Session 5: Violence and Society

Students study the effects and severity of Violence as a conflict escalator.

1.OPENING ACTIVITY: FACE TO FACE

A memory game where students face each other, then turn, make physical changes (take off hat, etc.). The students then face each other again, and each one must point out the changes in the other.

II. CASE STUDY ACTIVITY: THE STORY OF QUENTIN CARTER

A case study of Quentin Carter, a 12 year old boy who was gunned down by a 16 year old. Students analyze the conflict, looking for specific escalators and their effects towards the conflict's final face off.

.III. CLOSING ACTIVITY: THE SECRETARY

Students pretend that they are the Secretary to Dr. Martin Luther King, who is out for the day. Students try to mediate conflicts that come into their office, matching specific escalators to descalators.

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