BACKGROUND/CONTEXT

Conflict Resolution Cycle & Cycle 2, Grade 3

Title of unit
Grade level
Main subject:
● Arts Education - Drama
Subject area Sub-subjects:
● Languages - English Language Arts
● Personal Development - Ethics and Religious Culture
Through this activity, students will practice a variety of problem-solving techniques to
Goal for Activity resolve a series of conflicts, and present these ideas to the class in a creative way that
allows for a solid display of conflict resolution.
This activity will relate well to what has been going on in the class as many students have
been struggling with how to deal with conflicts. by practicing this activity, students will be
Rationale for Activity better prepared to tackle conflicts when they arise in class, at recess, and at home.
Students will be able to take concepts and strategies from this activity with them beyond
the class, and these
Arts Education - Drama:
● Competency 1: To invent short scenes
● Competency 2: To interpret short scenes
● Competency 3: To appreciate dramatic works, personal productions, and those of
classmates
QEP Subject Area Languages - English Language Arts:
Competencies ● Competency 2: To write self-expressive, narrative, and information-based texts
● Competency 3: To represent his/her literacy in different media
● Competency 4: To use language to communicate and learn
Personal Development - Ethics and Religious Culture:
● Competency 1: Reflects on ethical questions
● Competency 3: Engages in dialogue
To accommodate the various needs, learning styles, etc. of different students, this activity
incorporates many opportunities for students to showcase their strengths, and works
Differentiation / towards improving their weaknesses. Students will engage in group work, brainstorming,
Attention to EDI writing tasks, performance elements, and problem-solving skills. The wide range of
variety in this activity allows all students to explore various techniques to perfect their final
products in a fun way that they may not regularly engage in.
ACTIVITY PLAN
Students will know:
● definition of conflict
● definition of resolution
● healthy relationships
● tableau
Student will Students will understand:
know/understand/do as a ● causes of conflict
result of this activity ● resolution/problem-solving strategies
● negative effects of unresolved conflicts
Students will do:
● a tableau exercise representing a conflict
● scene preparations (scripts, rehearsals, performances)
● conflict resolution practices
1. After listening to and participating in a presentation about conflict resolution, students
will be instructed by the teacher to brainstorm in their table groups and create a tableau
representative of a conflict.
2. The class will try to guess the conflict being represented.
Procedures
3. Once the presentation and tableaus are complete, table groups will be assigned a
specific conflict by the teacher.
4. Students will brainstorm ideas, choose roles, and create brief script for their conflict.
5. Students will rehearse their script and incorporate staging elements into their scenes.
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 6. Students will present their scenes to the class, and the class will have to guess which
conflict they are representing in their scenes.
● Script: Students will be evaluated on their ability to create a script including
features shown in the presentation (title in the centre, character names in the
center, dialogue in the centre, etc...).
● Presentation: Students will be evaluated on their ability to represent their given
Assessment conflict, as well as their ability to represent a resolution to this conflict.
● Listening and Participation: Students will be evaluated on their overall
participation, as well as their inclusion of elements presented in the teacher's
presentation. As there will be a list of what elements need to be included, all
students should be able to accurately accomplish this task.

Broad Areas of Learning

☐ Health & Well ☐ Career Planning & ☐ Environmental ☐ Media Literacy ☐ Citizenship &
being Entrepreneurship Awareness & Community Life
Consumer Rights &
Responsibilities
Explanation:
Health & Wellbeing: Students will practice health and well-being as they develop strategies that allow them to become
more aware of their needs and those of others concerning healthy relationships and attitudes.
Media Literacy: Students will practice media literacy as they analyze different situations through a variety of media,
and enact practices that elicit strategies that will help them conquer conflicts. They will also understand how the media
that they consume plays a role in how they act and react when in conflict with others.
Citizenship & Community Life: Students will practice conventions of citizenship and community life as they navigate
social rules, cooperation, and culture of peace when dealing with conflict.

Cross Curricular Competencies

☐ Uses Information ☐ Solves Problems ☐ Exercises critical ☐ Uses Creativity ☐ Adopts effective
judgement work methods
☐ Uses information & ☐ Achieves their ☐ Cooperates with ☐ Communicates
communications potential others appropriately
technologies
Explanation:
Solves Problems: Students will practice problem-solving strategies as they adopt flexible approaches to resolving
conflicts, analyze components of conflicts, and consider and test possible solutions to resolve these conflicts.
Uses Creativity: Students will use creativity as they imagine various ways of enacting their drama scenes, and include
different ideas to make their presentations unique.
Cooperates With Others: Students will cooperate with others as they contribute to team efforts when strategizing and
brainstorming ideas for their skit. They will work effectively as a team and be open to their peers' ideas.