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Lesson Plans: Cultural Conflict: Lesson Plan: Cultural Conflicts

Cross-Cultural Conflict Resolution through Role Play #1 (Time Maximum)
Introductions around the World: Practicing Global Etiquette
  • Grades: 10
  • Time: Four 90-minute classes
  • Featured Resources: AtoZWorldCulture.com articles Maps, Country Snapshot, Cultural Overview, The People, Greetings and Courtesies, and Language.
  • Skills: Students read articles on the cultures and greeting rituals of countries around the world; learn how to introduce themselves in informal settings in their countries of choice; practice introducing themselves appropriately while collaborating with classmates; perform a chosen country's introduction ritual for their classmates and articulate the cultural values that are expressed in the introduction etiquette; take notes throughout this process on their responses to various introduction rituals; and write personal essays about the differences and similarities between the etiquette they just learned and what their own cultural backgrounds have taught them.
  • Activities: All Activities in Class
    • Writing: First Drafts Only
    • Writing: Reflective
    • Presentation/Performance
    • Group Collaboration
    • Independent Work
    • Reading and Research

Download Lesson Plan: PDF / Word

Cross-Cultural Conflict Resolution through Role Play #1 (Time Middle)
Introductions around the World: Practicing Global Etiquette
  • Grades: 10
  • Time: Three 90-minute classes plus homework essay assignment
  • Featured Resources: AtoZWorldCulture.com articles Maps, Country Snapshot, Cultural Overview, The People, Greetings and Courtesies, and Language.
  • Skills: Students read articles on the cultures and greeting rituals of countries around the world; learn how to introduce themselves in informal settings in their countries of choice; practice introducing themselves appropriately while collaborating with classmates; perform a chosen country's introduction ritual for their classmates and articulate the cultural values that are expressed in the introduction etiquette; take notes throughout this process on their responses to various introduction rituals; and write personal essays about the differences and similarities between the etiquette they just learned and what their own cultural backgrounds have taught them.
  • Activities: Out-of-Class Homework
    • Writing: First Drafts Only
    • Writing: Reflective
    • Presentation/Performance
    • Group Collaboration
    • Independent Work
    • Reading and Research

Download Lesson Plan: PDF / Word

Cross-Cultural Conflict Resolution through Role Play #1 (Time Minimum)
Introductions around the World: Practicing Global Etiquette
  • Grades: 10
  • Time: Three 90-minute classes
  • Featured Resources: AtoZWorldCulture.com articles Maps, Country Snapshot, Cultural Overview, The People, Greetings and Courtesies, and Language.
  • Skills: Students read articles on the cultures and greeting rituals of countries around the world; learn how to introduce themselves in informal settings in their countries of choice; practice introducing themselves appropriately while collaborating with classmates; perform a chosen country's introduction ritual for their classmates and articulate the cultural values that are expressed in the introduction etiquette; take notes throughout this process on their responses to various introduction rituals; and discuss the differences and similarities between the etiquette they just learned and what their own cultural backgrounds have taught them.
  • Activities: All Activities in Class
    • Presentation/Performance
    • Group Collaboration
    • Independent Work
    • Reading and Research

Download Lesson Plan: PDF / Word

Cross-Cultural Conflict Resolution through Role Play #2 (Time Maximum)
Introductions around the World: Practicing Global Etiquette for Personal and Professional Life
  • Grades: 11
  • Time: Four 90-minute classes
  • Featured Resources: AtoZWorldCulture.com articles Maps, Country Snapshot, Cultural Overview, The People, Greetings and Courtesies, The Business Experience, and Language.
  • Skills: Students read articles on the cultures and greeting rituals of countries around the world; learn how to introduce themselves in informal and professional settings in their countries of choice; practice introducing themselves appropriately in a variety of settings while collaborating with classmates; perform a chosen country's introduction ritual for their classmates and articulate the cultural values that are expressed in the introduction etiquette; take notes throughout this process on their responses to various introduction rituals; and write personal essays about the differences and similarities between the etiquette they just learned and what their own cultural backgrounds have taught them.
  • Activities: All Activities in Class
    • Writing: First Drafts Only
    • Writing: Reflective
    • Presentation/Performance
    • Group Collaboration
    • Independent Work
    • Reading and Research

Download Lesson Plan: PDF / Word

Cross-Cultural Conflict Resolution through Role Play #2 (Time Middle)
Introductions around the World: Practicing Global Etiquette for Personal and Professional Life
  • Grades: 11
  • Time: Three 90-minute classes plus a homework essay assignment
  • Featured Resources: AtoZWorldCulture.com articles Maps, Country Snapshot, Cultural Overview, The People, Greetings and Courtesies, The Business Experience, and Language.
  • Skills: Students read articles on the cultures and greeting rituals of countries around the world; learn how to introduce themselves in informal and professional settings in their countries of choice; practice introducing themselves appropriately in a variety of settings while collaborating with classmates; perform a chosen country's introduction ritual for their classmates and articulate the cultural values that are expressed in the introduction etiquette; take notes throughout this process on their responses to various introduction rituals; and write personal essays about the differences and similarities between the etiquette they just learned and what their own cultural backgrounds have taught them.
  • Activities: Out-of-Class Homework
    • Writing: First Drafts Only
    • Writing: Reflective
    • Presentation/Performance
    • Group Collaboration
    • Independent Work
    • Reading and Research

Download Lesson Plan: PDF / Word

Cross-Cultural Conflict Resolution through Role Play #2 (Time Minimum)
Introductions around the World: Practicing Global Etiquette for Personal and Professional Life
  • Grades: 11
  • Time: Three 90-minute classes
  • Featured Resources: AtoZWorldCulture.com articles Maps, Country Snapshot, Cultural Overview, The People, Greetings and Courtesies, The Business Experience, and Language.
  • Skills: Students read articles on the cultures and greeting rituals of countries around the world; learn how to introduce themselves in informal and professional settings in their countries of choice; practice introducing themselves appropriately in a variety of settings while collaborating with classmates; perform a chosen country's introduction ritual for their classmates and articulate the cultural values that are expressed in the introduction etiquette; take notes throughout this process on their responses to various introduction rituals; and discuss the differences and similarities between the etiquette they just learned and what their own cultural backgrounds have taught them.
  • Activities: All Activities in Class
    • Presentation/Performance
    • Group Collaboration
    • Independent Work
    • Reading and Research

Download Lesson Plan: PDF / Word

Cross-Cultural Conflict Resolution through Role Play #3 (Time Maximum)
Anticipating and Resolving Conflict: Understanding the Cultural Values behind Behaviors
  • Grades: 12
  • Time: Four 90-minute classes
  • Featured Resources: AtoZWorldCulture.com articles Maps, Country Snapshot, Cultural Overview, The People, Greetings and Courtesies, The Business Experience, and Language.
  • Skills: Students read articles on the cultures and greeting rituals of countries around the world; select two countries with radically different cultures and greeting rituals; learn how to introduce themselves in informal and professional settings in their countries of choice; collaborate with classmates to write a skit in which the behavioral differences between citizens of the two countries are highlighted, and in which these differences are then resolved; write an explanation of how and why the characters in the skit are clashing with each other, and how they learn to interact more effectively; perform the skit and the explanation for their classmates; take notes throughout this process on their responses to various introduction rituals; and write personal essays about the differences and similarities between the etiquette they just learned and what their own cultural backgrounds have taught them.
  • Activities: All Activities in Class
    • Writing: First Drafts Only
    • Writing: Reflective
    • Presentation/Performance
    • Group Collaboration
    • Independent Work
    • Reading and Research

Download Lesson Plan: PDF / Word

Cross-Cultural Conflict Resolution through Role Play #3 (Time Middle)
Anticipating and Resolving Conflict: Understanding the Cultural Values behind Behaviors
  • Grades: 12
  • Time: Three 90-minute classes plus homework essay assignment
  • Featured Resources: AtoZWorldCulture.com articles Maps, Country Snapshot, Cultural Overview, The People, Greetings and Courtesies, The Business Experience, and Language.
  • Skills: Students read articles on the cultures and greeting rituals of countries around the world; select two countries with radically different cultures and greeting rituals; learn how to introduce themselves in informal and professional settings in their countries of choice; collaborate with classmates to write a skit in which the behavioral differences between citizens of the two countries are highlighted, and in which these differences are then resolved; write an explanation of how and why the characters in the skit are clashing with each other, and how they learn to interact more effectively; perform the skit and the explanation for their classmates; take notes throughout this process on their responses to various introduction rituals; and write personal essays about the differences and similarities between the etiquette they just learned and what their own cultural backgrounds have taught them.
  • Activities: Out-of-Class Homework
    • Writing: First Drafts Only
    • Writing: Reflective
    • Presentation/Performance
    • Group Collaboration
    • Independent Work
    • Reading and Research

Download Lesson Plan: PDF / Word

Cross-Cultural Conflict Resolution through Role Play #3 (Time Minimum)
Anticipating and Resolving Conflict: Understanding the Cultural Values behind Behaviors
  • Grades: 12
  • Time: Three 90-minute classes
  • Featured Resources: AtoZWorldCulture.com articles Maps, Country Snapshot, Cultural Overview, The People, Greetings and Courtesies, The Business Experience, and Language.
  • Skills: Students read articles on the cultures and greeting rituals of countries around the world; select two countries with radically different cultures and greeting rituals; learn how to introduce themselves in informal and professional settings in their countries of choice; collaborate with classmates to write a skit in which the behavioral differences between citizens of the two countries are highlighted, and in which these differences are then resolved; write an explanation of how and why the characters in the skit are clashing with each other, and how they learn to interact more effectively; perform the skit and the explanation for their classmates; take notes throughout this process on their responses to various introduction rituals; and discuss the differences and similarities between the etiquette they just learned and what their own cultural backgrounds have taught them.
  • Activities: All Activities in Class
    • Presentation/Performance
    • Group Collaboration
    • Independent Work
    • Reading and Research

Download Lesson Plan: PDF / Word