Introducing the lesson: Present relevant background information, the purpose of the lesson, and the learning objectives.
Teacher Activity 1:
• Hand out Resource A1 and review information regarding Jeremy Gilley’s vision, the Peace One Day initiative, its history and success, and the importance of the individual.
• Ask students if they believe that they, as individuals, can make a difference in the world.
• Ask them how they think a day of peace might make a difference in their community.
• Hand out copies of Resource A2. Explain to students that they are to use this worksheet to make notes on: The reasons against creating a ceasefire/ non-violence day and the benefits of creating the day of peace.
• Students can recap on characters from Jeremy’s film by using Resource R, Film Characters.
Reflection/Ideas to Discuss:
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One of the key objectives of this lesson is for students to grasp the difference between the terms ‘ceasefire’ and ‘non-violence’, and the relationship between peace in their immediate environment and peace in the world at large. It is also important for students to comprehend that they, as ‘individuals’, are named in UN GA Resolution 55/282 and that Peace Day applies to them. Ask students the following questions. (You may wish to select from this list, assign small groups or partners to respond to specific questions, or open this up to a whole class discussion.)
• Why do you think it was so important to include the term ‘non-violence’ in the Resolution?
• What do you think about Jeremy’s quest? • Was it worthwhile? • Are humans predisposed to war? • Why do people go to war? • Is peace possible? • How did a day of peace make a difference in Afghanistan? • How can individuals make a difference? • What images, words, or phrases in the film do you remember most? • What are the consequences of war (destruction of the environment, overburdened health care system, disease, polluted water supply, famine, poverty, etc.)?
• What are the practical benefits of the ceasefire/non-violence day? What would be the effect if everyone on the planet observed the day?
• In what way does a UN General Assembly ‘Resolution’ reflect world opinion? • Is violence something that happens only in other countries? • Consider what you, as an individual, can do to make peace on Peace Day, 21 September. Take your Three Steps to Peace One Day.
• Students looking at the feature-length film could answer the questions on Resource A3.
Please help students to consider the Three Steps to Peace One Day
Review the purpose of the lesson and learning objectives to determine mastery. 13
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