My Conflict Style Essay

TIME
45 MINUTES
MATERIALS
What’s My Conflict Style? Questionnaire
(pages 186-188)
Name That Conflict Style Game Cards
Conflict Style Cards
Name That Conflict Style Reference Guide
(pages 189-190)
PREPARATIONS
Photocopy/print the What’s My Conflict Style?
Questionnaire (pages 186-188) (one per student). Prepare the Name That Conflict Style Game
Cards (one set per class).
Prepare the Conflict Style Cards (one set per group).
Prepare the Name That Conflict Style
Reference Guide (pages 189-190).
GOALS
• Increase students’ understanding of various conflict resolution styles.
• Promote an awareness of one’s own and others’ conflict resolution styles.
KEY CONCEPTS
• It is important to practice approaches for resolving conflict.
• People use different

• Now that we know the different types of conflict resolution strategies, we’ll practice recognizing these strategies in others and ourselves. FACILITATE THE ACTIVITY
35 MINUTES
• The purpose of today’s activity is to take a closer look at how you respond to conflict.
The activities are meant to help you become more aware of your and others’ responses to conflict, without judging. Most people use different strategies to resolve conflict. As we discussed last week, our strategy usually depends on the situation. It’s important to recognize which we use most often, so we can recognize when we use a strategy that doesn’t work.
Pass out the What’s My Conflict Style
Questionnaire. Review the worksheet directions with students and instruct them to work independently. Circulate the classroom and provide assistance as necessary.
Once everyone finishes with the questionnaire, tell the students that column I represents
Conflict Avoider (turtle), column 2 represents
Solution Finder (owl), and column 3