25th April - Singing our Freedom
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Target Group
Expected Learning Outcomes
Students should be able to:
- relate the Revolution of 25 April 1974 to the achievement of freedoms and rights.
- recognise and value cultural heritage by identifying traces of the past, symbols and events.
- develop their capacity for reflection and critical thinking.
- show respect for human diversity and act in accordance with the principles of human rights.
- demonstrate personal autonomy centred on human rights, democracy, free choice and the common good.
Student knowledge
Students should know that the Portuguese people lived under a dictatorship, they didn't have the right to express an opinion, to listen to music freely or to read any books, women didn't have the right to vote.
There was a political police force that controlled and punished citizens.
The revolution of 25 April became known as the Carnation Revolution and began with the song ‘Grândola vila morena’, which was played on the radio as a password.
Classroom Organisation
Class divided into groups.
Software & Hardware
Computer + projector
VR glasses
Description
Lesson 1
The teacher divides the class into groups and gives each group a card with a word on it. The group has to discuss the meaning and create a short dramatisation to identify the concept/word and explain its meaning.
The words are: dictatorship; democracy; freedom; election; rights; duties.
Introduction - 5 min (the teacher must ensure that the students understand what they have to do)
Group work - 15 min
Presentation to the class - 20 min
Collective discussion to systematise concepts - 10 mins
Lesson 2
Watching the video (5 min)
- Collectively, the teacher tells the students that Portugal lived under a dictatorship for 46 years (draw parallels with the history of the country of origin, if appropriate) and that the military organised a revolution that began with a song that was played on the radio without the police or the government noticing (20 min).
- During this revolution, a young woman took a carnation and put it in the barrel of a military man's rifle. Because there were no deaths and because people regained their lost freedom, that day became known as Freedom Day or the Carnation Revolution and every year people take to the streets with a carnation in their lapel and sing the song Grândola vila morena (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vTekv8MusY).
- Artistic expression (30 min): red carnation folding.
Additional Information
Suggested reading: ‘The Treasure’ by Manuel António Pina.
Or https://ensina.rtp.pt/artigo/o-tesouro/
Worksheets Description
Assessment is formative, based on participation in the tasks.
