Words that Burn session 5: Witness

Overview

Part 5 of our 10-part Words That Burn education series for secondary and further education students.

Through the media of film, poet Emtithal Mahmoud asks students to ‘bear witness’ to her experiences of genocide in Darfur. Students can then explore poetic responses to war and human rights abuses to understand how poetry can destroy silence and create remembrance.

Resource details

Publication date

22 January 2018

Resource types

Lesson plan, Poetry resource, Further education resources, Resource pack, Creative resource, Teaching resource, Words that burn, Secondary education resources

Age levels

Secondary education, Further education

Age groups

11 to 14 years, 14 to 16 years, 16+ years

Education theme

Teach human rights

Issue

War crimes and crimes against humanity

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