Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy (Teacher Pack)

This teaching unit is based upon the 2024 documentary film, Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy, directed by Nic Stacey. The film investigates corporate culture, the rise of fast fashion, and the environmental and ethical consequences of buying habits. The documentary explores the hidden mechanisms behind retail strategies and their impacts on global sustainability.

This comprehensive Teacher Pack – Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy equips educators of upper secondary students with a range of tools to deliver high-quality learning experiences, including analytical and persuasive focus assessment options (plus alternative assessment/extension activities adaptable for differentiated learning).

Contents (digital/editable/printable files ready for immediate download and use):

1. Teacher Guide (34-page PDF)

• Unit overview
• Inquiry questions
• Learning objectives
• Suggested lesson outline
• Teacher Answer Guide – comprehensive answers to all Student Booklet questions – see yellow
• Focus Assessment – Persuasive Speech or Analytical Essay
• Alternative Assessment/Extension Activities
• Explore Further – resources and links

2. Student Booklet (33-page PDF and DOCX)

• Pre-viewing, Viewing and Post-viewing activities/reflection
• Focus Assessment Tasks – Persuasive Speech or Analytical Essay (assessment scaffolding/templates/checklists)
• Alternative Assessment/Extension Activities – individual, group and project-based tasks for real-world application
• Explore Further – resources and links

3. Teaching Presentation (23-slide PPTX and KEY [for macOS users])

• Learning objectives
• Discussion starters
• What is a documentary? (documentary styles, critiquing a documentary)
• Pre-viewing, Viewing and Post-viewing resources
• Assessment support

Unit duration: 15+ lessons

Curriculum Links:

The Teacher Pack can be directly linked to the following subject areas within the Australian Curriculum:

• English
• Media Studies
• Environmental Science
• Psychology

In addition, the Teacher Pack relates directly to the following General Capabilities within the Australian Curriculum:

• Critical and Creative Thinking
• Personal and Social Capability
• Ethical Understanding
• Literacy

As well as the Cross Curriculum Priorities of:

• Sustainability
• Asia and Australia's Engagement with Asia

Please note: Access to view the film is not included in the resource pack. The film runs for 1 hour and 24 mins and has an official rating as M (coarse language). Please check your country's classification for this film prior to use with students.