1. Title: Forgiveness
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Getting you thinking… What does the word ‘forgiveness’ mean? Have you ever forgiven someone? Are some things unforgiveable?

2. What does the word ‘forgiveness’ mean
What does the word ‘forgiveness’ mean? Should we always try to forgive people? How easy is it to forgive? Are some things unforgivable? How does forgiving someone make you feel?

3. What is ‘forgiveness’? Forgiveness What do you think?
Forgiveness
Keyword
Forgiveness
Stopping blaming someone and/or pardoning them for what they have done wrong.

4. Is forgiveness easy?
Think – Pair – Share

5. Case studies: Two Mothers
Gee Walker.
Mother of murdered Anthony Walker.
Sally Dowler.
Mother of murdered Milly Dowler.

6. What do you think you would do?
If something awful happened to someone you loved, do you think you would be able to forgive the person?
Explain your opinion and include reasons to support it.

7. Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. (Buddha)

8. The power of forgiveness
Things to look out for:
The emotions and words of the victims’ families.
The emotions shown by the murderer when they are talking.
The emotions and words of Robert Rule.
The emotions shown by the murderer when Robert Rule is talking.

9. What does the word ‘forgiveness’ mean
What does the word ‘forgiveness’ mean? Should we always try to forgive people? How easy is it to forgive? Are some things unforgivable? How does forgiving someone make you feel?