SECTION 2 - EXAMPLES OF MATERIALS

5. Labour proclaims Day of Mourning - Reading comprehension

Give participants copies of handout # 5 - Labour proclaims Day of Mourning. Read silently and then discuss as a group. Have participants re-word the objectives as statements language beginning with We want ... Record these statements in clear on the flipcharts.

6. Labour proclaims Day of Mourning - Unscramble the Facts

Next, give participants handout # 6 - Facts. This reading comprehension exercise has been created by selecting key facts from the reading passage in handout # 5. Key facts have been written as scrambled sentences. The task for participants is to read the passage and then unscramble and re-write the sentences to create a summary of the facts. It is a dual comprehension and writing exercise. Again, this activity can be carried out individually, in pairs or in small groups. Check responses as a group.

7. Supportive Action - Reading and Discussion

Distribute handout # 7 - supportive Action. Participants are to read the passage and make a point form list on the flipcharts of possible actions to support the Day of Mourning. These include:

• get employer to lower the flag
• get employer to observe one minute of silence
• participate in Day of Mourning activities in local community
• petition municipal representatives to officially proclaim April 28 as labour's Day of Mourning
• support and encourage union efforts to negotiate stronger health and safety clauses in contract

Write "through union representation" on the flipcharts and clarify what this means. Ask participants, what does it mean to encourage the employer "through union representation"?

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