Peace Brainstorming Activity   back to lesson plans

Overview

• The purpose of this activity is to explore the topic of peace by using brainstorming techniques. This can be done on a plain piece of paper or by using brainstorming software that can be downloaded from the internet. Below is a sample brainstorm (also referred to as a mind map).

Materials

• Sheet of unlined paper 
• Lined paper 
• Pen or pencil
• or trial brainstorming software

Objective

• Generate ideas that relate to the topic of peace .
• Experiment with freeing up your thinking.
• Promote spontaneity.
• Create one clustering diagram.
• Organize the brainstorming material and write up the material in a short story, essay, or poem.

Procedure Outline

• Read about the concept of brainstorming.
• Create your brainstorm.
• Have a short discussion of the brainstorming exercise. 
• Individuals organize ideas into an outline.
• Participants create their own story, poem, or essay from the brainstorm. 
• Each individual shares their work with the group. 

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• Email us and view others online.

Expanded Activities

• Continue exploration by making branching of one aspect of peace .
• Do brainstorming as a group activity
• Do a brainstorm with the theme and it's opposite. 
• Use Mind Mapping, which is to draw the ideas instead of only using words.

References:

Brainstorming lessons and samples

• Brainstorming step by step guide
• Instructions for doing brainstorming from Inspiration web site.
• http://worldpeace.org.au/brainstorm.asp

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