital sources.
Reflecting - Think about‚ÄØthinking‚ÄØ(metacognition)	Reflect on the thinking and processes used when completing activities or drawing conclusions.	Reflect on the thinking and processes used when completing activities and drawing conclusions.
		Identify the objective and subjective aspects of a complex concept or problem, with sensitivity to context.
Reflecting - Transfer knowledge	Transfer knowledge and skills gained in previous experiences to both similar and different contexts, and explain reasons for decisions and choices made.	Identify, plan and justify opportunities to transfer knowledge into new contexts.
Analysing - Draw conclusions and provide‚ÄØreasons	Draw conclusions and make choices when completing tasks by connecting evidence from within and across discipline areas to provide reasons and evaluate arguments for choices made.
Reflecting - Transfer knowledge	Transfer knowledge and skills gained in previous experiences to both similar and different contexts, and explain reasons for decisions and choices made.

Ethical Understanding

Year 8

Years 9 + Year 10

Understanding ethical concepts and perspectives - Explore ethical‚ÄØconcepts

Analyse‚ÄØthe similarities and differences between ethical concepts, such as integrity, loyalty and equality, in a range of situations and contexts.

Explain how different traits, such as‚ÄØhonesty, trust, courage and selfishness interact with responsibilities or duties to determine ethically appropriate responses.

Evaluate‚ÄØthe consistency in meaning of ethical concepts, such as trust, freedom and rights and responsibilities, in a range of situations and contexts.

Explore and analyse examples of the tensions between conflicting positions on issues of personal, social and global importance.‚ÄØ

Digital Technologies

Year 8

Knowledge and understanding | Digital systems

AC9TDI10P02

Analyse and visualise data interactively using a range of software, including spreadsheets and databases, to draw conclusions and make predictions by identifying trends and outliers.