PROCEDURE

ACTIVITY
(Conflict Resolution Panel)
1
Sponge Activity
Quickwrite: What has been the most difficult situation or problem you
have faced in your life? Were you able to resolve it? ow? !r" why not?
#hare$out with partners or whole$class if time permits
Reflect: Why is it important to resolve problems after much
thou%ht? What happens if we do not resolve problems?
2
Set Induction
Read chapter e&cerpt from #tuck in 'eutral where Paul reacts to the two
kids bullyin% his brother" #hawn" who has cerebral palsy(
ow did Paul resolve the problem with the bullies in the novel?
Was he correct in his action? Why? Why not?

3
Pre-!!e!!"ent o#
!tudent
under!tnding o#
t$e %e!!on
concept&proce!!&!
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Pre$assessment conducted based on classroom behavior for
speakin%)listenin%
*+, of students use proper speakin%)listenin% skills
#kills to consider from pre$assessment that are needed in mastery of
ob-ective:
.aintainin% eye contact with the person speakin%
Waitin% one/s turn to speak
0&plainin% one/s thou%hts or ideas succinctly and in an
understandable as well as appropriate manner
Politely 1uestionin% others or challen%in% others/ ideas
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)rge *roup
In!truction
.odel Conflict Resolution
Review first slide of the PowerPoint
#it in the outer circle for the first scenario
.odel passin% the 2talkin% stick3 bunny to share talkin% time
.odel appropriate responses with sentence stems:
$ 4f 4 was in this situation" 4 would5
$ 4 like that you said5 because 4 too would5
$ 0ven thou%h you said you would5 4 think 4 would5
$ 4 would react by5 because5
!nce students are ready" move to the outer circle and model
challen%in%
$ What if5
6fter first scenario" ask students:
What did you notice the people did who spoke?
What did you notice the people did who were listenin%?
What chan%es could we make to ensure a better panel
conversation?
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Independent or
*roup
,or'
Complete the followin% scenarios
Participate as an outer circle person (teacher 7 in order to properly
monitor all students)
Repeat 1uestions 7 if necessary 7 from modelin% first scenario in
order to properly reflect
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.eed/c'
#ay: Problems are not always easy to solve( !ftentimes" there is not one
clear answer to solvin% the problem" and you must look at it from a
variety of an%les( 8hese an%les are provided by the outer circle 2what ifs"3
and your ability to bounce back and consider these alternatives shows
your ability to listen and communicate effectively(
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Ev%ution -
Po!t !!e!!"ent
o# concept1
proce!!1 nd&or
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#tudents are able to answer the followin% 1uestions:
9( What was the most difficult part of solvin% these problems?
:( What was the easiest part of solvin% these problems?
;( ow did your communication skills aid you in solvin% these
problems?
<( ow did your listenin% skills aid you in solvin% these problems?
=*, of students use proper speakin%)listenin% skills
2
C%o!ure
#ay: today" we spoke about proper speakin% and listenin% skills needed to
solve problems
What is necessary to solve a problem?
4s there ever one answer to a problem? Why?
Why is it important to listen and communicate effectively in
problem solvin% situations?
PowerPoint #lides
9( >uidelines slide:
#cenarios will be presented
4nner circle: ?iscuss potential reactions
Consider the ideas of others
@uild off of one another
!uter Circle: Record 1uestions that arise
@ut what if5
?evil/s advocate
:( #cenario 9: ?ifficult People
@ack%round: Aou are workin% on a ma-or %roup pro-ect in school that can
severely impact your %rade( 4t is the sub-ect you don/t necessarily do the best in"
but you are in a %roup with @illy" who always aces the class( @illy likes to do
thin%s the way he thinks is best and tells others what to do" whether they ask or
not( e/s so annoyin%B
Conflict: owever" @illy is always slackin% and not actually doin% the work( e
may %et it done" but fails to meet the teacher/s strict deadlines( !ftentimes" @illy
asks another person the answers to the homework assi%nment( !ne day" your
%roup is up for review from the teacher( @illy is not prepared yet a%ain( When he
sees you" he states" 2Whatever( 4 do this all the time" and 4 know 4 can still %et
the 6( 6s lon% as you don/t say anythin%" nobody will ever know( Cust shut the
,DE up and do what 4 say(F
What do you do?
;( #cenario :: Gnfair 8eacher
@ack%round: .s( HriIIle" one of your current teachers" has to be your least
favorite teacher 0J0R( #he is always playin% favorites" and she seems to have it
out for you( While in previous years you used to do well in the sub-ect" now you
can barely stay afloat with a C$avera%e( Aour parents are on your case" and you
know you can/t blame the teacher" because they/ll take her side(
Conflict: 8oday is the day you %et back the test from last week( Aou know you/ve
failed it" even thou%h you studied( Aou talk to .s( HriIIle before class to e&press
your frustration with the assi%nment" and to let her know that you studied for
two hours 7 you aren/t e&a%%eratin%B When .s( HriIIle hands out the %raded
papers" she loudly -okes" 2>uess you study as well as you do in this class"3 and
hands you a paper with an 2H3 on it( 0veryone lau%hs and you are humiliated(
What do you do?
<( #cenario ;: @H)>H Problems
@ack%round: Aour best friend is datin% this %uy( #he thinks he is the %reatest %uy
ever and they/ve been datin% for a lon% time( e always does a lot of cute
%estures like buys her stuff and better yet" her parents really like himB e te&ts
her a lot thou%h" and when she doesn/t answer" he keeps sendin% hostile te&ts
like" 2Why aren/t you te&tin% me back?B3 2Who are you with?3 0ven thou%h she
likes it when he walks her to class" he won/t let her ever walk alone or with
anyone other than him( e is startin% to seem pretty controllin%(
Conflict: !ne day" you see him start to hit her( 6t first" it looks -ust like a play
hit" but when you %et closer to them" you notice he is up in her face and yellin%"
but not loud enou%h for anyone else to hear( e is s1ueeIin% her arm" and she
looks like she is cryin%( When she says somethin% to him" he hits her across the
face( 4t/s a hard hit" and it leaves a mark( When he turns away" he looks directly
at you and snorts" 2What are you lookin% at?3
What do you do?
*( #cenario <: #iblin% Kove
@ack%round: Aour brother)sister has a difficult time on his)her own( 8hey are not
necessarily disabled" but they are definitely 2different(3 #ometimes they %et
picked on at school" and they don/t have a ton of friends( 0ven thou%h sometimes
life is really difficult with them around" you love them re%ardless and would do
anythin% for them( Gnfortunately" your siblin% does not want you always takin%
care of him)her( e)she often feels a bit bad for makin% your life more
complicated -ust bein% there(
Conflict: !ne day" you see two kids that are your a%e messin% with your
brother)sister( @ecause your siblin% is shy and a bit insecure" he)she is not doin%
much to fi%ht back( 6t first" the one kid is -ust up in your brother)sister/s face
and makin% rude comments" but then in the ne&t moment" they are flickin% your
siblin%/s ear and provokin% him)her( Lnowin% your siblin%" he)she will probably
do nothin% and is waitin% for them to %et bored and leave" but it doesn/t seem
like they are %oin% to leave(
What do you do?
M( #cenario *: 4nternational Relations
@ack%round: ?arfur is a re%ion in #udan the siIe of Hrance( 4t is home to about M
million people from nearly 9++ tribes( #ome nomads( #ome farmers( 6ll .uslims(
Conflict: Currently" two ?arfuri rebel movements are rebellin% a%ainst the
#udanese %overnment" because they feel the %overnment is not doin% its -ob(
#udanese forces and other militia are attackin% hundreds of villa%es throu%hout
?arfur( !ver <++ villa%es are completely destroyed and millions of civilians are
forced to flee their homes( 4n the on%oin% %enocide" 6frican farmers and others in
?arfur are bein% systematically displaced and murdered at the hands of the 6rab
militia( 8he %enocide in ?arfur has claimed <++"+++ lives and displaced over
:"*++"+++ people( .ore than one hundred people continue to die each dayN five
thousand die every month( 8he #udanese %overnment disputes these estimates
and denies any connection with the 6rab militia( 8he #udanese %overnment
appears unwillin% to address the human ri%hts crisis in the re%ion and has not
taken the necessary steps to restrict the activities of the 6rab militia" who are
currently directin% a campai%n of mass killin%" rape" and pilla%e a%ainst civilians
in ?arfur(
What should the Gnited #tates do?