Elicit non-trivial dialogue from students. Guide students to reflection and analysis of the experience. Encourage students to share their perceptions and beliefs. Summarize and review similarities and differences.
In groups, students list the various roles family members play (peacemaker, clown, etc.).
Objective: To recognize the variety of roles people play in family (the organizer, the clown, the peacemaker, the problem solver, etc.) and when roles conflict with one another.
Activity: In groups, students: 1) generate a list of the various roles described in Q1 activity. 2) They speculate on roles that might come in conflict with one another.
Assessment: Group involvement, ability to speculate on possible conflicts.