LESSONPLAN TENTH GRADE

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1 LESSONPLAN DIVERSITY CARDS Rules: 1. This is a no talking activity. After the rules have been discussed at each table the participants can not talk to the other participants or the facilitator. 2. Once a game has been completed at a table, the winner will move to the next table. 3. Winners will not move to the next table until all tables have completed their game. Time minutes Activity Level Low OVERVIEW Description: Invite the players to play this interesting card game that challenges the participants to not only work on their non-verbal skills, but also understand the differences in written and unwritten rules within a culture. Set up the cards on four different tables with the instructions for each table. Be sure to not let the participants read or see the rules until the activity is started and the participants have taken their seats. Tell the group that this is a non-talking activity and they will not be able to talk until the entire activity is over. The only time that the group can talk is at the very beginning of the activity when the participants read the rules. Ask the participants to read the instructions at their table and make sure that each participant understands the rules at their table, but they can not ask the other tables for help or clarification. After the rules have been read and discussed, the group can not talk until the end of the activity, and the facilitator removes the rules from each table. Participants Materials 4 Decks of Cards and instructions (included) for each table Objective To win the card game and move to the next table. (continued) What you do has far greater impact than what you say. Stephen Covey

2 LESSONPLAN OVERVIEW QUESTIONS If each table follows the rules, the winner will move to the next table which has completely different rules than the previous table. This will create chaos, confusion and misunderstandings to the new group members. More often than not, someone at the table who did not win will gladly tell the new member how wrong he/she is when they think they have won the hand (non-verbally of course). The new member will be very confused when another participant wins the hand with a 2 of Diamonds instead of an Ace of Spades. There will be four rounds to allow a different player to move to the four different tables if they continue winning. After the four rounds, allow the group members to talk and discuss what transpired during the activity. I typically ask the participants to think about the different cultures at each table, and if the winners or the participants at the tables had different perspectives of how the activity went. 1. What were the differences at the individual tables? 2. Did any of the participants who didn t win know that the rules changed at each table? If not, how did the new members of the group act during the hands? 3. What did any of the winners think when they moved to a table with different rules? 4. Did any participants get upset or frustrated when another participant thought they had won because of the their previous tables rules? 5. How do other cultures around the world view some of the things we do that are social norms? 6. Have any participants traveled around the world and noticed cultural differences from the USA? 7. How can we become aware of the rules or social norms of those around us? Time DIVERSITY CARDS minutes Activity Level Low Participants Materials 4 Decks of Cards and instructions (included) for each table Objective To win the card game and move to the next table.

3 INSTRUCTIONS TABLE 1 face-down in front of you. When the facilitator says Go, turn over the top card to be played with the 3. Spades trump or defeat all other cards. 4. If a person plays a spade, it wins. If two or more people play spades, the highest spade wins. 5. Ace high to 2 low (the highest card wins). 6. The best card in the deck is the Ace of Spades 7. If no Spade is played, the highest card played wins 8. If there is a tie the tied players play again to determine the winner 10. When there is a winner, he/she must move to Table #2 to continue playing when all other INSTRUCTIONS TABLE 2 3. Hearts trump all other cards. 4. If a person plays a heart, it wins. If two or more people play hearts, the highest heart wins. 5. Ace high to 2 low (the highest card wins). 6. The best card in the deck is the Ace of Hearts. 7. If no Heart is played, the highest card played wins. 8. If there is a tie - the tied players play again to determine the winner. 10. When there is a winner, he/she must move to Table #3 to continue playing when all other

4 INSTRUCTIONS TABLE 3 3. Clubs trump all other cards. 4. If a person plays a club, it wins. If two or more people play clubs, the lowest club wins. 5. The lowest card wins. 6. The best card in the deck is the 2 of Hearts. 7. If no Heart is played, the lowest card played wins. 8. If there is a tie the tied players play again to determine the winner. 10. When there is a winner, he/she must move to Table #4 to continue playing when all other INSTRUCTIONS TABLE 4 3. Diamonds trump all other cards. 4. If a person plays a diamond, it wins. If two or more people play diamonds, the lowest diamond wins. 5. The lowest card wins. 6. The best card in the deck is the 2 of Diamonds. 7. If no Diamond is played, the lowest card played wins. 8. If there is a tie the tied players play again to determine the winner. 9. The participant that collects the most number of cards wins the game at 10. When there is a winner, he/she must move to Table #1 to continue playing when all other

5 STUDENTWORKSHEET Name: Grade: What are some ways you did, or could have, encouraged the group to navigate through frustrating moments? [ ] How would you want someone to talk to you about a subject you do not agree on, or are trying to better understand? [ ] What is the best way to communicate with someone who has different beliefs or backgrounds than us? [ ]