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Truth and Reconciliation

Look at the poster and follow the instructions.

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Truth and Reconciliation Poster - Worksheet
Restorative Justice - VideoRestorative Justice - WorksheetRestorative Justice - Class DiscussionRestorative Justice - Memorising Vocabulary

Truth and Reconciliation Poster - Worksheet

Look at the poster and follow the instructions.
1.Who initiated the campaign?
2.Pick out the word which is the opposite of "truth".
3.Read the text in white and explain the slogan in yellow.
4.The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was operational in South Africa from 1995 to 2003.  Imagine what its specific goals were.
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Toolbox
I think the commission was organized to:
promote / help / respond to / restore / fight counterbalance / correct / ... because ...
The mission of the commission must have been to ...
The name of the commission suggests ...
From the name of the commission, we can suppose that ...
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Restorative Justice - Video

Extract 1: [0:00 - 0:39] 
Extract 2: [0:00 - 1:21] 

Restorative Justice - Worksheet

The TRC Promoted "Restorative Justice"
1.Watch Extract 1 [0:00 - 0:39] with the sound off. Can you imagine what restorative justice is? Note down your hypotheses.
2.Watch Extract 2 [0:00 - 1:21] with the sound on.
a.How does restorative justice work? What are its goals?
b. Give more details about the way the TRC worked: victims, offenders, harm done, etc.
3.Imagine other situations (in society, at school, etc.) where restorative justice could be used.

Restorative Justice - Class Discussion

Take part in a class discussion about restorative justice. 
You can use the toolbox below.
1. Individual work.
Read the arguments about restorative justice. Highlight the arguments in favour in green and those against in yellow. When you hesitate, write "??".
a.Restorative justice is too easy on criminals.
b.It cannot work for serious crimes.
c.Restorative justice helps understand the other person's point of view.
d.It encourages offenders to take responsibility.
e.It makes offenders repair the harm they have done.
f.Restorative justice helps victims heal.
g.It can reduce future crimes.
h.Some offenders are not sincere. They only want amnesty.
i.Some victims cannot or do not want to  forgive.
2. Group work.
a.In groups of three, discuss your opinions about Activity 1. Your goal is to convince your group mates!
b.As a group, select two assertions from Activity 1 (or other arguments of your choice) that you really agree with, and one you disagree with. Get ready to justify your choices.
3.Discuss your opinions with the rest of the class. 
4.With your group mates, prepare a short written summary of the discussion.
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Toolbox
Adjectives
useful, helpful ≠ useless, unhelpful, pointless
relevant = meaningful = appropriate ≠ irrelevant, meaningless, inappropriate
painful, unbearable, traumatising = shocking ≠ healing = therapeutic
shocked = hurt = traumatized ≠ relieved = comforted
unconvincing = persuasive ≠ convincing = unpersuasive
Expressions
We think argument ... is really ... as offenders ...
We  partly disagree with argument ... Obviously/Indeed,  some victims must think/feel ...
No matter what/how ..., victims/offenders will always ...
In spite of the abuse they suffered, victims may ...
In spite of the crime they committed, offenders may ...
I really think that ...
I have no doubt that ...
I'm positive that ...
In my our opinion, ...
It seems to me/us that ...
I agree/disagree with you as I think that ...
To be honest, ...
I/we could be wrong, but ...
Some people may disagree with me/us , but ...
You probably won't agree, but ...
On the one hand, ...    On the other hand, ...
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Restorative Justice - Memorising Vocabulary

Classify the following nouns into categories and give a title to each category.