Edc/hre volume III living in democracy Rolf Gollob and Peter Krapf (editors) edc/hre lesson plans for lower secondary level

UNIT 3: Diversity and pluralism
How can people live together peacefully?
Lesson title
Lesson 1: 
How can
people live
together? 
Lesson 2: 
Why do
people
disagree?
Objectives
To consider issues which
arise when communities
with different values and
beliefs try to live together
in peace.
To consider the role of
education in developing
understanding between
people of different
cultures.
To consider whether
individuals, on their own,
can influence society.
To consider reasons why
people have different
opinions on important
issues.
To develop the ability to
discuss contested issues.
To consider what values
are necessary to underpin
democratic societies.
Student tasks
Students discuss issues
raised by a story.
Students engage in
critical thinking.
They share ideas.
Students role-play to
explore an issue.
Students make statements
about and defend their
views on a range of
issues.
Students analyse the
sources of disagreements
on publicly contested
issues.
Students consider
influences on their own
values.
Students develop
guidelines to encourage
respect for pluralism and
ensure that the quality of
respect and dialogue over
public issues is upheld.
Resources
Copies of
student
handout 3.1.
Large labels
for the “four
corners”
exercise.
Method
Discussion.
Critical thinking.
Hypothesising.
Role play.
Discussion.
Reflection.
Critical thinking.
Developing rules
collaboratively.
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Unit 3 – Diversity and pluralism