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Empower your middle school classroom with our comprehensive "Empathy Lesson Plan," expertly crafted for teachers focusing on Social Emotional Learning (SEL), character education, and behavior improvement. This versatile resource is designed to resonate with students across all subjects, including Special Education and intervention programs. This is the perfect lesson set for the new school year of 2024!

What's Inside?

• Engaging Empathy Video & Discussion Prompt: Start your class with an inspiring video about empathy, followed by thought-provoking questions to engage students right away.
• Differentiated Reading Texts: Includes leveled texts on empathy featuring Fred Rogers, Malala Yousafzai, and Doctors Without Borders, perfect for 4th, 6th, and 8th-grade reading levels. Each story exemplifies empathy in a relatable and inspiring way, tailored for diverse learning needs.
• Reflection Writing Prompt: Encourage deep thinking with a text-to-self connection writing prompt, helping students relate the lessons of empathy to their own lives.
• 'Walk in My Shoes' Coloring Activity: A creative exercise where students share aspects of their lives and perspectives, promoting empathy and understanding among classmates.
• Empathy Interviews: Foster meaningful conversations with guided empathy interviews, allowing students to explore and understand each other's experiences and emotions.

Key Features:

• Behavior and Character Development Focus: This resource is specially designed to address classroom behaviors by nurturing positive character traits through empathy.
• Adaptable Across All Subjects: Ideal for middle school teachers of various subjects, looking to integrate character education into their curriculum.
• Ready-to-Use: No prep needed, available in easy-to-use formats, perfect for busy educators. Choose between a print-and-go PDF or an editable Google Slides version.

Perfect for creating a more empathetic, understanding, and supportive classroom environment, this lesson plan is an essential tool for enhancing student behavior and emotional intelligence. Whether you're resetting for a new school year, dealing with challenging behaviors, or aiming to strengthen your students' character, this empathy-focused resource is tailored to make your teaching experience more impactful and rewarding.

Check out the other resources in this series:

• Character Education Middle School: Teamwork SEL digital lesson, video, writing (TeachShare.com)
• Character Education Middle School: Resilience SEL digital lesson, video, writing (TeachShare.com)

This ABA program is crafted to empower individuals with the essential skill of providing genuine and meaningful compliments to others. This comprehensive resource includes a lesson plan equipped with a visual aid and evidence-based teaching strategies designed to foster positive social interactions and enhance interpersonal relationships.

What's Inside:

1. Lesson Plan: Delve into a comprehensive lesson plan that outlines the key objectives and teaching strategies for fostering the ability to provide compliments. From understanding the importance of compliments to practicing specific communication techniques, each step is carefully structured for optimal learning outcomes.
2. Visual Aid: Enhance understanding with a visually engaging aid that reinforces the concept of providing compliments. Whether it's a flowchart, infographic, or visual prompt, this tool serves as a reference point during lessons, facilitating comprehension and retention of key skills.
3. Teaching Strategies: Explore a variety of evidence-based teaching strategies rooted in Applied Behavior Analysis. From modeling and role-playing to reinforcement techniques, our program provides a versatile toolkit for teaching and reinforcing the skill of providing compliments.

Note: This product is a digital download. Upon purchase, you will receive immediate access to all materials, allowing for seamless integration into your teaching or therapeutic programs.

After reading orwatching Enemy Pie, students will create their own FRIENDSHIP pie by listing the "ingredients" that make a good friend.

Superhero themed powerpoint on kindness. Great for small groups, 1:1 sessions, or whole classrooms. Great for World Kindness Day, Kindness Week, Back to School, Anti Bullying lessons, etc.

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Teach students the steps to washing hands in this digital interactive activity with moveable pieces or you can use this by printing it out as a cut-and-paste activity in the classroom. This product also has a mini poster to hang up the steps to wash hands.

I teach and model for my students to wash their hands for at least 20 seconds. They need to clean both the back and front of their hands. I also model how to dry my hands with a paper towel and use that same towel to turn the water off. This way they keep their hands nice and clean before throwing away the paper towel.

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Looking for an exciting and engaging way to introduce Growth Mindset to your students? Then try our Growth Mindset Bingo! This fun and interactive social emotional learning activity is perfect for students of all ages to learn and explore the key concepts of growth mindset.

Our Bingo Worksheets are filled with a variety of key growth and fixed mindset word, concepts and qualities, making this game perfect for counselors, social emotional learning lessons, mental health activities, and more! You can use it as a great game for individual, small group, or even whole class activities, making it the perfect supplement to your SEL lessons.

Our Growth Mindset Bingo features a range of qualities including being determined, challenged, encouraged, fixed mindset, frustrated, imaginative, and more. It's the ideal way to help children explore key words and strategies surrounding growth mindset. Plus, it's a great introduction to this important topic!

To play, simply have the caller read the mindset card, and players identify whether they have that particular quality or word on their BINGO mat. The first to cross off all 8 on their unique mat wins the game! With over 40 different Bingo worksheet mats for larger classes and colorful, engaging growth mindset cards, learning has never been so much fun.

So why wait? Let's make learning fun, engaging, and colorful with Growth Mindset Bingo! Download this resource today and start exploring mindset in a fun and exciting way that your students will love.

THIS MINI LESSON IS A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR COUNSELING OR SEL LESSONS!

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In this Mini Socratic Seminar students will have Socratic dialogue in small groups in order to discuss and plan for a social contract. By the end of this lesson your students will have a deep understanding of what it means to have a cooperative and inclusive environment for learning!

What's Included:

• definition slide
• purpose slide
• advantages slide
• preparation slide
• Mini Seminar directions slide
• 2 slides explaining roles and responsibilities
• slide for management tips
• Essential question slide
• 3 Costa's Level of Thinking reference slides
• 12 Socratic Seminar guiding questions for creating a positive classroom environment

Preparation:

• Share the essential question with students
• Provide time for all students to record the essential question and their personal thoughts/questions.
• Share the opening question which has no single “right” answer, is framed to generate dialogue leading to greater understanding of the ideas.
• The teacher may share all possible discussion questions with students before the seminar or the teacher may share only one question at a time.

Seminar:

• Students are placed in small groups or virtual break out rooms of 5-6 students.
• Teacher poses the essential question.
• Students respond to the question through writing their own questions using Costas.
• Teacher chooses a Socratic Seminar leader for each group.
• The leader facilitates the seminar discussion by guiding group members to a deeper and clarified consideration of the ideas, a respect for varying points of view, and adherence to and respect for the seminar process.
• Students may pose new questions when the discussion is exhausted. New questions posed must relate to students’ ideas and contributions in response to the initial essential question.
• Students write a list of classroom norms with their group.

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In this product, students will learn what forgiveness is, to understand what forgiveness looks like, to discuss what forgiveness mean, discuss the benefits of forgiveness, and to strategize how to practice forgiveness.

Students will talk about what forgiveness means and how forgiveness means letting go of anger or resentment, Elizabeth Eckford and Tariq Khamisa are discussed in this product and what happened to them, how forgiveness was important in their situations, how forgiveness is important in these situations. Comprehension questions are asked that relate with Elizabeth and Tariq's situations and how students would handle forgiveness in these situations.

Students will learn when they may want to forgive someone, when you may want someone to forgive you, and who you are hurting if you don't forgive someone. Students will learn that forgiveness requires compassion, empathy, and courage, it takes time and that is okay. Students will learn what to say to someone when they forgive them, how to show someone that you forgive them, and how you can ask forgiveness.

This product can be used for 4th - 8th grade, but can be used for younger or older students depending on maturity and academic level.

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CATCH and STACK Classroom Brain Break PE Gym Game Team Activity - Catching, Teamwork

Get your students, young and old, excited about physical activity, teamwork and making classroom connections with this super fun CATCH and STACK Whole Group PE Gym or Classroom Game!

**WHO and WHAT? **This is a game that is ideal for both PE teachers and classroom teachers of all grades - It can be played as a warm-up or ongoing competition team game in the gym and can be easily adapted to use with K-12 PE students. It's also a great activity to play at the end of a unit when assessing your students' catching skills.

This is also an awesome BRAIN BREAK for the classroom -This movement activity can also be used in any classroom to build teamwork and classroom community. It's an awesome game to play when you need a quick 5-10 minute brain break from reading, writing, math or rigorous test-taking.

Students will love playing catch with their classmates, building a giant tower of cups and cheering each other on.

This awesome resource Includes:

-Eye Catching One Page Easy-to-Follow CATCH & STACK Lesson Plan (Perfect for giving to a substitute teacher)

-Diagram of Game Set-Up and Play

-Extra Game Tips to make this game even more fun to play with your students

This game is highly adaptable and is perfect for PE class, homeschool settings, classroom and so much more!

Be sure to check out my other fun and unique Elementary PE Resources. You can also find me at: love2teachandlearn.com

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This product (Train Your Dragon to Follow Rules- Cause and Effect) is a sample of my book companion for the book Train Your Dragon to Follow Rules by Steve Herman. It allows students to reflect on their own behavior in the classroom around the topic of personal attitude. 

Unlock the Full Potential: Train Your Dragon to Follow Rules (by Steve Herman) Social-Emotional Activities

The full book companion, Train Your Dragon to Follow Rules (by Steve Herman) Social-Emotional Activities, can be found in my TeachShare store. It is full of SEL and ELA activities for helping children learn about why we have rules and the importance of following them, while also building specific ELA skills.

What Awaits You in the Full Book Companion:

• An explanation of the CASEL 5 Standards (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making).
• Support for adults and suggestions on how to teach and support children in learning about why we have rules, why the same rules apply to everyone, and the impact of our choices.
• Specific SEL learning objectives that are covered in this book companion.
• Guided questions for before, during, and after reading the text.
• A variety of book companion activities that address both ELA and SEL skills.
• ELA skill sheets/posters
• Note to families explaining the skill we are working on in class and letting them know how they can help at home.
• Brag Tags for celebrating improvement and success

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Learn More: Interactive Readalouds for SEL and Literacy Skills

Discover the power of interactive read-alouds in promoting social-emotional learning (SEL) and literacy skills in children. Explore the benefits of reading to kids for their academic success and emotional intelligence. Whether you’re a teacher or a caregiver, learn how interactive read-alouds can positively transform young lives with this blog post: Interactive Readalouds: How to Use Them to Promote SEL and Literacy Skills.

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AVID Halloween - Speed Philosophical Chairs Debate Activity for Team Building: Use this speed philosophical chairs icebreaker team-building activity to promote debate through dialogue along with public speaking and listening skills in your classroom as well as get students in the Halloween spirit! Students will not only learn what speed philosophical chairs is but they will enjoy some exciting dialogue through 20 spooky debate topics.

For example, students will choose to agree or disagree with the statement, "You are never too old to trick-or-treat."

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• A slide which includes the rules of engagement for students
• A slide for the steps of this speed philosophical chairs activity
• 20 speed philosophical chairs Halloween themed debate statements
• A 5 minute silent timer embedded in each slide

The Steps:

1. A central statement will be announced to the class and we will define the two sides

of the debate (Agree/Disagree).

2. You will move to the side

of the room with the position that you intend to defend.

3. A timer will be set for 5 minutes, and the debate will start between the two groups.

4. Be concise and attempt to keep you contributions to less than 30 seconds each. The goal is to have an up-tempo debate, where the arguments for and against the prompt are batted back and forth with quick, verbal strokes. When the timer goes off, the conversation is immediately over.

5. A new prompt is displayed and we start another round of quick debates.

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Are you looking for preschool teamwork activities that will engage your preschool, pre-k or kindergarten students? This comprehensive lesson and activities on teamwork is exactly what you need to help your young learners begin to start thinking and talking about:

✯ The qualities of teamwork

✯ The importance of teamwork

✯ When teamwork is beneficial in the classroom or in the playground

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What's included in this thorough Preschool Teamwork Activities Resource?

1. A Detailed Lesson Plan – A step-by-step description of how to use each resource to get the most out of your lesson. CASEL aligned.

2**. Team Puzzle Challenge** – 12 printable puzzles (8 pieces & 11 pieces) to work on as a group and to promote discussion around the benefits and challenges while working on the puzzle.

These interactive teamwork activities for preschoolers will encourage your children to work as part of a team while having fun at the same time!

3. Whole Group Sorting Activity – When is it a good time to work in collaboration with others?

4. Teamwork Means … - Let's discuss the qualities of teamwork. What makes great teamwork?

1. Printable Worksheets - Draw a time you were great at teamwork, draw what teamwork means to you & illustrate your own quote poster.

6. Team Building Challenges- 3 fun team-building challenges to choose from to practice those teamwork qualities.

7. Classroom Display Poster (8.5x11 inches) – 2 versions (B&W & Color)

8. Teamwork Awards – 2 versions (B&W & Color) The classroom teamwork posters and awards will help reinforce the importance of teamwork in the classroom community.

9. Letter to Families - 2 Versions Editable Version & Ready to Email Version in a separate file.

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School comes with learning procedures and regulations, why not teach students Covid safety rules and the procedures for how to properly sanitize?

There is one thing we know for certain, kids need to be taught how to protect themselves from germs and bacteria. This sixteen slides interactive Google Slides™ activity helps explain to students what COVID is and how we can work together to keep each other safe and disinfected.

Slideshow Breakdown:

• Slide 1: Intro
• Slide 2-3: Why did everything change?
• Slide 4: Assess your COVID safety knowledge
• Slide 5: Why should we all wear masks?
• Slide 6: Why are we all wearing masks? Mask Fitting Activity
• Slide 7: Mask Expectations Activity
• Slide 8: Mask Expectations Answers
• Slide 9: Hand Washing Tips
• Slide 10-12: Give the germs nowhere to go!
• Slide 13: What if I feel sick?
• Slide 14: How can I stay calm during the chaos?
• Slide 15: Safety Rules Recap
• Slide 16: Show what you know
• Slide 17: Credits and TOU

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This interactive SEL classroom lesson provides fun and engagement for the entire class, while reminding them that everyone (including Disney characters!) uses growth mindset and gratitude in their roles - just as we should do! This activity will have students using creative thinking skills, communication, growth mindset, and so much more! My students have loved this activity and ask to do it frequently (See Leadership Lessons from Disney lesson in my store as well!) I use Disney characters as most are familiar with many of the characters and it is fun to see their faces light up when they get it correct. One of the magical moments with this lesson is seeing how easily they connect with the Disney characters when reflecting afterwards. Everything you need for this lesson is ready to go upon download - easily editable and adjustable to best fit your needs or add new characters as well, with 9 ready to use characters + quotes included!

Unlock the transformative power of restorative justice practices with Building Bridges: Restorative Justice Portfolio. This comprehensive resource serves as a vital tool for educators and school counselors, providing in-depth knowledge, practical support, and a wealth of engaging resources.

Designed to foster interpersonal relationships, cultivate a positive school culture, and address the diverse needs of students, this restorative justice portfolio equips professionals with everything they need to implement restorative circles and promote emotional well-being within their school community. From Restorative Justice Circle Questions and discussion prompts, Worksheets, Program Plans, Activities, tips and much more, this resource is the ONLY resource you will need to cover Restorative Justice within your school.

THIS PORTFOLIO INCLUDES:

1. ALL ABOUT RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

• Understand and apply restorative justice practices to build a positive school community.
• Practical tips, restorative conversations, and helpful worksheets.
• Debunk myths and explore disciplinary vs. restorative approaches.

2. RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CIRCLES

• Step-by-step guide for preparing, facilitating, and closing circles.
• Evaluate circle effectiveness through follow-up and evaluation techniques.
• Program plans, guidelines, ice-breaker ideas, and discussion prompts.

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• Harness restorative approaches in the classroom to promote empathy and accountability.
• Address bullying, harm, and conflicts with a focus on repair.
• Real-life case studies for conflict resolution and empowerment.

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• Explore forgiveness, empathy, and understanding in worksheets and role play scenarios.
• Steps for perfect apologies and tools for forgiveness.
• Reflect on scenarios to foster growth and empathy.

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• Problem-solving framework, strategy cards, and conflict resolution scenarios.
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• Facilitate meaningful dialogue with scenario and reflection cards.

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Introducing the AVID Mini Socratic Seminar resource, "Roadblocks to Good Grades." This digital product is designed to help students identify and overcome common obstacles to academic success. Whether it's struggling with time management, feeling disengaged in class, lacking academic support, or feeling unfamiliar with content and skills, this Mini Socratic Seminar has something for everyone.

Using this resource, students will be able to choose a table where one of the resource category posters is displayed that they relate to the most. Once seated, they will engage in a meaningful dialogue with their peers using a team leader to facilitate the conversation. The discussions will be based on a set of questions provided in a Google Slides presentation.

Through this interactive seminar, students will be able to share their experiences, gain new insights, and discover practical strategies for overcoming the roadblocks that stand in the way of their academic success.

What's Included:

• definition slide
• purpose slide
• advantages slide
• preparation slide
• Mini Seminar directions slide
• 2 slides explaining roles and responsibilities
• slide for management tips
• set-up slide
• Essential question slide
• 10 Socratic Seminar guiding questions for roadblocks to good grades
• 4 Socratic Seminar Group signs
• Editable templates

Category Group Signs Included:

1. Procrastination, Organization, Study Habits, or Time Management – This area is for students who might have difficulties sitting down to study or even knowing what to study.

2. Disengaged in Delivery – This area is for students who might really dislike a class or find it uninteresting

3. Lack of Academic Support – This area is for students who might not have support structures at home to provide additional support in preparing for tests or finishing homework

4. Not Familiar with Content/Lacking Skills – This area is for students who might be in a course that requires them to write, read, or do computations that go beyond their skillset.)

Definition:
A Mini Socratic Seminar is a scholarly discussion of an essential question in which student opinions are shared and refined through dialogue with other students in small groups. In this mini format, the teacher or seminar leader facilitates the discussion for the small groups.

Seminar Directions:

• Students choose a group based on the category that best fits them.
• The teacher poses the essential question.
• Students respond to the question through note-taking.
• The teacher chooses a Socratic Seminar leader for each group.
• The leader facilitates the seminar discussion by guiding group members to a deeper and more clarified consideration of the ideas, respect for varying points of view, and adherence to and respect for the seminar process.
• Students may pose new questions when the discussion is exhausted. New questions posed must relate to students’ ideas and contributions in response to the initial essential question.
• Or leaders use the questions in the Google Slides to guide groups.
• Students write a summary by answering the EQ in their notes after the discussion.

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In this product, students will begin to understand what words mean to others, get students to learn to actively listen to someone telling them information or telling them to complete a task, get students to verbalize more clearly, and get students to effectively communicate. Students will work with a partner by following their partners directions, and after the activity, students will evaluate the easiest part of the activity, hardest part of the activity, and answering the question why communication is important when verbalizing or interacting with others, students will read communication starters using facial expression, intonation, and tone of voice, the importance of using facial expression, intonation, and tone of voice are discussed in depth when having a conversation with others, Examples of different tones of voice are included in this product. Students will practice saying an expression a few different ways so they can understand how tone of voice is important, when we are frustrated or annoyed about something our tone of voice changes as does our intonation and facial expression, therefore, alternative strategies students can implement in their day to day routine are provided for when they feel frustrated, and when talking to others, students will learn that by listening to their conversation partner that they will understand how they are feeling based on their facial expressions, intonation, and tone of voice.

This product can be used for 4th - 8th grade, but can be used for younger or older students depending on maturity and academic level.

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MESSY BEDROOM Elementary PE Gym Team Game Teamwork, Cooperation, Communication

MESSY BEDROOM is a must-have activity for any elementary PE curriculum. Get your elementary students energized and engaged with this TEAMWORK, COOPERATION and COMMUNICATION game.

Designed by and for physical education teachers, this exciting activity puts a fun, fast-paced twist on the classic game of The Floor is Lava.

Students will love the challenge of this strategy and teamwork game which also gives them plenty of opportunity to work on their balance and locomotor skills.

This easy-to-play partner or small group team game is always a big hit and my fifth grade students love this game just as much as my kindergarten students because it is non-stop action and loads of fun!

Bring the excitement of this dynamic team game to your classroom and watch your students have a blast while learning important PE skills!

This resource includes:

-Eye Catching One Page Easy-to-Follow MESSY BEDROOM Lesson Plan (Perfect for easily giving to a substitute teacher, although with this game I would not, lol)

-Diagram of Game Set-Up and Play

Perfect for Students in Grades K-5

Be sure to check out my other fun and unique Elementary and Middle School PE Resources and Lesson Plans.

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Mrs. T.

This product, 'Baditude! My Self-Evaluation,' offers a glimpse into my comprehensive book companion for Julia Cook's 'Baditude!' It provides students with an opportunity to reflect on their classroom behavior, particularly focusing on personal attitudes.

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If you love this sample, please take a look at the complete book companion/interactive read aloud, Baditude! (by Julia Cook) Social-Emotional Learning Activities. This resource is a treasure trove of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and English Language Arts (ELA) activities designed to help children transition from a 'baditude' to an attitude of gratitude, all while honing essential ELA skills.

Within the full book companion, you'll discover:

• An in-depth explanation of the CASEL 5 Standards, covering self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making.
• Support and recommendations for educators on teaching and nurturing a positive attitude in children.
• Clear SEL learning objectives integrated into this book companion.
• Thoughtful guided questions to facilitate discussions before, during, and after reading the text.
• A diverse array of book companion activities that bridge ELA and SEL skills.
• ELA skill sheets and posters.
• Informative notes to families, elucidating the skills being developed in class and offering guidance on how they can support at home.
• Celebratory Brag Tags for recognizing and applauding improvements and achievements.

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AVID Thanksgiving Activity - Speed Philosophical Chairs Debate for Team Building: Use this speed philosophical chairs icebreaker to promote debate through dialogue and public speaking/listening in your classroom as well as get students in the Thanksgiving spirit! Students will not only learn what speed philosophical chairs is but they will enjoy some exciting dialogue through 20 fun debate topics.

For example, students will choose to agree or disagree with the statement, "You should not start decorating for Christmas until after Thanksgiving."

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• A teach slide for "the why" of speed philosophical chairs
• A slide which includes the rules of engagement for students
• A slide for the steps of this speed philosophical chairs activity
• 20 speed philosophical chairs Halloween themed debate statements
• A 5 minute silent timer embedded in each slide

The Steps:

1. A central statement will be announced to the class and we will define the two sides

of the debate (Agree/Disagree).

2. You will move to the side

of the room with the position that you intend to defend.

3. A timer will be set for 5 minutes, and the debate will start between the two groups.

4. Be concise and attempt to keep you contributions to less than 30 seconds each. The goal is to have an up-tempo debate, where the arguments for and against the prompt are batted back and forth with quick, verbal strokes. When the timer goes off, the conversation is immediately over.

5. A new prompt is displayed and we start another round of quick debates.

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