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Describes different viewpoints, ways of living, languages and belief systems in a variety of communities ** __RATIONALE:__ ** This Unit of Work has been designed within the curriculum of a small inner city school. The school takes great pride in its rich cultural diversity, playing a crucial role on the development of this Unit of Work related to HSIE.
 * CUS2.4 **

Throughout the course of the unit students, effectively working in groups of four, will become familiar with major religions and celebrations (many of which are present within our society and school). The prime focus for this unit is to equip students so that they are able to produce a rich multi modal text involving a video presentation based on one religion and its features.

Students will be provided with a range of activities in order to acquire deep knowledge and understanding on their specific religion, assisting them for the creation of the final video presentation task. Class activities will include the exploration of symbolic images and pictures as well as the construction of information reports, procedures, posters, descriptions and conduction of interviews with community members. These types of learning experiences will allow students to effectively develop their literacy skills, including those of visual, written and verbal nature.

It is expected that by the end of this Unit students would have worked co-operatively to produce a rich multi-modal text, applying the knowledge acquired within lessons to produce an engaging video presentation about a specific religion.