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Playing the Game

Theme: Countering racism - education, policy, legislation - Stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination
Key Learning Area: English - Health and Physical Education (HPE)
Age Group: Primary Upper (10-12) - Secondary Lower (13-14) - Secondary Middle (15-16) Resource Type: Audio-visual Stimulus Name: Playing the Game

Outcomes

Students recognise racial conflict at school and explore its roots and consequences

Introduction

The Game: Playing the Game depicts racial conflict, including name-calling, taking place during a basketball game at a high school. It shows how the teacher deals with the situation. The activities suggested are provided as alternatives. Any one activity could be chosen or a combination of activities, either in the same session or across a series of sessions.

Worksheets to download
Play the Game (video File)
Map (rtf File)
Viewing - focus notes (rtf File)
Discussion starters (rtf File)
Activity sheets (rtf File)

Suggested Activities
  1. Role play
    1. View video
    2. Form groups of 4 or 5 students
    3. Distribute focus notes and allocate roles
    4. View the video again
    5. Assume roles for discussion
    6. Some groups may be happy to present to class and/or class discussion may provide closure
  2. Discussion groups
    1. View video
    2. Form class into 3 or 6 groups
    3. Give each group a discussion starter- Stereotyping, Racism, Racism in Action
    4. View the video again
    5. Each group elects a recorder to take notes on butcher's paper and a reporter to provide feedback to the class
    6. Group discussion
    7. Feedback to class giving opportunity for general comment
Additional Strategies

Activity sheets(Download)
These may be used in groups or individually as stimulus for either discussion or written work

Related Resources

Shiman David and McLean Barbara 1991 A The Prejudice Book- Activities for the Classroom, Anti Defamation Commission of B'nai B'rith


Relevant websites to visit
Racism. Stop it! (Canada)
Fair Go Australia


Copyright Acknowledgement
Identity, conflict and culture [videorecording]
NSW Department of Education and Training 2001


Date: 12 October 2000