Curriculum Area: _English __drama__________________ Topic: empathy and understanding roleplay___________________ Year Level:_6_____________
General Aim / Goal: whole group inclusive lesson Prerequisite knowledge / understanding / concepts / skills:
Learning Outcomes | Time | Teaching / Learning Strategies | Organisation | Resources | Assessment Strategies |
Orientating Phase | |||||
To include the whole class in the learning | (Warm up) everyone walking around room imagine you’re in a city. Randomly assign numbers 1 to 3 while they are walking say “1’s imagine you know that city, you work there you go there every day 2’ imagine you are from the country and have never been to the city at all, 3's you can choose you are to pretend you know the city or are lost. You can all walk in any direction. Agin with 1,2,3's as old people, young people, hurt people. Whole group role play page 26 drama book You have delved deeply into the phenomenon of natural disasters how they happen, contributing factors, this lesson is again trying to work on our understanding of the loss and sheer human tragedy in Natural disasters and also explore any positive impacts. Say: “This is a letter a friend sent from Japan I want you to listen to it , first as though you are yourselves here in Australia Dear Gem and them, First I want to thank you so very much for your concern for me. I am very touched. Sorry to make it a letter to you all But it seems the best way at the moment to get my message to you. Things here in Sendai have been rather surreal. But I am very blessed to have wonderful friends who are helping me a lot. Since my shack is even more worthy of that name, I am now staying at a friend's home. We share supplies like water, food and a kerosene heater. We sleep lined up in one room, eat by candlelight, share stories. It is warm, friendly, and beautiful. During the day we help each other clean up the mess in our homes. People sit in their cars, looking at news on their navigation screens, or line up to get drinking water when a source is open. If someone has water running in their home, they put out sign so people can come to fill up their jugs and buckets. Utterly amazingly where I am there has been no looting, no pushing in lines. People leave their front door open, as it is safer when an earthquake strikes. People keep saying, "Oh, this is how it used to be in the old days when everyone helped one another." Quakes keep coming. Last night they struck about every 15 minutes. Sirens are constant and helicopters pass overhead often. We got water for a few hours in our homes last night, and now it is for half a day. Electricity came on this afternoon. Gas has not yet come on. But all of this is by area. Some people have these things, others do not. No one has washed for several days. We feel grubby, but there are so much more important concerns than that for us now. I love this peeling away of non-essentials. Living fully on the level of instinct, of intuition, of caring, of what is needed for survival, not just of me, but of the entire group. There are strange parallel universes happening. Houses a mess in some places, yet then a house with futons or laundry out drying in the sun. People lining up for water and food, and yet a few people out walking their dogs. All happening at the same time. Other unexpected touches of beauty are first, the silence at night. No cars. No one out on the streets. And the heavens at night are scattered with stars. I usually can see about two, but now the whole sky is filled. The mountains are Sendai are solid and with the crisp air we can see them silhouetted against the sky magnificently. And the Japanese themselves are so wonderful. I come back to my shack to check on it each day, now to send this e-mail since the electricity is on, and I find food and water left in my entranceway. I have no idea from whom, but it is there. Old men in green hats go from door to door checking to see if everyone is OK. People talk to complete strangers asking if they need help. I see no signs of fear. Resignation, yes, but fear or panic, no. They tell us we can expect aftershocks, and even other major quakes, for another month or more. And we are getting constant tremors, rolls, shaking, rumbling. I am blessed in that I live in a part of Sendai that is a bit elevated, a bit more solid than other parts. So, so far this area is better off than others. Last night my friend's husband came in from the country, bringing food and water. Blessed again. Somehow at this time I realize from direct experience that there is indeed an enormous Cosmic evolutionary step that is occurring all over the world right at this moment. And somehow as I experience the events happening now in Japan, I can feel my heart opening very wide. My brother asked me if I felt so small because of all that is happening. I don't. Rather, I feel as part of something happening that much larger than myself. This wave of birthing (worldwide) is hard, and yet magnificent. Thank you again for your care and Love of me, With Love in return, to you all, In Sendai, The top of Japan on the day of the massive earthquake and Tsunami, imagine it is this day... | Whole class moving about Whole class lying down | Some of the more popular items people chose to save in the event of a flood scattered around hall | ||
Enhancing Phase | |||||
The whole group including teacher behave as if they are an imagined group in the Japanese city/town of Sendai as aftershocks become increasingly violent around them. Language and behaviour are restricted to the situations and characters involved, so that all negotiations amongst the group must be within and appropriate to the symbolic dimension. Class lie down • A state of emergency has been declared people have been told to evacuate their homes. • The Japanese prime minister Naoto Kan urged people to help their neighbours "We ask the people of Japan to exercise the spirit of fraternity, help each other and act fast," he said. outside these walls There is a lot of death and destruction that is going on.. but you are inside you have made it to an evacuation centre and are trying to organise yourselves in this strange environment you each have 3 things saved....there are a lot of dogs and cats. The building is quite solid but you want to make it safer more haven-like because there are regular after shocks and sirens outside that make the young kids cry. 1's speak another language no one understand what you are asking and you have some important questions , 2's you are adults some have slight injuries a broken arm or leg , 3's you are young children, old people but you are hungry | ukelele, pets, photo albums, 6 pieces of fruit a couple of towels, 4 mobiles, 8 cups of water 1 blanket, an umbrella, a helmet, a bike, a couple of pair of shorts | ||||
Synthesising Phase | |||||
Leave time to debrief group by group discuss how each felt : were they supported, how by who | Whole class discussion |
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