Diplomacy Lesson Plans for Grades 6-8

First Lesson in Diplomacy by Conflict Resolution Specialist Debbie Dunn

Story Description: Picture this. You are in the seventh grade and need help with an algebraic formula problem. You go to your teacher for help. Unfortunately, your teacher has gotten older and sometimes experiences memory problems. Not knowing that this was one of your teacher's bad days, you work your entire homework assignment based on this help. The next day in class, another student asks for help on the very same problem. That is when you discover that every problem that you worked was wrong. You angrily yell at the teacher in front of the whole class. To read the story, click on the picture.

Click on DIPLOMACY LESSON PLAN to read and print the entire lesson plan that includes the following eight sections:

Section 1: Lesson Objectives for Teaching about Diplomacy Concepts
Section 2: K-W-L Model discussion about First Lesson in Diplomacy
Section 3: Read Diplomacy story: First Lesson in Diplomacy
Section 4: Popcorn Review
Section 5: Scripted Diplomacy role-play: First Lesson in Diplomacy
Section 6: Bloom's Taxonomy Discussion - First Lesson in Diplomacy
Section 7: K-W-L Model discussion about First Lesson in Diplomacy
Section 8: Diplomacy writing assignment: First Lesson in Diplomacy

Please note: Debbie Dunn is the School Conflict Resolution Examiner at the National level for Examiner.com. She regularly posts stories, role-plays, articles, and lesson plans on the topics of Conflict Resolution and Anti-Bullying.

Ted's Use of Diplomacy Saved the Day by Conflict Resolution Specialist Debbie Dunn

Story Description: Ted asked to join the pick-up basketball game before school. When a jock named Matt refused to let him join, Ted went over to one of his friends and complainingly called Matt a name. That began a chain reaction where Ted got himself into hot water with a few kids at school. Will Ted manage to find a way to fix the problem before his day gets any worse?
To read the story, click on the picture.

Click on DIPLOMACY LESSON PLAN to read and print the entire lesson plan that includes the following three sections:

Step 1: Read the story called "Ted's Use of Diplomacy Saved the Day."
Step 2: Have class participate in the role-play based on the complete story called "Ted's Use of Diplomacy Saved the Day."
Step 3: Have class participate in discussion questions about this story.

Please note: Debbie Dunn is the School Conflict Resolution Examiner at the National level for Examiner.com. She regularly posts stories, role-plays, articles, and lesson plans on the topics of Conflict Resolution and Anti-Bullying.

Denny Teaches Tom to Eat Crow by Conflict Resolution Specialist Debbie Dunn

Story Description: Tom almost always got in trouble with his teachers while his best friend Denny rarely did. One day while the two boys were out fishing, Tom asked to know Denny's secret. Denny, with the help of his grandfather, taught Tom the very important survival skill of learning how to "eat crow" with teachers, bosses, and other adults in positions of power. To read the story, click on the picture.

Click on DIPLOMACY LESSON PLAN to read and print the entire lesson plan that includes the following three sections:

Step 1: Read the story called "Denny Teaches Tom to Eat Crow."
Step 2: Have class participate in the role-play based on the complete story called "Denny Teaches Tom to Eat Crow."
Step 3: Have class participate in discussion questions about this story.

Please note: Debbie Dunn is the School Conflict Resolution Examiner at the National level for Examiner.com. She regularly posts stories, role-plays, articles, and lesson plans on the topics of Conflict Resolution and Anti-Bullying.

Johnny and Susan by Conflict Resolution Specialist Debbie Dunn

Story Description: Here is a story scenario you can use to help teach about the need to be diplomatic with your family members, your school mates, and the other people in your life. Johnny and Susan are a brother and sister who cannot seem to get along. Everything changes for the better after their mother teaches Susan how to use 'I Messages' (i.e., Diplomatic 'I' Statements) with her big brother instead of using Accusing 'You' Statements. To read the story, click on the picture.

Click on BASIC NEEDS LESSON PLAN to read and print the entire lesson plan that includes the following seven sections:

Section 1: Lesson Objectives for Teaching about Diplomacy Concepts
Section 2: Diplomacy Vocabulary terminology
Section 3: Read Diplomacy story: Johnny and Susan
Section 4: Popcorn Review
Section 5: Scripted Diplomacy role-play: Johnny and Susan
Section 6: Bloom's Taxonomy Discussion - Johnny and Susan
Section 7: Diplomacy writing assignment: Johnny and Susan

Please note: Debbie Dunn is the School Conflict Resolution Examiner at the National level for Examiner.com. She regularly posts stories, role-plays, articles, and lesson plans on the topics of Conflict Resolution and Anti-Bullying.

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