Encountering Conflict – Intro
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Encountering
Conflict
WRITING IN CONTEXT
What is writing in context?
Area of Study 2 – Creating and Presenting
In this area of study is on reading and writing and
their interconnection.
The set texts will be read in order to identify, discuss
and analyse ideas about ‘Encountering Conflict’
You will also need to explore the relationship
between purpose, form, audience and language and
how they are used to construct meaning
You will need to use the ideas you identify through
class discussion to create your own texts exploring
the idea of ‘Encountering Conflict’
An approach to Writing in Context
The Text
The Ideas
Writing in Context
The Prompt
Five big ideas about conflict
Conflicts involve a clash of ideas, interests and
expectations
People’s responses to conflict vary
Conflict occurs between the powerful and the
powerless
Conflicts may be difficult to resolve
Conflict can be a catalyst for change
Conflicts involve a clash of ideas, interests
and expectations
There are many types of conflict
All conflicts, share a similar cause – they are often born from
clashing ideas ,competing interests and expectations
Societies are made up of many different people who all hold
different views and values.
It is how conflicting ideas and ideologies are addressed that
will determine the nature of any conflict.
Conflict, whether at a global or personal level, is often a
result of miscommunication.
Conflict is also often caused through a fear of who and what
is different.
Conflicts are rarely ever one-sided.
People’s responses to conflict vary
We all encounter and experience some sort of
conflict in our lives
Individuals respond to conflict in different ways
dependent on their background and past
experience of dealing with conflict
Responses to conflict are also influenced by rules
and laws, both informal and formal
Violence is an extreme response to conflict
Not all violence involves physical harm or
bloodshed
Conflict occurs between the powerful and
the powerless
In some cases those in positions of power will find
it beneficial or advantageous to initiate conflict
with those who have less power
Minority groups, such as particular racial or
religious groups, may find themselves in conflict
with the majority in their society
Powerful people may also have greater resources
available to them to help resolve it
Conflicts may be difficult to resolve
In most conflicts, the parties involved can imagine
a resolution
On a global scale, for a solution to a conflict to
work, threats to a country’s security or
independence must be ruled out
In conflicts between nations, the United Nations
attempts to negotiate solutions
Conflict can be a catalyst for change
Conflict can be difficult and will often have tragic
results, it can also be a catalyst for social and
political change or personal growth
All arguments and debates are a form of conflict
and even families benefit from the respectful
expression of different ideas and views
Without conflict, we don’t grow
We often learn what we think and who we are by
being confronted by ideas we don’t agree with
The texts
Semester 1 – Unit 3
The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif
Semester 2 – Unit 4
Life of Galileo
Sources
Robert Hillman, Encountering Conflict: Identifying
the Big Ideas, Insight English for Yr 12, Insight
Publications 2007
VCAA, English/ESL Study Design, Victorian
Curriculum and Assessment Authority 2006, p.40