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He Solves Conflicts With Kindness STUDENT HANDBOOK, PAGE 4
Objectives: Students will be able to identify at least three strategies for handling a conflict using nonviolence; identify problem and solution. 1 Warm-Up: Be aware that some of your students may have experienced bullying, arguments, or violent fights at school. • Ask students whether it is harder to fight back or remain calm when someone picks a fight. Why? • How might the reactions of people around the bully change the outcome of a conflict? 2 Read: “He Solves Conflicts With Kindness” First read: Read the article aloud; you may also wish to ask volunteers to read aloud. At the end of the article, ask students to describe the gist of the article. (The article describes how a team of students called the Peace Warriors helps resolve disagreements in their Chicago high school.) Second read: Ask students to read with partners or independently. (You can always read aloud if that works best with your students.) Instruct students: As you read, highlight the problem discussed in the article, as well as the solution. When students have completed the article, ask what they identified. (The problem is that violence and arguments are common in a Chicago high school. The solution is to solve the conflicts through peaceful and nonviolent ways.) (problem and solution) 3 After Reading: Use these questions to check students’ understanding of the article. You may wish to ask them to go back to the article to highlight where in the article they found the answers. 1. How might students’ past experiences make nonviolence appealing? (Possible answer: Many have seen the damage violence can cause and may view nonviolence as a way to end that cycle.) 2. How have leaders, such as Martin Luther King Jr. influenced the Peace Warriors? (The Peace Warriors follow the principles of nonviolence taught by leaders, such as Martin Luther King Jr., and teach others to do the same.) 3. What are some strategies that the Peace Warriors use to resolve conflicts? (using humor, encouraging people to talk things out, and building a sense of community)
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