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Conflict and cooperation

Lesson Plan

1: Conflict - Duration 5-15 mins

 

Episode

Learning Objectives

Resources
  • Identify reasons why conflicts occur and the consequences.
  • Students complete Student Worksheet 1 by recalling a personal conflict and identifying the reason, key stages and consequences of the argument.
  • Feedback to identify common stages of conflict.
  • Identify reasons why conflicts occur and the common characteristics of disputes.
  • Introduce learning objectives.
  • Slides
  • Student Worksheet 1

Teacher Notes: 1: ConflictTeacher Notes: 1: Conflict

2: Resolving conflicts - Duration 5-15 mins

 

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Learning Objectives

Resources
  • Students feedback how their conflict was resolved.
  • Class identify successful and unsuccessful ways to resolve conflicts. Learn how mediators and arbitrators help to resolve conflicts.
  • Students identify conflicts in which the UK is involved in today.
  • Discuss the consequences of conflict and how they can be resolved.
  • Identify conflicts in which the UK has been involved.
  • Slide

Teacher Notes: 2: Resolving conflictsTeacher Notes: 2: Resolving conflicts

3: The Balkans - Duration 20-25 mins

 

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Learning Objectives

Resources
  • Explain the Balkans conflict, focussing on the Bosnia War.
  • Students complete Student Worksheet 2 which reinforces their understanding about the Bosnia-Herzegovina war.
  • Class discuss:
    • Which ethnic groups were involved in the Bosnia-Herzegovina war?
    • What were the reasons for conflict?
    • What were the key stages of the conflict?
    • What were the consequences of the conflict?
  • Learn about the Balkans conflict.
  • Identify the characteristics of the Bosnia War.
  • Slides 9-23
  • Student Worksheet 2

Teacher Notes: 3: The BalkansTeacher Notes: 3: The Balkans

4: Mediation - Duration 20-30 mins

 

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Learning Objectives

Resources
  • Explain that in global conflict, the UN, EU and NATO often play a mediatory role.
  • Play Video: UN Mediation which presents a UN mediator talking about the challenge of negotiating a ceasefire between the different ethnic groups in Bosnia.
  • Students complete a mediation exercise, role-playing a negotiation between Bosnian-Serb and Bosnian-Muslim representatives and a UN Mediator.
  • Revise the role of the UN, NATO and EU in international conflict.
  • Appreciate the difficulty in negotiating global conflict.
  • Develop communication and mediation skills.
  • Slides 24-25
  • Video: UN Mediation
  • Student Worksheet 3

Teacher Notes: 4: MediationTeacher Notes: 4: Mediation

5: International intervention - Duration 10-15 mins

 

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Learning Objectives

Resources
  • Use Slides 26-34 to explain the role played by the UN, NATO, EU and UK Armed Forces in the Bosnian War.
  • Video - UK Armed forces in Bosnia provides a general insight to the work of the Armed Forces in Bosnia.
  • Use Slides 35-38 to finish the class by explaining the current situation in the Balkans region.
  • Learn about the UK Armed Forces role in the Balkans.
  • Slides 26-38
  • Video: UK Armed forces in Bosnia

Teacher Notes: 5: International interventionTeacher Notes: 5: International intervention

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