Connect students directly to the concept in a personal way. Capture students' attention by initiating a group problem-solving activity before delivery of instruction. Begin with a situation that is familiar to students and builds on what they already know. Construct a learning experience that allows diverse and personal student responses. Facilitate the work of cooperative teams of students.
Some students wear hats or caps to class. Other students "stone" w/ sponges.
Objective: To create an experience of man's inhumanity to man.
Activity: Ask several students to wear a hat or cap to class the next day. Teacher cuts up inexpensive sponges in one inch pieces. In class, hand out "movie prop rocks" to students not wearing hats and let them "stone" those who are.
