Lesson Plan
Conflict Canvas
Students will identify their personal conflict styles, decode real-life disputes, practice negotiation techniques through role-play, and craft win-win solutions.
Helping 9th graders understand their natural responses to conflict and equipping them with negotiation tools builds self-awareness, promotes empathy, and reduces escalation in group settings.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Review Materials
10 minutes
Step 1
Warm-Up Discussion
5 minutes
Step 2
Introduce Conflict Styles
10 minutes
Step 3
Style Spotter Activity
10 minutes
Step 4
Negotiation Role-Play
15 minutes
Step 5
Solution Snapshot Cool-Down
10 minutes
Slide Deck
Decode Disputes: Understanding Conflict Styles
Session Agenda
Five Conflict Styles
Style 1: Avoiding
Style 2: Competing
Style 3: Collaborating
Style 4: Compromising
Style 5: Accommodating
Reflection: Your Default Style
Worksheet
Activity
Cool Down
