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Students show empathy for people when they feel they are treated differently.

Students understand how Australia’s ‘national identity’ is represented and shared.Students understand why unity in diversity is important to reconciliation across the nation.Students understand Australia’s diverse national identity, including that of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.If teaching in a context with a high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, it is imperative that guidance is sought from the Principal and Aboriginal Education Officer (or equivalent) prior to screening the film. Teachers are advised to use their discretion when deciding whether to show this film. Note: This film may not be suitable for viewing by all young people. Given the content, it is also important for teachers to communicate with parents and guardians of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students before playing the film and/or engaging with the teaching and learning resources. Our Watching the Film lessons are designed to support you in facilitating this process. We highly recommend that students view the film in its entirety before participating in subsequent lessons. Using only archival footage aired at the time, The Final Quarter holds a mirror to Australia and is an opportunity to reconsider what happened on and off the football field. Using their new understandings, they will finish with a critical reflection on what it means to be Australian. Students will then work in small groups to evaluate a range of sources that demonstrate how ‘Australian identity’ is represented and shared with the world and within the nation. They will consider what it was like for Adam Goodes to grow up in Australia as an Aboriginal person and how his perspective can influence their understanding of what it means to be Australian.

In this lesson, students are invited to investigate what it means to be Australian and challenge their thinking on the diversity of views on Australian national identity. Quick summary: Retired AFL star Adam Goodes is known to many for his resilient journey in the face of detrimental treatment by AFL spectators and the media beginning in 2013.