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Behind the Lines is an annual exhibition at MoAD (Museum of Australian Democracy). It celebrates the role of political cartoonists in Australia and highlights the power that their drawings have in contributing to our daily political and social discourse.

This Learning Facilitator-led program is designed to make political cartoons and Media Literacy accessible to students. Onsite worksheets with clipboards will be provided to help guide students through the content. The program is flexible to suit a variety of subject areas and learning objectives.  

PACER ELIGIBLE PROGRAM

Investigate objects and uncover the arguments for and against the Franklin River damming project in a facilitated workshop. Then take on the role of politicians to debate the World Heritage Properties Conservation Bill 1983 in our historic chambers.

PACER ELIGIBLE PROGRAM

Experience the ways people are heard in a democracy, both through an interactive activity and taking on the role of politicians in an historic debate re-enactment.  

Our historic debates challenge students through the use of modified Hansard speeches. Students will either learn the arguments for and against the introduction of conscription during the Vietnam War, OR about a constitutional issue: state versus federal rights and how each approached the topic of the damming of the Franklin River in 1983.

This teacher-facilitated learning program has been designed to engage students in years 1-3, through discussion, as they search for symbols, shapes, sights and sounds at one of Australia’s most significant places. Students and teachers will embark on a journey around the outside of MoAD to explore the rich heritage which surrounds the Old Parliament House building, including:

• the Aboriginal Tent Embassy
• Australian Parliament House
• the Australian War Memorial
• the Senate and House of Representatives Gardens

This program connects students with their surroundings; they pause to think about why places are considered significant in their community, who they are significant for and reflect on how they can be cared for. As part of this experience students record their observations and discoveries on a map which can be used to extend discussions and reflections back in the classroom.

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This ‘hands on’ program helps students explore active citizenship through the UNICEF resource School-in a-Box.

Students interrogate the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and consider their various rights and responsibilities as citizens in our community.  The program includes a heritage experience in an historic Chamber where laws that affect us today were debated and passed.

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Learn about active citizenship and how change is made in Australia’s democracy. Investigate parliamentary roles within an historic chamber and discover how young people can have their voices heard.  

Our interactive exhibition experience interprets change throughout Australia’s history using the stories of important people and objects. Examine the ways in which change has been made from Federation to present day and investigate how we can all make a positive difference.

Join the MoAD Learning team from your own classroom or as a multi-connect program with your students learning from home as we facilitate one of our four digital excursion programs. Your students will learn about our democracy, their rights, freedoms and responsibilities and how they can be active citizens who can make a difference in society.

These programs are suitable for students in classrooms, hospital schools and distance education/home learning settings. The programs:

• visit special places in the building
• bring historical events and people to life
• analyse primary and secondary sources
• involve students in group activities and quizzes
• explore students' rights and responsibilities in our democracy
• provide pre- and post-visit activities for students and teachers

Our five programs are:

• MoAD Junior Investigators - 30 minutes - Years K-3
• You, Me and Sustainability - 30 minutes - Years K-8
• Democracy: Our House, Our Voices - 45 minutes - Years 1-8
• Drawn Together - 45 minutes - Years 5-10
• Rights and Freedoms - 45 minutes - Years 7-12

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Truth, Power and a Free Press is a permanent exhibition where students can investigate stories and objects from Australia's rich media history.

In this program, students will develop their media literacy and critical thinking skills while learning about the important role that the media has within our democracy. Students will explore the stories behind a range of museum objects and collaborate in heritage spaces where members of the press really worked. In this program students are encouraged to look for reliable sources and ask key questions of the media they consume in order to be empowered, informed digital citizens.

In this digital workshop, your students will discuss the techniques used by cartoonists, practice their visual analysis skills and learn about the role of political cartoons as an example of media in our democracy.

Political cartoons are an accessible way for students of all ages to develop their critical thinking and medial literacy skills. We have selected a range of accessible cartoons from our current Behind the Lines exhibition, as well as exclusive content from one of Australia’s leading cartoonists. 

Your students will become cartoonists and create a collaborative drawing with the MoAD Learning team, while also developing their media literacy and critical thinking skills. They will design their own cartoon to investigate how they can have a say on issues that are important to them.

In this digital workshop, your students will discuss the techniques used by cartoonists, practice their visual analysis skills and learn about the role of political cartoons as an example of media in our democracy.

Political cartoons are an accessible way for students of all ages to develop their critical thinking and medial literacy skills. We have selected a range of accessible cartoons from our current Behind the Lines exhibition, as well as exclusive content from one of Australia’s leading cartoonists. 

Your students will become cartoonists and create a collaborative drawing with the MoAD Learning team, while also developing their media literacy and critical thinking skills. They will design their own cartoon to investigate how they can have a say on issues that are important to them.