Session 7:  Analyzing Conflict

 

Goals:

·        Summarize the terms and concepts of lesson 5.

·        Illustrate the significance of these ideas in the real world

·        Start students off on the independent Fun Packs and journals

 

 

Materials Needed

à        Index cards for Peace by PEACE talk show (these need to be pre-cut)

 

 

PEACE PHRASE #6:  Develop Forgiveness Skills.

Forgiveness looks forward while revenge looks backward.  We have eyes in the front of our head, not the back.

 

 

 

Methods:

I. Opening Activity- Cooperative Machine

II. MadLibs

III. Peace by PEACE Talk Show

 

Note to teachers:  The Jonesboro role play takes a lot of time and it is essential to have a good discussion following it.  Because of this, you should only play one of the games Cooperative Machine Building or Madlibs if you have a short class period (45-50mins or less).

 

 

I.                   Cooperative Machine Building

One individual starts off the game by making a repeated, simple motion

with some part of their body (which may or may not be accompanied by a

sound). One by one, the other members of the group join the "machine,"

building on it with their own actions, which should interact somehow with

another member of the group.  Each member's repetition of their action

should not stop until all individuals have joined in and the completed

machine has had a chance to function for a short while. 

 

You might want to break the group up into smaller subgroups to

facilitate the success of the game.

 

 

 

 

 

 

II.                Madlibs

The students will now complete a Peace by PEACE MadLibs. Explain to them that you have an incomplete story that they have to complete. Ask the students for a word to fill each blank spot with the designated word or term. For example, when it says "escalator," ask the students for an escalator and write what they come up with on the appropriate line. After you have filled in all the blanks, read the completed story out loud.

 

 

 

At the ___________

         (fill in a name of a hangout place)

 

It was Saturday afternoon at the __________.    ___________, ___________, and                                                                                   (same hangout)         (1st girl)                        (2nd girl)             

 

______________  were hanging out and talking about _______________.

(3rd girl)                                                                                                (neutral topic)

 

By the soda machine, ___________, ____________, and ___________ were

                                     (1st boy)                               (2nd boy)                          (3rd boy)

__________________.  Suddenly the boys and the girls spotted each other. __________

(example of cooperation)                                                                                                     (1st girl)

 

whispered to ___________," He's a ______________."  _________ laughed and

                         (2nd girl)                         (escalator, mean adjective)   (2nd girl)

 

_____________.  In response, the boys__________.  ___________ thought his friends

(escalator, action)                                                     (escalator, action)      (3rd boy)

 

were being immature.  He said, "____________.  ____________ agreed.  She________.

                                                            (de-escalator)                (3rd girl)                                  (de-escalator, action)

The friends started to laugh and decided they were hungry and it was time to eat. 

 

They all went together to get some_____________ at ___________.

              (favorite food)                     (favorite resturant)

 

 

 

III.             Peace by PEACE Talk Show

We will now simulate a T.V. talk show and have as our topic a real world example of conflict: the tragic school shooting in Jonesboro, Arkansas in 1997.

 

Invite ten students to act as "guests" on the show. Hand out to each guest an index card with their given identity and have them read their cards silently. Hand out questions 1-5 to different "audience" members.

           

Introduce the events of the Jonesboro incident (See Appendix for news clipping). Make sure students understand the facts of the story. Begin with Guest #1 (index cards should be ordered ). Have the guest introduce her/himself and their relationship to the case. Continue until all the guests have introduced themselves.

 

Now you will take questions from the audience. Begin with Question #1 and have the appropriate guest respond. Then open up the question to the audience. Continue to discuss each question in order. Try to involve as many guests and audience members as possible. Try to encourage the audience members to ask original questions of their own.

 

 

 

 

BEFORE YOU GO:

Þ    Tell the class when you will be visiting next.

Þ    Discuss with the teacher how your groups handled the students and ask for his or her critique.