Session 10: Right and Wrong Together

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Part of Amazing Grace, 6th Grade: Exploring Right and Wrong

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Introduction
From Amazing Grace

As a single, unified thing there exists in us both life and death, waking and sleeping, youth and old age, because the former things having changed are now the latter, and when those latter things change, they become the former. — Heraclitus Session 10 explores the ways that right and wrong often…
Session-at-a-Glance
From Amazing Grace

ACTIVITY MINUTES Opening 5 Activity 1: Conundrum Corner 5 Activity 2: Story and Discussion – The Brothers 5 Activity 3: Creating Right/Wrong Stories 20 Activity 4: A Spiritual Moment in Meditation 7 Activity 5: Creating Gods for Today 15 Faith in Action: You in the Other 20 Closing 5 Alternate…
Spiritual Preparation
From Amazing Grace

In the days before you present this session, watch for ethical ambiguity and challenge in your life. How do you sort things out? Are spirituality and meditation useful tools as you attempt to move toward moral decisions? In the moments before you present this session, with all preparations made,…
Opening
From Amazing Grace

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Conundrum Corner poster/banner A digital clock, preferably one that shows seconds, and a living plant Chalice and matches Optional: Newsprint, markers and tape Optional: Recording of “Amazing Grace” and music player Optional: Nametags and markers…
Activity 1: Conundrum Corner
From Amazing Grace

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Clock and plant from Conundrum Corner Preparation for Activity Plan to give the group direct orders, in a sterner manner than you usually use. Description of Activity Introduce youth to the ideas that everything changes, that everything is always…
Activity 2: Story and Discussion - The Brothers
From Amazing Grace

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Story 1, “The Brothers” Preparation for Activity Read the story. Photocopy Story 1, “The Brothers,” one for each participant. Description of Activity Participants hear and discuss a story about change….
Activity 3: Creating Right/Wrong Stories
From Amazing Grace

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity A divided copy or copies of Leader Resource 1, Right and Wrong Skits Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Identify spaces where small groups of youth can meet to plan skits….
Activity 4: A Spiritual Moment in Meditation
From Amazing Grace

Activity time: 7 minutes Materials for Activity Music player Recording of a meditative chant such as “om.” One such recording is Om Namaha Shivaya by Robert Gass and On Wings of Song. (See Find Out More.) Optional: Pillows to sit on Preparation for Activity Consider sharing your own meditative…
Activity 5: Creating Gods for Today
From Amazing Grace

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity White art paper, at least one sheet for each youth Oil pastels, such as CrayPas Cleanup supplies Music player and recorded background music Optional: Tacks, painter’s tape, or other supplies needed to display completed artwork Preparation for Activ…
Closing
From Amazing Grace

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of Taking It Home Preparation for Activity Create a handout from Taking It Home that is specific to the activities used in this session. Description of Activity Briefly summarize what you have done in this session. Hand out any Taking It Home…
Leader Reflection and Planning
From Amazing Grace

Meet with your co-leaders after the session to reflect on how it went. How was your mix of discussion and action? Have you successfully found ways to involve all youth fully in your sessions despite any limitations they might have? How are the spiritual moments going? If you feel the youth have a…
Faith In Action: You In The Other
From Amazing Grace

Activity time: 20 minutes Description of Activity This activity will allow youth to know one another better. Introduce it with words like these: Our faith calls on us to treat each other in right ways. Doing that means we must all get to know each other better….
Alternate Activity 1: Ethics Play
From Amazing Grace

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Two dice (extra large, if possible) of different colors Ethics Play role name tags Ethics Play Scenarios (Session 1, Leader Resources 2-7). Optional: Masks, costumes, and wigs for roles Preparation for Activity If you are or your group is new to…
Alternate Activity 2: Yin and Yang and Other Opposites
From Amazing Grace

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A large yin-yang symbol Copy of Leader Resource 2, Yin-Yang Preparation for Activity Think through and try out the motions suggested. Enlarge a copy of Leader Resource 2, Yin-Yang….
Alternate Activity 3: Swapping Stories
From Amazing Grace

Activity time: 10 minutes Description of Activity Ask members of your group to swap stories of times they thought they were doing something right and it turned out wrong and times they thought they were doing something wrong and it turned out right. Lead the way with a story of your own. Model…
Taking It Home: Right and Wrong Together
From Amazing Grace

As a single, unified thing there exists in us both life and death, waking and sleeping, youth and old age, because the former things having changed are now the latter, and when those latter things change, they become the former. — Heraclitus IN TODAY’S SESSION… We found a clock and a live…
The Brothers
From Amazing Grace

Once there was and twice there wasn’t two old brothers who were inseparable travelers: one was named Life, the other Death. One time, after journeying across a desert, they came to a refreshing green oasis where they were greeted by the spring-keeper. “Would you like some cool water to drink?” he…
Leader Resource 1: Right and Wrong Skits
From Amazing Grace

Copy this page. Cut apart the different skits and assign them to groups. Knowledge Skit Your job as a small group is to create a skit that shows how new knowledge can change a right into a wrong or a wrong into a right….
Leader Resource 2: Yin-Yang
From Amazing Grace

Printing This Handout Download a high-resolution copy of this Handout (PDF) for printing.
Find Out More
From Amazing Grace

Conover, Sara, and Crane, Freda. Ayat Jamilah: Beautiful Signs: A Treasury of Islamic Wisdom for Children and Parents (Boston: Skinner House, 2010). This is an excellent collection of stories. Gass, Robert and On Wings of Song. “Om Namaha Shivaya.” Spring Hill Music, 1996. This is the…