Real life Problem Solving Bell Ringer: Pick up off the chair, sit down quietly, and begin to work.

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 Journal ◦ When you have a problem with a friend or classmate, what steps do you take to solve it? How do you think other people affect the way you handle your conflicts?  **150 words**

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 The 5 Step Approach to Managing Anger ◦ With a group with 1 or 2 people sitting near you, review the 5 steps on the hand out and discuss the activity. ◦ Describe what anger is. ◦ Develop some strategies for dealing with anger ◦ Develop a 5 step approach for managing anger.

 Conflict- A disagreement between people with opposing viewpoints, ideas, goals.  Bully- Someone who picks on individuals who are smaller or weaker.  Labeling- Name calling

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 Prejudice- A negative and unjustly formed opinion, usually against people of a different racial, religious, or cultural group.  Escalate- become more serious  Revenge- Punishment, injury, or insult to the person seen as the cause of the strong emotion.

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 Mob mentality- Acting or behaving in a certain and often negative manner because others are doing it.  Conflict Resolution- Solving a disagreement in a way that satisfies both sides.  Win-Win solution- An agreement or outcome that gives each party something it wants.

 Mediation- A process in which a third person, a mediator, helps those in conflict find a solution.  Compromise- An arrangement in which each side gives up something to reach a satisfactory solution.

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- Get into groups of 2-3 people. (Groups should be different from the first activity.) -Select 2 scenarios. -Identify the conflicts. -Roll play the arguments and their resolutions.

1)Journal/Conflict Resolution Notes 2)Five-Step Approach/Continued 3)Activity (group work) 4)Conflict Resolution