1. Philosophical Enquiry
Learning Objective:
To develop the skill of showing RESPECT by expressing your own opinion and listening to the opinions of others.

2. Rights, Respect and Responsibility
Wildern is a Rights Respecting School...
This means:
You have the Right to express your opinion and the Right to be listened to.
You should Respect the opinions of others, even if they are different to your own.
You have the Responsibility to express your opinion in a way that is considerate to others.

3. Get ready for pictionary!
In your pairs, one person must draw, one person must guess
The person who is guessing must face away from the board (no peeking!)
When your partner guesses the right answer raise your whiteboard

4. Initial Thoughts Draw: A no-smoking sign
Students are to write their name on a post it note and stick it on the continuum line to indicate their opinion on this statement.

5. Initial Thoughts Draw: The Wildern logo
Students are to write their name on a post it note and stick it on the continuum line to indicate their opinion on this statement.

6. Initial Thoughts Draw: A poppy
Students are to write their name on a post it note and stick it on the continuum line to indicate their opinion on this statement.

7. How would you describe a poppy?
Initial Thoughts
How would you describe a poppy?

8. Is a poppy MORE than its description?
Initial Thoughts
Is a poppy MORE than its description?

9. What does the picture make you think about?
Initial Thoughts
What does the picture make you think about?

10. Initial Thoughts

11. Question Time
In groups, you are going to come up with a Big Question that you want the class to discuss this lesson based on the concept of symbolism.
Is it right that...?
Is there...?
Remember:
A big question generates different opinions.
It is an open question (not a yes/no answer).
We can discuss it for a long time.
Divide students into groups of 4. They are to write their question on a piece of A3 paper. Each group then reads their question to the class.
Will we ever...?
Why...?

12. Is your question a good one? Types of question:
Find the answer question Imagination question
eg Look in a book eg I wonder if….
Ask the expert question Thinking/philosophical
eg Miss, what’s the answer to…? Question
eg if you can’t see something is it really there?

13. Which question would you like to discuss?
Blind Vote
Which question would you like to discuss?
The group whose question has been chosen needs to explain their thoughts and thinking process behind their question to start off the discussion.
Students are to choose one question they would like to discuss this lesson.

14. Where have we got to with our discussion so far?
With your partner, you have one minute to summarise our discussion so far – be ready to feedback to the group.
This gives those students who have not yet spoken a chance to give their opinion. At this point, encourage those who have not yet spoken to contribute to the second half of the discussion or chose students to summarise what they have been saying to their partner.

15. Summarise Your Final Thoughts
Everyone needs to give a short summary of their thoughts on the question we have discussed.

16. How did YOU meet the learning objective?
To develop the skill of showing RESPECT by expressing your own opinion and listening to the opinions of others.