Thursday, November 5, 2015

THE PLIGHT OF CHILD SOLDIERS


The words “child” and “soldier” or “war” should never come together; the fact that they do is a moral outrage and a humanitarian disaster. Do your research and discuss the reasons why children are recruited, what they suffer and how to deal with the problem.
Refer to my second blog, The Essay Archive, for sample essays: https://theessayarchive.blogspot.com.tr/  

Familiarize yourself with the issue, watch the videos:
·         Child Soldier: When Boys and Girls Are Used in War - http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34713853?ocid=global_bbccom_email_04112015_top+video
·         Child Soldier' author shares hard truths with young readers
Some examples:
·         Voices compassion education http://voiceseducation.org/content/resources-plight-child-soldiers
·         Child Soldiers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPKzP6TQ0WI
Reading material to make notes on:
·         Child soldiers http://www.humanium.org/en/child-soldier/
·         Children in conflict  http://www.child-soldier.org/ There are links from this article to others on the site; access and read them
Documentary to watch
·         Invisible Children http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/invisible-children/  

·         Soldier Child http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/soldier-child/  

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