Module 1: SELF RESPECT

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While this activity is going on, the teacher could prepare the role play exercises on worksheet 2 page 6 TV interview with others. These activities could be another way of understanding the attitudes which make winners and losers. The scenes could be presented to the class and discussed with the findings of the other groups.

Issues which could arise from the role play are:

• ways in which others can help us gain self-respect
• how our own behaviour can increase our self-respect
• how the way in which you win can affect how much people respect you,

activity two

This activity uses worksheet 1 page 5 Why respect?

The class needs to be divided into four groups. Use worksheet 1 page 5. Cut along the lines and give box one to group one, box two to group two and box three to group three. Each of these groups should discuss and write down its answers to the question(s) on their paper.

Explain to group four that, while the others are performing the above task, they will unobtrusively observe how the members of those groups are working with each other. Box four gives them questions to consider as they watch. Then, as a class, exchange ideas on how well the pupils think they have done in showing mutual respect.

Using the results of these two activities, decide with the class how you are all going to monitor the growth of mutual respect within the community of the classroom. This could be in the form of a chart, entitled: "We DO this and We DON'T do this". In deciding what to put on the chart, the class may want to consider how to

• encourage each other to make a positive contribution
• identify actions and attitudes which are needed to give support to others
• identify actions and attitudes which make others feel small
• decide how the class might deal with situations where people damage the self-respect of others
• encourage class-members to do their best (which brings dignity and self-respect) and consider how to recognise and reward this.