Session 10: To Tell the Truth

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Part of Riddle and Mystery, 6th Grade

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Introduction
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I am not afraid of the pen, or the scaffold, or the sword. I will tell the truth wherever I please. — Mother Jones in Linda Atkinson’s book, Mother Jones (1978) You never find yourself until you face the truth. — Pearl Bailey, The Raw Pearl (1968) You will know the truth, and the truth will make…
Session-at-a-Glance
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Activity Minutes Opening 5 Activity 1: Truth in Fiction 20 Activity 2: Story — Gandhi’s Truth 7 Activity 3: WIT Time — Gossip Control 10 Activity 4: WCUU — Spiritual Truths 15 Faith in Action: News of Injustice 25 Closing 3 Alternate Activity 1: Notable Thoughts 5 Alternate Activity 2: Song…
Spiritual Preparation
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Carve out a meditative moment for yourself. Relax. Take several deep breaths. Consider the term “spiritual truths.” What are your own spiritual truths? Do they help you answer the big questions sixth graders are considering? Do you feel the youth are developing their own spiritual truths, as you…
Opening
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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice or LED/battery-operated candle Newsprint, markers and tape Bell, tingsha chimes or other sound instrument Handout 1, Today’s Big Question “Today’s Big Question” sign Kid for the Day bag or box Optional: Nametags and markers Optional: Quiet…
Activity 1: Truth in Fiction
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Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Fables Paper and pencils Poster paper and color markers Timepiece (minutes) Optional: Paints, paintbrushes, newspaper to cover work surfaces Preparation for Activity Print Leader Resource 1 and cut into slips as indicated….
Activity 2: Story - Gandhi's Truth
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Activity time: 7 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story “Gandhi’s Truth” Preparation for Activity Read and print out the story. Description of Activity Read the story aloud. Then start a conversation about what Gandhi’s life can teach us about truth. Use these questions: What do you…
Activity 3: WIT Time - Gossip Control
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Post a blank sheet of newsprint. Description of Activity This activity offers youth ways to control the telling and spreading of gossip about peers….
Activity 4: WCUU - Spiritual Truths
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Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Microphone(s), video camera(s) and tripod(s), real or simulated For studio set Backdrop made in Session 1 Painter’s tape or masking tape Leader Resource 2, WCUU Script — Spiritual Truths Leader Resource 3, Truth Notes Paper for On-Air People’s name…
Closing
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Activity time: 3 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice or LED/battery-operated candle Newsprint, markers and tape Bell, tingsha chimes or other sound instrument Taking It Home handout Preparation for Activity Adapt the Taking It Home section and copy it for all participants….
Leader Reflection and Planning
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Meet with your co-leaders after the session. How was the mix of discussion and action? Are you continuing to find ways to involve all youth fully in sessions despite any limitations they might have? Does the group have new behavioral issues you need to address? Have you helped participants get…
Faith In Action: News of Injustice
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Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers and tape Assortment of newspaper and or/magazine pages including news about economic injustice-local, if possible-of both general and sixth grade interest Letter-writing materials and names and addresses of publication editors…
Alternate Activity 1: Notable Thoughts
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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Participants Big Questions notebooks (see Session 1, Alternate Activity 1) Blank notebooks for new participants Pencils/pens Masking tape Description of Activity Notable Thoughts is the first Alternate Activity in each session of Riddle and Mystery.
Alternate Activity 2: Song - Light of Ages and of Nations
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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Copy(ies) of the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Singing the Living Tradition Optional: A recording of the song and a music player Preparation for Activity Decide how best to present the song “Light of Ages and of Nations,” Hymn 190 (also 189) in…
Alternate Activity 3: Challenge Question
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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Optional: Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Optional: Write the challenge question on newsprint, and post….
Alternate Activity 4: Truth and Photography
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Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity A digital camera or camera phone for each group of three or four youth Optional: Photographs from magazines, newspapers, or Internet sources Optional: A computer with Internet access Preparation for Activity Decide how and where the youth will make…
Taking It Home: To Tell the Truth
From Riddle and Mystery

I am not afraid of the pen, or the scaffold, or the sword. I will tell the truth wherever I please. — Mother Jones in Linda Atkinson, Mother Jones (1978) You never find yourself until you face the truth. — Pearl Bailey, The Raw Pearl (1968) You will know the truth, and the truth will make you…
Gandhi's Truth

Greta Anderson

From Riddle and Mystery

You have probably seen pictures of the man from India known as “Gandhi:” a skinny, bald-headed man with wire-rimmed glasses, a white cloth wrapped around him. Gandhi made history by practicing nonviolence as a way to confront power. Nonviolent “civil disobedience” is a way for oppressed people to…
Handout 1: Today's Big Question
From Riddle and Mystery

To the Kid for the Day: You have two jobs. The first is getting your group excited about hearing today’s Big Question. The second is announcing the question. 1. Say to the group, “Give me a drum roll!” Then wait for a minute while the drum roll builds….
Leader Resource 1: Fables
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1. The Golden Eggs A farmer and his wife had a goose that laid golden eggs. The first time it happened, they were angry. The egg was metal, not good to eat. Then the farmer and his wife said, “Hey, this looks like gold. Real gold.” They took it to a jeweler and found that it was real gold….
Leader Resource 2: WCUU Script - Spiritual Truths
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To the Co-Anchors: Today’s WCUU program talks about some different spiritual truths one might find under the Unitarian Universalist tent at an International Camp of Faith. Your job is to follow the script, read your parts, and otherwise keep things going….
Leader Resource 3: Truth Notes
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Christian UU — You find spiritual truth in the UU Principles and many UU Sources. One of the most important sources of truth for you is teachings attributed to Jesus, found in Christian scripture. You believe Jesus was one of the most important teachers of truth who ever lived. Buddhist UU — You…
Find Out More
From Riddle and Mystery

Gandhi and Truth Mahatma Gandhi wrote that Truth was his real religion. He also wrote, “My Hindu instinct tells me that all religions are more or less true.” On the http://www.gandhi-manibhavan.org/gandhiphilosophy/philosophy_truth.htm“… Bhavan informational website, read some of Gandhi’s…

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