Rescue, The (Teacher Pack)

This teaching unit is based upon the 2021 documentary, The Rescue, directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi. The film focuses on the gripping and inspirational rescue of a team of twelve soccer players and their coach from a flooded Thailand cave in 2018.

• What's possible in an impossible situation?
• What is true courage?
• What makes each of us unique?

This comprehensive Teacher Pack – The Rescue equips educators of secondary students with a range of tools to deliver high-quality learning experiences (individual, group and whole class modes), including a Group Project – Celebrating the Individual and five Persuasive Speaking Assessment Task options.

Contents (6 digital/editable/printable files ready for immediate download and use):

1. Teacher Guide (26-page PDF)
• Unit overview
• Inquiry Questions
• Suggested Lesson Outline
• Teacher Answer Guide to all Student Booklet
• Assessment Task options (including Focus Task – Group Project – and Persuasive Speaking Options)
2. Student Booklet (26-page PDF and DOCX – Suitable for Google Classroom)
• Pre-viewing activities
• Viewing activities
• Post-viewing activities
• Focus Assessment Task – Group Project 'Celebrating the Individual' Festival (including planner)
• Persuasive Speaking Assessment Task options (including models/template/checklist)
3. Teaching Presentation (23-slide PPTX and Key [for macOS users])
• What is a documentary? (documentary styles, critiquing a documentary and documentary film conventions)
• Discussion starters – 1-4
• Pre-viewing, Viewing and Post-viewing resources (including links)
• Assessment Options
• Persuasive Speaking resources
4. Bonus – poster (printable PDF file for classroom display)

Unit duration: 15+ lessons

Curriculum Links:

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

• English
• Media

In addition, the Teacher Pack relates directly to the cross-curriculum priorities of Asia and Australia's Engagement with Asia, along with the following General Capabilities within the Australian Curriculum:

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

Please note: The film and this teaching unit is very well-suited to a multi-disciplinary approach, in which pastoral/personal development is key. The film's focus on the importance of selflessness, perseverance, the uniqueness of every individual, courage and teamwork is of particular value.

The film runs for 1 hour 47 mins and has an official rating as M. Please check your country's classification for this film prior to use with students.

Features:

• Digital/editable/printable files delivered in a single ZIP file (3× PDF, 1× DOCX, 1× PPTX, 1× KEY)
• Professionally designed by an experienced educator
• Highly visual and engaging
• Suited to all learners
• Crisp, clean layouts
• A range of whole class, group work and individual learning resources

Please note: Access to view the film is not included in the resource pack.