English 9 · Week 10 · Conflict and Choice
Disagree Without Disrespect
Students propel discussions by posing questions, responding to diverse perspectives, and qualifying their views.
- Students will
- Students propel discussions by posing questions, responding to diverse perspectives, and qualifying their views.
- SEL skill
- Disagree respectfully and revise your view when evidence changes
- What it looks like
- Students practice disagreeing respectfully and changing their minds with grace.
- Content focus
- Responding to diverse perspectives in discussion
- Format
- Structured discussion
Relationship skills
Relationship skills mean building and keeping healthy relationships through clear communication, careful listening, cooperation, and working through conflict. More relationship skills activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- SL.9-10.1c: Speaking and Listening, Grades 9 to 10, Standard 1c
- SL.9-10.1d: Speaking and Listening, Grades 9 to 10, Standard 1d
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.9-10.1 Exchanging information and ideas; ELD.PI.9-10.3 Supporting opinions and persuading others
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Effective Expression
- Works with: Speaking and listening
Fits these textbook chapters
- StudySync Grade 9, Unit 2: Leadership
- HMH Collections Grade 9, Collection 1: Finding Common Ground
- HMH Collections Grade 9, Collection 3: The Bonds Between Us
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More relationship skills activities for English 9
- Discussion Norms We Build Relationship skillsStudents prepare for discussion by referring to evidence and work with peers to set rules for collegial discussion.
- Writing Through Conflict Relationship skillsStudents write a short narrative scene with a conflict, dialogue, and a reflective resolution.
- Explaining an Issue Clearly Relationship skillsStudents write an informative paragraph that introduces a topic, develops it with relevant facts, and uses precise language.
- Words That Hurt, Words That Heal Relationship skillsStudents interpret figures of speech and analyze their effect, and make effective language choices for meaning and style.
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