After BTC Assembly

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After BTC Assembly

• Starter Word Unscramble
• LENVOCIE
• GRENVEE
• NOSPRELA HICEOC
• Can you figure out these words?

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Learning Objectives

• To be able to discuss, as a class or in groups,
  issues of concern to young people
• To begin to understand the impact of the media on
  violence
• To explore and discuss the importance of
  forgiveness in difficult situations.

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Class Discussion

• For each of the following questions or
  statements, you will discuss
• Do you agree or disagree? Yes/ No
• Why? Give three reasons - explain your thinking.
  
• Because a)
• b)
• c)
• 3. Other things to think about, other points of
  view. Other people might say but.

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Class Discussion

• Do you think the media
• has an impact on violence?
• Extension Is this impact positive or
  negative?

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Class Discussion

• Is having some one to talk to when
• you feel angry / hurt / rejected helpful?
• Extension How does it help?

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Class Discussion

• Sometimes, the most lasting lessons
• in life emerge from tragedy.
• Do you agree?

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Class Discussion

• If you could make one change that would help
• stop the violence young people experience,
• what would it be?

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Class Discussion

• Some students say we are a culture that tolerates
  only one way to be in, to be accepted, to be
  cool.
• Are we a culture that does not tolerate
  differences?

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Questions to discuss

• Can a person forgive without trivialising the
  offence?

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Questions to discuss

• What is the role of forgiveness on the global/
  societal level?

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Statements to discuss

• Forgiveness neither ignores past evil nor excuses
  it.

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Statements to discuss

• Individuals who choose not to forgive remain the
  victims of violence and its consequences of
  bitterness forever.

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Statements to discuss

• Not everyone is capable of forgiveness.
  Forgiveness is something only extraordinary
  people can do.

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Feedback

• Each group should feed back to the class.
• Say
• What question you chose
• Your reasons Explain your thinking
• Other things that we should think about, or other
  viewpoints that people might have.