Big Idea Web Quest Lesson Plan

Introduction

Students have explored the Big Idea of Finding Common Ground. In this lesson, they will read about peer mediation and conflict resolution. After reading through these selections, students will write about a conflict that they have experienced, the cause of the conflict, and the way they resolved the conflict. They will also offer a suggestion for resolving resolve a similar conflict in the future.

Lesson Description

Students will read selected passages from "Peer Mediation" http://www.studygs.net/peermed.htm and "Resolving Conflict" http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/human/pubs/fcs2766.pdf. Then they will write about a conflict that they have experienced, the cause of the conflict, and the way they resolved the conflict.

Instructional Objectives

1. Students will use the Internet as a resource to get information.
2. Students will read information about conflict resolution.
3. Students will write about a conflict that they have experienced, the cause of the conflict, and the way they resolved the conflict.

Student Web Activity Sample Answer

I had an argument with my parents about my curfew because I wanted to stay out later. Together we resolved the conflict by agreeing that my curfew should be extended by a half-hour. This resolution wasn't what I originally wanted, but it was a compromise. In the future, I think that it will be helpful to understand why my parents have given me a curfew and use that understanding to show them why I should be able to have a later curfew-even if it's just for special occasions.