CONFLICT

Life Transitions 30 - EAL

http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/four-steps-to-resolving-conflict/

Outline
Introduction
What do you know about conflict?
What is your Conflict Management Style? Survey
Reflection
Four Sources of Conflict
Possible Conflicts (chart) brainstorm
Continuum of conflict

What do you know about

conflict?
And what would you like to know?
KWL Chart group think
handout

What is your Conflict Management

Style?
Survey

http://johnmurphyinternational.com/blog/deal-conflictissues-team/

Four Sources of Conflict

Differences are usually the source of conflicts. The differences
are often in one of four basic categories:
Rights issues
Rights issues are sometimes mixed with discussions about
responsibilities, laws and rules.
Role expectations
People do not always agree on the behaviours for certain
roles
(i.e., How does a son, roommate, student or employer
behave?)
Value violations
Personality clashes

Possible Conflicts brainstorm

(snowball)
brainstorm a list of conflicts that occur in various
relationships
Personal

Family

Community

Career

CONFLICT
Life Transitions 30 - EAL

http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/four-steps-to-resolving-conflict/

People may
respond to
conflict
by

Crying
Using/abusing alcohol or other
drugs
Running away from home
Becoming loud, aggressive, or
violent with others
Becoming withdrawn or
wanting to be alone

Think-Pair-Share

Staying calm
Becoming assertive (taking
charge of the situation or
leading to find a solution)

What responses make the conflict better or worse?

Escalating
responses

(make the conflict bigger)

Name calling
Hitting, punching
Crying
Swearing
Running away
Getting a gang involved
sulking

What responses make the conflict better or worse?

Defusing responses
(make conflict smaller,
work towards a solution)
Writing a letter
Talking about the problem
Getting someone else to
help
Being assertive (taking
charge to find a solution)
Apologizing
Trading places, switching
roles

Activity role play!!

Create a make-believe conflict situation (like a TV
show!)
Pick ONE ESCALATING response and ONE
DEFUSING response we just talked about to solve
your conflict!
Act it out in groups of TWO or THREE people!

CONFLICT
Life Transitions 30 - EAL

http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/four-steps-to-resolving-conflict/

Outline
Recap
Role-play presentations!!!
Inquiry project introduction

http://ipeoplesolutions.ca/beyondconflict/

Activity role play!!

Create a make-believe
conflict situation (like a
TV show!)
Pick ONE ESCALATING
response and ONE
DEFUSING response we
just talked about to
solve your conflict!
Act it out in groups of
TWO or THREE people!

Critical & Creative Thinking Task

Select one type of conflict, explore in detail, and present
findings to class (peer teach!)
Create a written product of choice (brochure, commercial,
concept map, editorial, newspaper article, etc.)
Presentation can elaborate on an oral product:
E.g., a book, interview, opinion poll, radio/TV news story or
documentary
Presentation can enhance visual products:
E.g., board game, bulletin board, mural, student made
video, etc.

You will decide what criteria you wish to be assessed on (peers

or teachers can use checklists, rating scales, and other
instruments) to assess your project based on agreed-to-criteria

Example topics (you can think of others)

Rights
Forced labour
Slavery
Human trafficking
Rights to privacy
Poverty
Death penalty
Womens rights (domestic
abuse, violence, rape)
Childrens rights
Free speech
LGBTQ rights
Family
Abuse (physical, sexual,
verbal/mental, psychological,
emotional)
Divorce
Domestic violence

Role expectations

Personality clashes

Discrimination, racism
Environmental arguments (e.g.,
chickens in the backyard, city
building beside your community)

Personal

For example: competitive versus

cooperation

Community

For example: being a mom, wife,

student, worker at the same
time

Dating, relationship violence

Date rape or rape outside of
dating
Assault

Values

Beliefs, morals

Spoken Word examples

Abuse - Spoken Word (1:40)
Divorce - Spoken Word (2:36)
Colour-blind (racism) - Spoken Word (1:53)
Weakest home- Domestic Violence - Spoken Word (4:27)

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Life Transitions 30 - EAL

http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/four-steps-to-resolving-conflict/

Outline
Make a collaborative rubric for the Critical & Creative
Thinking Task
Check- in for your projects
Come meet me one at a time! I want to see how you
are doing!
Keep working on your research
Questions

CONFLICT
Life Transitions 30 - EAL

http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/four-steps-to-resolving-conflict/

Outline
Resolving Conflicts
Sources of support in your community

Resolving conflict
In small groups of 3 look up definitions:
Negotiation
Mediation
Compromise
Next, as a group decide on an issue.

Resolving conflict
Discuss your issue in each of these three ways:
Negotiation

Say what you want (in a respectful manner)

Say what you think the other person wants and why
Propose solutions
Decide on the one
Check that it is acceptable to everyone

Mediation
What skills are needed to be a mediator?
Are their dangers involved in being a mediator?

Compromise
Role-Play each of these using your issue

(you will be assessed based on your cooperative learning group

sessions)

What are the 4 conflict resolution styles?

Think.

I win and you lose.

You win and I lose.
We both compromise.
You win and I win.

What reminds us of these???

Sources of support in your community:

Family member
Teacher
Doctor
Any adult that you trust
Crisis hotline
National Kids Help Line 1-800-668-6868
Provincial Facts of Life Line 1-800-588-3228 (Regina, 352-3228)
Provincial Farm Stress Line 1-800-668-4442
Family violence shelters
Family counselling programs
School counsellors
Youth counsellors
Hospital or wellness center social workers
Support groups (Alateen, Alanon)