Keeping the peace: stories of Australian peacekeepers - Case Study
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Case Study
Life can be very difficult for some people. People deal with tragedy, sorrow and loss each in their own way. Even though the past perhaps should not be forgotten it is the future that most people look to. To understand people and issues research and knowledge is very important.
In this activity students will be presented with three artworks and they will be asked to interpret the events portrayed.
Featured artworks
Questions:
- Write a brief description of what happened at Suai.
- Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper expressing how you feel about what you have just read.
- Why are candles used to help us think of people who have died?
- Can you think of a way for the local people to commemorate the Suai Massacre in future years?
- Design a card that you could send to the children in the painting. Include a short poem for the children