Society

My Society Map (30 mins)

Goal of activity
Students see all the people with whom they interact in society.
Students make a map of the people in their world.
Students recognize that there are some groups of people that they don't know at all.

Activity Guidelines
Here is an example.


Introduction
Teacher says: We are going to make a map that shows all the people each of us knows and interacts with. We will also include people we don't know. All of these people together make up our society.
Step 1:
Look at the example map to get an idea of what you are going to do.
Step 2:
Take a page and write your name in the middle of the page and draw a symbol for yourself, just like Babtunde.
or
if you have a computer open this powerpoint doc. and write your name in the middle.
Step 3:
Start filling each branch of the map.
Start with "People I know very well" e.g. friends and family.
Step 4:
Then move on to "People I know in authority" e.g. teachers, doctors, religious leaders etc.
Step 5:
Then add people you meet sometimes but don't know very well, e.g. bus driver or market woman etc.
Step 6:
Then add the types of people who you know live in your society but you have never met e.g. film stars, people of some other cultures etc.
Step 7:
Now add symbols to people's names.
E.g if you have a very dear friend you can add a heart, or if there is someone you are afraid of, add a angry face, or if there is someone you make music with add a musical note beside their name.
Symbols you can add to people are:
Star - for someone who inspires you
Trust - for someone you can trust;
Heart - for someone very dear to you;
Angry face - for someone you are afraid of;
Sad face - for someone who is in trouble or makes you sad;
or you can make up your own symbols.
Step 8:
Keep your map safely or save it on the computer with your name.
Step 9:
Depending on the time, get as many students as possible to show their maps to everyone.

Questions you can ask:
What did you learn from this activity?

Round up:
Keep this map as if you are sometime in trouble then you can look on your map and see which people you might be able to go to for help.

Tips:
1. As the students are working go around the class encouraging them.
2. Encourage students to add as many people as possible in the people I have never met and the people I don't know very well categories.
2. If you have more time hold a discussion on the different maps students have made.

Hand drawn example: