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• To understand life situations with a view to constructing
a moral frame of reference.
• To have participants reflect on the many facets of
responsibility, as it affects them and others.
• To have participants reflect on their responsibilities at
home, at school, in their community and in the
world.
• To have participants to reflect on notions of accountability.
• To improve spoken and written language. |
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ACCOUNTABLE
A person who is accountable accepts responsiblity
for what they have done and must be able to reasonably explain
their actions.
ACTIVIST
Anyone who believes firmly in political
and social change and who works hard to achieve that goal.
She is a socially committed artist.
TO POSSESS
To have or own something.
Possessing money or things does not ensure happiness.
RESPONSIBILITY
Some work or duty to be done.
It's her responsibility to water the plants.
She takes her responsibilities as a nurse very seriously.
SATISFACTION
A pleasant feeling you get when you
finish something important to you.
She looked at the finished painting with satisfaction.
She had the satisfaction of knowing she had done everything
she could.
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Social responsibility is an ethical
or ideological position that holds that governments, corporations,
organizations and individuals have a responsibility to society.
Social responsibility is voluntary; it is about going above
and beyond what is called for by the law (legal responsibility)..
Social responsibility means eliminating corrupt, irresponsible
or unethical behaviour that might bring harm to the community,
its people, or the environment, before the behaviour happens.
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Preliminary Activity #1: Personal Responsibility and Activism
- No materials required.
Activity #1: All Nothing: The
Film and Responsibility
- Film All Nothing and/or Internet : Filmography
Follow-Up Activity #1: Who is
Frédéric Back?
- Internet :
Frédérick Back’s Biography
Frédéric
Back, Activist
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Preliminary
Activity #1:
Personal Responsibility and Activism
Prior to viewing the film, discuss notions of responsibility
and happiness with the participants.
Group discussion
A) Happiness
• Have the participants reflect on the meaning
of satisfaction through possessions. Do we
always want more and more?
• When is enough enough?
• What really makes you happy?
• What is happiness?
• What are your true needs and desires?
B) Responsibility
• What are you responsible for at home,
at school, in the community, in the world?
• What does accountability mean?
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Activity #1:
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View the film All Nothing
Screen the film All Nothing
and/or
Internet :
- Filmography
(www.fredericback.com/cineaste/filmographie/tout-rien/)
Group discussion
Protection of Animals
- What
is the film about?
- What
are the most important messages
in the film? Why?
- How
does the music affect the film?
- How
did the film make you feel?
- Did
you like it? Why?
- What
does “Art for art’s sake mean”
versus “Art with a message”?
- What
is an Activist?
- Why does Frédéric Back think that
All Nothing is one of his most important
films?
- Does
Frédéric Back have a pessimistic
or a realistic image of humankind?
- Are
we responsible for protecting the
animals of the world? Why?
- What
are our responsibilities towards animals?
- With
older participants, discuss notions of:
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A life for a life
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Over-consumption
- How
does Frédéric Back share his views
in the film?
- Why
did Frédéric back choose
to end the film the way he did?
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Follow-Up Activity #1:
Who is
Frédéric Back?
Go to the Internet:
Biography
of Frédéric Back
(www.fredericback.com/biographie/index.en.shtml)
Frédéric
Back Activist
(www.fredericback.com/artiste/position/index.en.shtml)
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