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Dalai Lama: Free Expression and Religion Lesson PlanDalai Lama: Free Expression and Religion Lesson Plan
Publisher
Speak Truth to Power
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
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Collaborative Learning
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Video
Year
2010
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Dalai Lama: Free Expression and Religion

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How is religious freedom connected to the conflict between China and Tibet? After reading an online passage of background information, your learners will divide into groups and both read and view an interview with the Dalai Lama. They will then explore the idea of non-violence as a response to the Tibetan conflict and offer their ideas through presentation.  

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

non-violence, buddhism, world religions, belief systems, religious freedom, tibet

Additional Tags

non-violence, non-violent resistance, buddhism, tibet, religious freedom, social studies

Pros

  • Offers several useful additional resources on the Dalai Lama and non-violent resistance
  • Accesses multiple learning styles, with a focus on reading comprehension and source analysis
  • Reading materials and link to video included

Cons

  • Instructor will need to design rubric to assess presentation
  • Consider assigning different focus questions for each group to research and present

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.5 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.7 WHST.9-10.7 WHST.9-10.9 WHST.11-12.7 WHST.11-12.9

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