Section outline

  • Kia ora...students. For this week we will examine one social problem that is  prevalent in many developing countries, that is Child Soldiers.

    Learning Intentions: We are learning to (WALT)...

    • Identify one case study that harbors child soldiers
    • Examine the economic, political and social conditions of this country
    • Research why adopt a child soldiers as a norm into society

     

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Understood the countries that implement this social injustice of child soldiers
    • Examined reasons for child soldiers to be in place: Community protection vs Ethics

     

    Activities:

    1. By working in groups of three identify one case study that indicates the plight of child soldiers. Examine the history as well as socio-economic patterns of this country.(consider case studies such as Ghana, Rwanda, Syria, Afghanistan,Iraq
    2. Explain critically their involvement in war and protection.Discuss key reasons for thier involvement
    3. Discuss the social /cultural/ emotional/ physical / political/ environmental and economic impacts this social injustice brings.
    4. Watch documentary on Child soldiers in the Middle East
    5. What are your thoughts about this human injustice
    6. Resources:
    7. Newspapers/case studies/ images/ you-tube clips/maps
    8. Resources:

    9. Child Soldiers - Children in Conflict

      www.child-soldier.org/

    10. Child Soldiers International

      www.child-soldiers.org/

    11. 11 Facts About Child Soldiers | DoSomething.org ...

      https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-child-soldiers

     

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING... to design graphs and other data that demonstrate the cultural profile of our class and compare this with date of the the population groups that exist is Auckland and other cities in NZ. We are planning to deduce similarities and differences based on this data
    • We are planning to apply what I know about myself and make a cultural kite that reflects my cultural identity.

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

      • We are PLANNING... to design graphs and other data that demonstrate the cultural profile of our class and compare this with date of the the population groups that exist is Auckland and other cities in NZ. We are planning to deduce similarities and differences based on this data
      • We are planning to apply what I know about myself and make a cultural kite that reflects my cultural identity.