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Lesson plan: Peace and conflict in the news
From the Key Stage 2 classroom activities on
Global Citizenship themes online resource
Age group: 7 - 11
Aims:
For pupils to begin to understand some causes of conflict and some
strategies for tackling conflict and for conflict prevention; to
be able to detect bias, opinion and stereotypes; to find and select
evidence; to have a growing interest in world events.
What to do:
This activity could continue over several weeks. You will need
a selection of newspapers, both tabloid and broadsheet, for the
duration of the activity.
Ask the pupils to keep a corridor display board diary of peace
and conflict news items for the benefit of the whole school. Include
local and international events, initially by finding reports in
the newspapers you have brought in. Then encourage pupils to bring
articles in from home, write up things they have heard from television
or radio, or download articles from news web sites. Both successful
conflict resolutions and continuing disputes should be included.
It is important that reports are taken from different types of papers,
and for pupils to look for media bias in, for instance, comparing
two reports of the same event. The pupils could take it in turns
to change the news and manage the display over the duration of the
activity. If this activity is set to run for the term, appoint a
committee with an editor. Encourage the whole school to become involved,
with representatives from different classes, the office, the lunch-time
supervisors and others bringing items in for the board. (Ties in
with Assemblies - local and
global news).
Planned outcomes:
That pupils increase their awareness and understanding of current
events, local and global, as well as media presentation of information,
and that they take on the responsibility for maintaining an interesting
and informative display for the benefit of the whole school.
Curriculum links:
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England
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Scotland
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Wales
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PSHE/Citizenship:
- To realise the nature and consequences of antisocial and
aggressive behaviours, such as bullying and racism, on individuals
and communities; to take responsibility; to participate; to
explore how the media present information; to find information.
Literacy Hour:
- Year 4, term 1; Year 4, term 3; Year 6, term 1.
ICT:
- Analysing data and asking questions; evaluating information,
checking accuracy and questioning plausibility.
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PSD:
- Interpersonal relationships.
Environmental Studies:
- Ability to act in ways that are sensitive to global and
development issues; understanding of conflict and decision-making
processes, including the influence of the media.
ICT:
- To be aware of the implications and appreciate the need
for responsible use of ICT.
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PSE:
- To understand how conflict can arise from different views
about environmental issues; to know that people differ in
what they believe to be right and wrong.
Reading:
- To read texts with challenging subject matter; to use inference,
deduction and prediction to evaluate the texts they read;
to pose pertinent questions about a topic they are investigating.
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From the Key Stage 2 classroom activities on
Global Citizenship themes online resource
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