Date: Level: pre-intermediate

Additional Learning Outcomes:

Students will be able to:

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  identify what getting along looks, sounds and feels like
  
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  identify peaceful choices in common school/classroom problems
  
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  practice working through "school or classroom conflicts" faced at school
  
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  reflect on the cause of the "problem" or conflict, the feelings that exist during conflict and the potential actions to solve them peacefully
  

Teaching and Learning Activities:

1. 
   ACTIVATE THINKING: Write “Solving Problems Peacefully” on the board. As a class, discuss what "peace" and "peacefully" means. Note that peace is not about avoiding conflict entirely or being compliant, disengaged or coerced into behaving a certain way.
   
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   Introduce the idea of school conflict and brainstorm a list of typical problems or conflicts students face regularly. Record student responses on the board for students to reference after
   
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   Pick one example and have student volunteers come to the front of the class and improvise the scenario for the class. Discuss WHY this conflict or problem existed. Topics that may arise include power imbalances, self-esteem, miscommunication and assumptions. Discuss the emotions that are potentially felt by those involved in the conflict scenario.
   
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   Brainstorm what possible actions (by those involved or bystanders) might help solve this conflict or problem in peaceful ways.
   
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   Small Group Task - explain that students will work in small groups to create and act out a typical school/classroom based conflict or problem. Suggest that each group select a problem listed from the brainstorm. In addition to the problem skit, each group will be required to discuss strategies to solving that problem scenario peacefully, choose one and act it out as a “peaceful solution.” (Prompt groups to think about what the conflict looks, sounds and feels like.)
   
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   Film each group’s skits individually as they are ready. Each group will act out the problem and then their peaceful solution.
   
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   Once filming is complete - watch the videos together as a class. For each small group’s video, show the problem skit first, then pause the video to hold a large group discussion on ideas to solve the scenario peacefully. Finally, show the group’s filmed version of their peaceful solution. Repeat this process for each group’s video.
   
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   Challenge students to watch for these conflicts around the school and in the classroom to apply what they have learned.