CORE Strenghten Your Life Skills: For Teenagers and Young Adults – English

Unit 2 – Dealing with discrimination and fighting it: Step 2

Task 1

Fears

  • Think about what people are afraid of. The symbols of the illustration above show you seven things, people can fear.
  • In the list below, sort the fears from the biggest fear to the most insignificant.
  • 1 symbolizes the biggest fear, 7 the least of their fears.

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Task 2

Studying the picture

Look at the illustration above. What do you think? What does this message mean? Why might it be necessary to use signs like these?

  • Read the short text about prejudices and how they can develop.

Prejudice is an idea or opinion that is not based on fact, logic or actual experience. Prejudice is usually defined as an unfavorable or negative attitude, especially when it manifests itself as hatred or intolerance towards people or a person. When a person acts on his prejudice, then it becomes discrimination. Stereotypes are overgeneralized beliefs, preconceived notions about a particular group of people and they encourage prejudice.

Task 3

Placing the icons

Below, you find eleven kinds of prejudices and 3 x 11 icons. First look at the three icons:

... symbolizes "I likely could become a victim of this prejudice myself".

... symbolizes "I know people who have this kind of prejudice".

... symbolizes "neither of above applies to me".

Now read all of the eleven kinds of prejudices.

  • Think if you might become a victim of a prejudice yourself or if you know someone who has this prejudice.
    • Place the matching icon(s) next to the prejudice.
    • If you are not sure if one of the first two icons fit, then drag the third icon onto the prejudice.

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Task 4

Exchanging and discussing

Find a classmate, friend or sibling and explain to him/her what a prejudice is from your point of view. Listen to his/her explanation.

  • Together go back to «Task 3» and look at the prejudices. Can you find forms of prejudices that are directed against different groups of people that you know?
    • Write on a sheet of paper and list the groups and what kinds of prejudice they are confronted with.

Task 5

Writing a letter

Imagine you have to change another person’s view. This person is prejudiced against a familiar group of people. From which kind of prejudice does your group suffer?

  • Write a text in form of a letter to the prejudiced person. Explain why it is wrong and why prejudices are harmful in general.
  • Use a sheet of paper to write your text.

Task 6

Sharing your letter

  • Share your letter from «Task 5» by posting it in the discussion group below.
  • Read one of the letters your colleagues shared. Feel free to comment on their letter.