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27 SEPTEMBER 2017
ADVANCED Courage
When courage goes bad ON Aug 12, the town of Charlottesville in the United States erupted in chaos, violence and tragedy as a car driven by a neo-Nazi ploughed into protesters who had gathered to oppose a white supremacist rally in the college town. A 32-year old woman died while 19 others were injured.
NiE Activity 1 Creative thinking
Critical thinking ● Identify ● Reason
● Measure ● Organise
● Imagine ● Connect ● Brainstorm ● Invent
Problem solving ● Question ● Research
● Present
Communicating ● Oral
● Written
This is an excerpt taken from the story that appeared in The Star on Aug 14. Had you been at the site of this tragedy, what would you have seen, heard and felt? In pairs, look for as many words as possible from The Star that spell out what your senses would have captured. Look at the photograph to identify, and empathise with, the situation.
An eyewitness said that a silver Dodge Challenger smashed into another car, then backed up, barrelling through “a sea of people”. The impact hurled people into the air. Those left standing scattered, screaming and running for safety in different directions. The driver was later identified by police as James Alex Fields Jr of Ohio… Attorney-General Jeff Sessions said, “When such actions arise from racial
What I would have seen
bigotry and hatred, they betray our core values and cannot be tolerated.” The turbulence began on Friday night, when the white nationalists carried torches though the University of Virginia campus. It quickly spiralled into violence on Saturday morning. Hundreds of people threw punches, hurled water bottles and unleashed chemical sprays. At least three more men have been arrested in connection to the protests.
What I would have heard
Here are a few questions to ponder on. Gather in groups of four to discuss. Write down some pertinent points you agree on individually, as you hear your friends out. ● What is moral courage? ● Give one historic example of moral courage and one historic example of moral cowardice. ● Give one recent example of moral courage and one recent example of moral cowardice. ● What things in your life require moral courage?
What I would have felt
NiE Activity 2 Creative thinking
Critical thinking ● Identify ● Reason
● Measure ● Organise
● Imagine ● Connect ● Brainstorm ● Invent
Communicating ● Oral
● Non-verbal
Look through your copy of The Star. In groups of four, look for one article about an act of courage. Consider these questions:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Who performed the act of courage? What did they do? When and where was the act of courage accomplished? How did they carry it out? How did this act of courage affect other people?
Finally, summarise the story and convert it into a skit. Role-play the highlights of the story.