Module 3: RESPECT LIFE

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activity three

Create two large notices one saying yes and the other no which are placed on opposite sides of the room.

The game begins with the class divided roughly into two groups sitting on each side of the room by the notices.

Read the story on resource sheet 6 page 29 The wise fool? and stop after each question. Everyone then moves either to the yes or the no side according to their own answer to the question. When you get to the last question you read out either the no answer if the majority have voted "no" or the yes answer if this is the majority

Help the class then to relate this story to their own situation. Consider questions such as:

• what would their friends say if they started clearing up the litter in the streets?

• what would the family think if they decided to take more care of their belongings and/or to eat less "junk" food?

• who is prepared to do one or both of these even if no one else joins in?

• what practical things could they decide to do together to make their area a better place in which to live?

• is there a project that the class could take on?