PeerMediationDirections

  Peers   Promote   Peace   Contest DIRECTIONS:   Use   the   worksheet   steps   below   to   analyze   the   two   students'   points   of   view   and   plan   your written   or   oral   report. Suggested   Project   Steps 1   Identify   whether   or   not   the   students   are   reliable   narrators   and   why. 2   Determine   the   facts,   based   on   both   students'   narrations. 3   Explain   how   the   students'   character   traits   affect   their   points   of   view. 4   Propose   a   solution   to   the   conflict   clearly   based   on   your   understanding   of   the   events. 5   Prepare   a   written   or   oral   report   with   your   analysis   and   suggested   solution. Step   1:   Identify   whether   or   not   the   students   are   reliable   narrators   and   why.    Is   Candace   a reliable   or   unreliable   narrator? What   evidence   from   the   text   supports   your   assertion? Is   Nick   a   reliable   or   unreliable   narrator? What   evidence   from   the   text   supports   your   assertion? Step   2:   Determine   the   facts,   based   on   both   students'   narrations.    List   the   details   in   the transcripts   that   appear   to   be   facts   -that   is,   details   that   both   students   seem   to   agreed   are   true.

  Peers   Promote   Peace   Contest Step   3:   Explain   how   the   students'   character   traits   affect   their   points   of   view.    Based   on   the two   transcripts,   what   are   possible   character   traits   that   describe   Candace?   How   might   one   or more   of   these   character   traits   affect   her   version   of   the   events? Based   on   the   two   transcripts,   what   are   possible   character   traits   that   describe   Nick?   How   might one   or   more   of   these   character   traits   affect   his   version   of   the   events? Step   4:   Propose   a   solution   to   the   conflict   clearly   based   on   your   understanding   of   the   events. Now   that   you've   determined   the   reliability   of   these   two   narrators   and   the   facts   of   the   incident, list   some   possible   strategies   below   that   might   help   resolve   the   conflict. Step   5:   Prepare   a   written   or   oral   report   with   your   analysis   and   suggested   solution.   Use   your notes   from   this   worksheet   to   draft   a   brief   report   analyzing   the   students'   reliability   as   narrators. Be   sure   to   use   textual   evidence   to   support   your   assertions.   Also   include   the   facts   of   the situation,   what   character   traits   may   affect   the   students'   points   of   view,   and   a   proposal   for   a solution   to   the   conflict.   Deliver   your   report   as   a   document   or   provide   a   video   recording   of   you orally   presenting   your   report.