1 - One Thousand Words

In this lesson students explore Fairtrade using digital media.

Curriculum Links
This lesson plan has links to Curriculum aims and programmes of study in Citizenship, Art & Design, Geography and ICT.

Learning Objective
To explore Fairtrade using digital media.

Learning Outcome
To engage with different ideas and opinions around Fairtrade.

Resources Needed
Digital camera, materials for photos, sets of producer stories cut up for starter activity (e.g. Juan and Marina Instroza, Ceila Gonzalez; Sansar Chand, Dalbir Singh, Dharam Pal; Joyce Chibouro, Ehud Kafaukoma, Alfred Butao)

Preparation
Cut up producer stories for starter activity.

Starter
Cut up the text of a variety of different producer stories. In groups students have to put them back together again in the correct order. They then decide on 3 things the story tells them about Fairtrade and feed back to the class.

Main Activity
Split students into groups. Explain that they will be given words/phrases taken from the producer stories and country profiles. They have to take photos of items, people, scenes or arrangements which they believe best represent these words. They should try to be as imaginative as possible.

Alternatively, students pick out key words themselves, using their own knowledge of Fairtrade and the producer stories from the starter activities.

Download documents:

Apicoop

Agrocel

Kasinthula

Download documents in Welsh:

Producer Stories

Ideas for topics:
Fairtrade
Climate change
Fairtrade eco system
Apartheid
40% of India’s population is younger than 15 years of age
The land of smiles (Thailand)
Crocodile infested river
Mother earth
Diversify
Sustainability
“Honey has been transferred into money”
Flag
Hope
Pride
Farming
Trade justice
Family
Disadvantage
Development

Plenary
Students choose a photo taken by another group which they believe best represents the key word/phrase and explain their reasoning.

1 - One Thousand Words

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