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Conflicts!

Aim of the Game: To experience conflict and find ways to solve it.

Learning Objectives:
• To talk about different types of conflict.
• To find ways to solve conflicts.
• To present these conflicts and solutions in a dramatic presentation.

Structure: Small groups

Time: 30-60 minutes

Materials: Visual Aid “Types of Conflict” and copies of the conflict story.

Method:
• Explain to the Scouts that in literature, a writer employs four types of conflict:

- Man against Man - where a character or characters in a story pose a problem to another.
- Man against Nature - where natural conditions (calamities and disasters) pose a problem to the character(s).
- Man against Himself - where the character's own imperfections pose a problem to the character.
- Man against Society - where the rules, norms, values, systems and structures of a society pose a problem to the characters.

• Give out copies of the conflict story, for each group to work on and rehearse their own solutions.
• Allow ample time for the groups to talk and plan their presentations.

The Conflict Story:

On a summer weekend a group of friends decide to go for a swim in the river.

Conflict one: two of these friends are rivals to be the leader of the group and to 'win' the heart of the girl (or boy) that they love.

Conflict two: There was a rainstorm and the river has become wild with the sudden increase in the volume of water.

Conflict three: One of the group does not feel too good about him or herself. He/she thinks that one of the other boys/girls is much more clever than he/she is.

Conflict four: There is a law forbidding young girls and boys to swim in the river without adult supervision, which none of the young people knew about.

Evaluation:
• How did you find the experience of talking about and presenting conflict stories and crafting your own solutions?
• What did you consider when you plotted your solutions? Why?

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