Урок "Identities, diversity and common values"

Activities

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Ask the students to imagine they were writing their profile to join Instagram. Explain that the rules of the site have changed and they have to write their profile using only three words to describe who they are. They should think not just of physical descriptions or personality, but also words relating to other factors such as their beliefs, the different communities they belong to and their origins.

Ask if anyone is willing to share their profile with others. Ask them why they chose the words they did. Where does their identity come from? Discuss – is anyone in the class exactly the same?

Is it OK to be different? What factors affect a person’s identity? (their beliefs, interests, gender, race, where they live, family, values, etc.)?

0 – 5 mins

Pick students to read out the four Celebrity Identity Cards. Students take it in turns to read out the sentences on the cards. The rest of the class listen, and when the student reads out something that they have in common with the person they should put their hand up. Continue until all or most of the class have their hands up. NB: Didier Drogba is a trained accountant and was criticized for his weakness for fast food! (Hence the characteristics on the card.)

Summarise by explaining that even though people have many differences in religion, age, culture, ability, etc, people have also a lot in common.  There are both similarities and differences between people.

5 – 10 mins

Ukraine (or your town or school) is very “diverse” – what does it mean? Brainstorm as a class. In small groups, discuss the benefits and challenges of living in a diverse society (or learning in a diverse school, if relevant).

Feedback from each group. Summarise: there are many benefits to living in a diverse society but there are also challenges. Explain that you will discuss the challenges later.

10 – 30 mins

Even though we are diverse, there is one thing we all have in common: ask the class what this is. One thing we all have in common is that we are human beings. We all have human rights. Human rights are based on a set of values. We are going to explore our own values and see if we can develop a set of values we share as a class. Remind the class of the definition of a value – “A value is a belief about what is right or wrong and what is most important in life which influences behaviour”

Give out the Values cards to small groups, students choose the nine cards they think are the most important, then rank the values using a diamond ranking pattern. They try and reach a consensus on the top three. There is a space for them to add another value they think is important. Facilitate feedback from the groups. Ask them to explain the reasons for the pattern they chose and write the top three values of each group on the board and try as a class to group them together to identify the values the group share. This activity encourages students to explore their own values and values that they share with other people.

Remind the students of some of the core values of the UDHR, the first international human rights document (https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights ). Do they remember what those core values were? Refer back to FRED. Discuss: Do their shared class values match the FRED values? Does everyone in the class agree with the FRED values? Are there any that they would like to add?

Remind the class that the majority of countries adopted the UDHR and have agreed to subsequent human rights treaties. Most would say they agree with the core values within it. Even though we are all different there are shared fundamental values which most people agree with.

30 – 50 mins

Thinking back to the challenges the groups identified of living in a diverse society, how do you think the shared values of human rights can help overcome these challenges?

• Treating everyone with respect can help resolve conflicts between different groups.
• If everyone is treated fairly and with equality then groups are less likely to feel discriminated against.
• The value of “dignity” helps to prevent people from being ridiculed for their beliefs and helps them to feel comfortable about expressing them.

50 – 60 mins

                                                                    I was born in England.

                                                                    I am a Muslim.

                                                                    I support a football team.

                                                                    I love boxing.

                                                                    I am Amir Khan,

                                                                    Commonwealth lightweight boxing champion

I love R&B music.

I am interested I fashion.

My friends are very important to me.

I am Christian.

I was born in the US.

I am Beyonce,

Lead singer of the world’s best selling

female group of all time –

Destiny’s Child

My family come from West Africa.

I grew up in France.

I like burgers.

I love football.

I am good at maths.

I am Didier Drogba,

Chelsea football player

I like dogs.

I play the piano.

I was born in England.

I am a Christian.

I am Elizabeth II,

the Queen of England

Materialism

Financial success – making money

Peace

Resolving conflict without violence

Fairness

Treating people fairly

Reliability

Keeping promises

Equality

People should be treated equally no matter who they are

Competitiveness

Being the best

Ambition

Trying to reach your full potential

Freedom

Freedom for individuals to be who they want to be, freedom of speech

Tolerance

Accepting and valuing people’s differences

Respect for others

Respecting other people’s views and way of life

Honesty

Telling the truth at all times

Protecting the environment

Being environmentally friendly in everything that you do

Compassion

Caring for others

Generosity

Giving to others

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