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24 MAY 2017
INTERMEDIATE Fairness and justice
Touching lives
WHAT does it mean to be fair? It is often easy to look at someone else and pass judgement but ask yourself if you think you are a fair person. Do you:
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Treat people the way you wish to be treated?
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Consider yourself reasonable and open to ideas?
2.
Treat people without any prejudice?
5.
Respect rules?
3.
Consider the feelings of others who might be affected by your decision?
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Play fair and not take advantage of those who are weaker than you?
● Identify ● Reason
● Measure ● Organise
● Imagine ● Brainstorm
Communicating ● Oral ● Written
● Aural
Problem solving
Creative thinking ● Connect ● Invent
Critical thinking ● Identify ● Reason
NiE Activity 1 Critical thinking
NiE Activity 2
● Question ● Recreate ● Research ● Present
● Organise
● Imagine ● Brainstorm
● Connect ● Invent
● Question ● Recreate ● Research ● Present
Communicating ● Oral ● Non-verbal
● Written ● Aural
Collaborating ● Listen
● Compromise
● Contribute ● Attain goal respectfully
Based on Questions 1 to 6 in the introduction, prepare a motivation poster that advocates or champions fairness in the treatment of people. Use at least five words or phrases from The Star in your poster. Cut out a suitable photograph that can be used in your poster, too. You may use the template below as an example. When everyone is done, conduct a show-and-tell session in class. Then, pin the posters on your classroom notice board. Do a gallery walk. Place a star on your favourite poster. You can do this activity in groups.
Collaborating ● Listen
Problem solving
Creative thinking
DO YOU PRACTISE
● Listen
● Contribute ● Attain goal respectfully
Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.” Who was Eleanor Roosevelt? She was the first lady of the United States when her husband Franklin Roosevelt was the president from 1933 to 1945. (Franklin was president when Japan attacked Pearl Harbour in 1941. He declared war and joined the Allied Powers.) Eleanor felt that she could do more than host parties for foreign dignitaries and politicians. So as first lady, Eleanor became involved in many organisations that helped the poor, children, women and the underprivileged attain better lives. After her husband’s death in 1945, Eleanor represented the United States for seven years as a member of the United Nations (UN), which was created in part by her husband. Eleanor was a human rights activist. She helped write the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This declaration was a big step forward for mankind as it stated that the people of the world should be treated fairly. No government should be able to take certain rights away from them.
Paste a suitable picture from The Star
Now that you know more about the originator of this quote, ponder on this. Discuss the meaning of Eleanor’s quote on fairness in relation to her dedication to improving the quality of people’s lives around the world. In groups of four, scan The Star for situations you see as unfair. Present them in class. (You can provide a brief summary of the story by using your Wh- and How questions.) Brainstorm on solutions together. Finally, based on ideas from the brainstorming session, each group writes a quote related to fairness to be posted on the classroom notice board. You can use ideas and words from The Star to help you.
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