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= Rugby World Cup: Culture and Community =

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Content Learning Objectives
By the completion of the unit students will be able to:
 * Outline which nations will attend this event, and describe three distinctive aspects of how the culture of at least one of the visiting countries is different from their own
 * Explain how this event is viewed as important by this country in terms of culture and national identity
 * Discuss what the government is doing to support the staging of this event in this country, and why the government considers these measures to be important.

Process Learning Objectives
By the completion of the unit students will be able to: }}
 * Explain the inquiry process followed by the class to find answers to puzzling questions, and why each step was important
 * Demonstrate at least two skills they found useful in working the inquiry process, and outline how they found these skills useful
 * Participate in a discussion/debate on a topic/issue linked to the inquiry process, providing reasoning for their idea(s)
 * Reflect on their learning from the unit and evaluate what they found most interesting, and how they might be able to utilize the skills they have acquired in this unit in future learning experiences

= Introductory Activity: Changing the Calendar =

Why are your school holiday dates being changed in 2011?

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= Activity 1: Team Game Tournament =

What do we know about the Rugby World Cup?

= Activity 2: Importance to Government =

Why does the government think the Rugby World Cup is so important that the school term dates are changed to cope with it?