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TINA AND AMIR (MANUAL) 33 11. Is it possible to define and explain things without making any analogies? 12. What about communication without making any comparisons and analogies? Is it possible? Try to imagine this. 13. What about communication without any definitions and explanations, but only made up of comparisons and analogies? Is it possible? Try to imagine this. Leading Idea 2: Free Amir wants to be free – free to go outside and play. He compares himself to a bird in a cage. He did not choose freely to stay at home. He thinks he has lost his freedom and he may think he has only little privacy. Discussion Plan: What does the word “free” mean? How do we use the word “free”? Discuss the way the word “free” is used in the fol- lowing cases: 1. The playground was a real free-for-all. 2. A sign says “Free Entry.” 3. She said: “I am free to come join you whenever you want.” 4. I bought the suitcase at the airport. It was tax-free. 5. Her father said to her: “Take care and do not be too free with other people.” 6. At the demonstration they carried signs that said: “Free all prisoners.” 7. At the opening of the ice cream pallor I got the ice cream for free. 8. The policeman told her: “You are free to go.” Discussion Plan: Freedom 1. What if your parents decided you could completely handle your freedom and you could always do what you think is best? 2. What do you think when Tina means “I am only free when I follow my own rules.”? 3. What do you think, is Nadim free when his parents are not at home? 4. What if there were no rules - would that mean we are free? 5. What do you think – are we free if no one stops us from doing something? 6. What does freedom mean? Leading Idea 3: Fair – unfair Amir thinks it is unfair that he has to stay home and that his mother is treating him like a baby. The children in class may want to tell about their own experiences of unfairness. You may want to discuss with them what they think “fair” means. Maybe you come to discuss the social nature of fairness. What would be fair for every child to receive from her family, from school, from society? You can find further resources on the concept of “justice” in the manual to Hanadi, episode 2, in the manual to Christian, episodes 4 and 5 and in the manual to In and Out of the Park, episodes 1 and Leading idea 1.