TRUE OR FALSE?

Number down 1 – 10 in your book. As we go through write down…

T for True and F for False

Quick RS Quiz Connection

1. Prejudice is an attitude of not liking someone because of the group they’re in. 2. Discrimination is an attitude. 3. Discrimination is doing something. 4. Hitting someone because they’re black would be discrimination. 5. A stereotype is thinking everyone from a certain group is different.

6. Racism is discrimination based on gender. 7. Sexism is discrimination based on race. 8. A community is a group of people who have something in common. 9. Equality is treating everyone the same. 10. Justice is treating everyone fairly.

1. Prejudice is an attitude of not liking someone because of the group they’re in. True

2. Discrimination is an attitude. False

3. Discrimination is doing something. True

4. Hitting someone because they’re black would be discrimination. True

5. A stereotype is thinking everyone from a certain group is different. False

6. Racism is discrimination based on gender. False

7. Sexism is discrimination based on race. False

8. A community is a group of people who have something in common. True

9. Equality is treating everyone the same. True

10. Justice is treating everyone fairly. True

Aim: To learn about what racism was like in Martin Luther King’s day. To know how Martin put his faith into practice To know Christian teaching on prejudice.

Activation – Main Focus Today What does Martin Luther King’s life mean today? 1. Who and what do you think were the biggest influences in Martin Luther King’s life? - Equality = Treating everyone the same - Justice = Treating everyone fairly - Community = A group of people who have something in common eg. religious belief

LO To understand the work and motivation of a religious leader.

To know an example of racial prejudice and the work done to challenge it.

Whilst watching the next clip think about how our actions can sometimes be seen as prejudice even if we do not intend to be.

Prejudice affects a large population of the world. There are different ways that people show prejudice against each other. There are simple things or gestures that can be a sign of prejudice.

Clip Possibility – Lesson 5, TGI Space

• Until the 1960’s some laws in part of the USA meant black people were discriminated against.

• White and black

children were not taught together in school.

• People were segregated

on buses- black people were made to sit at the back and white people

could sit were they liked.

Task- Explain what the work segregation means?

Activation

• AND...

• Since black people were

not allowed to vote it meant they could not get any of

these laws changed.

• Blacks were also forbidden to enter

churches, beaches, shops, cafes and most public

places.

• Martin Luther King was a black American who suffered discrimination himself.

• As a Christian, he believed treating people unfairly because of the

colour of their skin was against Jesus’ teaching of ‘love your neighbour’.

• SO...

• In 1956 he began joining in with campaigns against any treatment that discriminated against black people.

Task- What were MLK’s beliefs and how did this influence his work?

• Martin Luther King took direct action by organising boycotts of

public transport like the buses.

• They stopped using the

buses until they were allowed to sit where

they liked...

• This worked well as the bus companies lost LOTS

of money!!!

• He also organised lots of demonstrations and peace marches and was joined by millions of black and white people from across America and made

many important speeches.

•Despite being stabbed, arrested and having his house bombed Dr.

King knew that God’s love was always in him.

•This made him determined to carry

on fighting for equal rights.

The ‘I have a dream speech’

Listen to the speech.

At the end you will have 1 minute to write down how it made you feel.

How did you think it made the people listening to it feel? Both black and white.

Demonstration

Should violence be used to fight racism?

Why did Martin Luther King choose to challenge prejudice in the way he did?

How successful was he? Give some examples of what he did and what was achived/

Racist laws have been changed and Black people have equal rights today but does prejudice still exist?

Homework

Using your text book and computer

Research either Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King or Desmond Tutu

What examples of prejudice did they face?

How did they challenge prejudice and discrimination?

Who does they religious belief influence them?

Why did they use peaceful methods to challenge prejudice and discrimination

Homework

Mahatma Gandhi Martin Luther King Desmond Tutu

Plenary

Mindmap what would motivate someone to stand up against prejudice

Motivation