CERCA SLIDES
Resolving Conflict
3…2…1…action! 🎬 It’s time to bring the drama 🎭 to your class – and channel it towards some critical thinking, reading, writing, and discussions around conflict resolution. Set the stage with these thought-provoking texts and engage your students with the question, “How can conflict impact those who are involved?” Time for curtain call!
CERCA Slides by Grade

Grade 3: James the Vine Puller
Using evidence from the drama to support your argument, will James be a better king of the jungle and ocean than Elephant and Whale?
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.W.3.1

Grade 4: How Athens Was Named
Using evidence from the drama to support your argument, did the citizens make the right choice in naming their city after Athena??
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.W.4.1

Grade 5: The Final King of Angkor Wat
Using evidence from the drama to support your argument, which characteristics are most important for a leader to have, and why?
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.W.5.1

Grade 6: Sorry, Wrong Number: Part I
Consider the historical, social, and economic aspects of the play. What are the most important ways in which these elements of the setting affect Mrs. Stevenson's character?
CCSS.RL.6.5
CCSS.W.6.1

Grade 7: A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Act I
How does Shakespeare use words and phrases in Act I to begin revealing complex relationships and the difficulty of romantic love?
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.W.7.1

Grade 8: The Diary of Anne Frank: Act I, Scenes I and II
Choose two characters that are introduced in Scenes I and II and compare how they react to their new setting. Use dialogue and stage directions to support your response.
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.W.8.1

Grade 9: Romeo and Juliet: Act I, Scenes I and II
How does Shakespeare use specific words and phrases to establish the time, place, and social dynamics of Romeo and Juliet's Verona?
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.W.9-10.1

Grade 10: A Raisin in the Sun: Act I, Scene I
In Act I, Scene I, how do the unique perspectives and points of view of the main characters begin to contribute to the conflicts between them?
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.W.9-10.1

Grade 11: Macbeth: Act I
Compare and contrast your impressions of Macbeth's values and morals at the beginning of the Act versus the end. What choices and actions does Macbeth make throughout Act I that conflict with your initial impressions?
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.W.11-12.1
