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activity — Empathy Video
Students watch and discuss an animated video of Brené Brown talking about
empathy.
PREP Preview the 3-min video.
Directions:
+ Play this three-minute video of Brené Brown discussing empathy.
+ Invite students to take notes in their journals or on paper in preparation for thelr discussion.
Discussion Questions:
+ Brené Brown says that empathy creates connection and sympathy creates disconnection. Why does she believe this?
Do you agree?
+ The video lists three things as the recipe for empathy: perspective-taking, staying out of judgment, and recognizing
‘emotion in other people and communicating it. s there anything you'd add to the list?
+ Are there times that you can identify where you needed empathy, but got sympathy? What was the situation? How
would empathy have changed your feelings?
Talking Points:
+ As you've shared, empathy is « key part of human relationships and connection.
+ When we connect with others, our capacity for empathy helps build our capacity for connection.