European values
Duration
2 hours
Age Group
15 - 16
Objectives
Promotion of EU citizenship, EU and democratic values and human rights
Needed material
computer or smart phone to produce the video
Emotional Intelligence Areas
Self-awareness
Empathy
Internal motivation
Social skills
Empathy
Internal motivation
Social skills
Description
Students discover the values of the European Union. What does the European Union bring to the students? What is the motto of the EU? Do they share the founding values of the EU?
Strengths:
- Development of self-awareness through the values of the EU
- Reinforcement of the sense of belonging to the EU which develops internal motivation
- Interaction and free expression of each pupil
- Development of creative, communicative/digital and social skills
Weaknesses:
- Some students may have difficulties to transfer these principles to their daily lives
Strengths:
- Development of self-awareness through the values of the EU
- Reinforcement of the sense of belonging to the EU which develops internal motivation
- Interaction and free expression of each pupil
- Development of creative, communicative/digital and social skills
Weaknesses:
- Some students may have difficulties to transfer these principles to their daily lives
Lesson Plan
1- Students first express their ideas about what they believe are the important values of the EU? (20 minutes)
2- Students collectively play the 12 differences game to discover what the EU values are: https://www.les12differences.eu/fr/home/1 (30 minutes).
3- The students must show how the EU motto "United in diversity" illustrates the notion of empathy and its central place among the values of Europe.
Their mission is to create a short video around this motto.
(60 minutes)
4 -At home, they can also illustrate it with a visual illustration
2- Students collectively play the 12 differences game to discover what the EU values are: https://www.les12differences.eu/fr/home/1 (30 minutes).
3- The students must show how the EU motto "United in diversity" illustrates the notion of empathy and its central place among the values of Europe.
Their mission is to create a short video around this motto.
(60 minutes)
4 -At home, they can also illustrate it with a visual illustration
Assessment
The teacher can assess the videos and the interactions between the students to highlight that they understand the notions of unity and diversity
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