WRITTEN ELABORATION OF CLASSWORK 

Interactive  lesson

1. Subject of lesson- TOLERANCE-DUTY AND NECESSITY

2. Date of execution-19^th Nov 2007

3. Place-Hristo Botev High School -11^th B grade

4. Duration-45 min

5. Aims of lesson

5.1. Educational

• explanation of the term TOLERANCE

• explanation of some aspects of tolerance

5.2 Instructive

• listening to somebody else’s opinion

• acceptance of differences

• appraising the positiveness in other people though it is different from our point of view

6. Plan of the lesson

6.1The theme of the lesson is announced and the rules of the work are introduced

• no correct and wrong opinions

•  listening to each other

•  no remarks about opinions

•  no offence

•  respecting the dignity of other people

6.2 Drawing closer games and presentation-5 min

The contest takes place in class and all contestants know each others names and some information about themselves. Each contestant shares what he/she likes most and does not like. All answers are written on a sheet of paper without names.

6.3 Brainstorming -10 min

"What is tolerance according to you?"

Starts the first who wishes to express an opinion and then points the next but choosing him/her from the list of the things which likes or does not like.

All opinions are written. The definition of tolerance from UNESCO DECLARATION is read.

6.4 Discussion on types of tolerance – 5 min

Each contestant can say what he/she is ready to accept and be tolerant  to and gives reasons. All opinions are written.

6.5 Situational game-20 min

The number of students in class is twenty-seven. They are divided in five groups of 6-7 students. The division is based on the signs of the card. Those students who have the same signs form a group .Each group presents the tolerance to different people-tolerance to the poor, ill people, people with different sexuality, religion, race and ethnic tolerance. Groups work 5 min. They can present their view on tolerance by  mime. The other contestants try to guess what the presented tolerance is.

6.6 Summary -5 min

Every contestant who wishes can share with others what he/she wouldn’t accept before the lesson and how his/her opinion changed after .

Developed and Conducted: Snezhana Dobreva