Activity 1- The social effects of inclusive language

In this lesson, students can examine the Yarra River Protection (Wilip-gin Birrarung murron) Act 20177, and reflect on the social effects of inclusive language.

Step-by-step guide

Step 1: Read the Yarra River Protection (Wilip-gin Birrarung murron) Act

In the first lesson, students can examine the Yarra River Protection (Wilip-gin Birrarung murron) Act 2017 ⁰ , considering, in particular, the preamble that opens the Act.

Step 2: Write discussion notes

With reference to this example, students can write discussion notes on the social effects of inclusive language. Students can then have the discussion as a whole class or in smaller groups.

Step 3: Think, Pair, Share- Reflection writing

In the second lesson, students can write a reflective paragraph describing a time when they experienced or observed the social effects of exclusionary language. Students can attend to the distancing or marginalising effects of this.

Step 4: Think, Pair, Share- Discussion

In pairs, they can then share their example and consider how inclusive language could have been used instead and what difference it would have made in their example.

Step 5: Think, Pair, Share- Whole class discussion

The whole class can then reconvene and discuss a number of examples.