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Remember this is going to be a team effort.  Respect each other's ideas and try to help each other along to complete this webquest.

Each group will have four members.  Each member will have a certain role.  In your groups, decide who will fulfill each role.  All of the roles will be fun, so let's not fight over them!

ROLES:

The Dragon is responsible for reading the book to the group.
 

The Knight is responsible for describing what is happening in the pictures to the group.

  The Horse is responsible for writing down any assignments for the group.

The Princess is responsible for reporting the group's work to the class at the end of certain tasks.

Have you chosen your roles?  Great job! Way to work as a team! Now it's time to start your tasks!  GOOD LUCK!
 
 

Journal Entry #1:  Think about a time when you had a conflict with someone.  Briefly describe the incidence.  How did it make you feel?  How did you resolve the situation? How important was it that you resolve the situation?  If you cannot remember having a conflict, how might you think it would feel?  Who could you turn to for help?

  Step 2:Now, pair up in your groups.  For this task, the Knight and the Dragon should be partners, and the Horse and the Princess will be partners.  Read each other's answers, then discuss them with one another.
 

TASK 2
  Step 1: Now that you've thought a little about having your own personal conflicts and what you did to resolve them, it is time to read about how the Knight and the Dragon resolved their conflict.  In your groups, read the book.  Remember, the Knight reads the words on the page, and the Dragon describes to the group what is happening in the pictures.

Hint:  While reading the story, try to pick out the conflict in the story as well as the solution to the problem! YOU CAN DO IT!

  Step 2:Wasn't that fun?  How well did you understand what you read?  Your next step is to click HERE to print off a list of questions you should answer in your groups.  Remember, the Horse is in charge of writing your group's answers down.  When the entire class has completed the worksheet, the Princess should be prepared to share your group's answers with the class.

    Step 3:Next, use the worksheet from Step 2 to help you complete this step.  As a group, talk about what you think is the main idea of The Knight and the Dragon.  What points are the most important in this story?
 

You're doing great!  Keep it up!

TASK 3
    In the story, how do you think the Dragon felt when he had to fight the Knight?  How do you think the Knight felt? How do you think the Princess felt?  How did their feelings and thoughts affect their behavior?  For this task, you need to click HERE and print off a Point of View Map.  This will help you organize your group's ideas.  The Horse should write your answers down on the map. The Princess should be ready to share the group's answers with the rest of the class once every group has finished this task.

TASK 4
  Step 1:   Now, in your groups, read the story The Knight and the Dragon again.  This time, put yourself in either the Dragon's or the Knight's shoes.  Pick either the Dragon or the Knight and pretend you are that character.  How do you feel?  Why do you behave the way you do?  Remember, the Knight reads the words while the Dragon describes what is happening in the pictures.

  Step 2:It's time to write another journal entry. Take out your journals and answer the following questions:

Journal Entry #2: Do you have any different thoughts or feelings towards the characters in the book?  How might your character's thoughts and feelings affect his behavior?

  Step 3:Now pair up. This time the Knight and the Horse are partners, and the Dragon and the Princess are partners.  Read each others' answers and discuss them.  Did you pick the same characters?  If so, how are your answers alike?  How are they different?  If you picked different characters, compare their thoughts and feelings.  Do they have feelings and thoughts that are alike?  Do they have thoughts and feelings that are different?

Only two more tasks to go!

TASK 5
    In the story, the Princess helped the Dragon and the Knight resolve their conflict.  What are some other possible suggestions the Princess could have made to the Dragon and the Knight to help them?  Click HERE to print out a chart to help you.  The Horse will write down the group's solutions. When the whole class finishes their Problem Solving charts, the Princess will share the group's solutions with the rest of the class.

You've made it to the final task!  Do you think you've learned about resolving conflicts?  We'll see!

TASK 6
  Step 1: Click HERE to print out one copy of the scenarios for each group member (Print 4 copies total).  Remember, each member gets his/her own copy.  Read each scenario and write a solution to the conflict.

  Step 2:It's time to pair up again! This time the Knight is going to be partners with the Princess, and the Dragon and the Horse will be partners.  Read each other's answers and discuss them.  Do you feel your partner came up with good solutions?  Are there some solutions you never thought of?  You and your partner pick one solution for each question to share with the class.

  Step 3:Now it is time to share answers with the class. All partners will share the solutions they chose for each question.  Aren't there so many ways to resolve conflicts?
 
 

    We have read the book The Knight and the Dragon and have pointed out the conflict and the resolution in the story.  It is important for us to resolve difficult situations because of how they can make us and others feel.  We have practiced thinking of many different solutions to different problems.  Deciding on the right solutions in life may be tough.  Learning skills will help you in making the right choices.  You can do it!
 

Want to read more books about conflict resolution?  Check out these books!  You'll love them!

When Sophie Gets Angry- Really, Really Angry... by Molly Garrett Bang
 
 

Drummer Hoff by Ed Emberley (Illustrator) and Barbara Emberley

Andrew's Angry Words by Dorothea Lachner, and the Tjong-Khing (Illustrator)

Mr. Gumpy's Motor Car by John Burningham

We Can Get Along: A Child's Book of Choices by Lauren Murphy Payne, Claudia Roling (Illustrator) (Author & Illustrator), Pamela Espeland

The Hating Book by Charlotte Zolotow, Ben Shecter (Illustrator)

We Can Work It Out: Conflict Resolution for Children by Barbara Kay Polland, Craig Deroy
(Photographer)
 
 

http://ericcass.uncg.edu/virtuallib/conflict/1012.html

http://www.nobully.org.nz/advicek.htm

http://www.esrnational.org/playgrd.html

http://www.bullying.co.uk/children/pupil_advice.htm

http://www.bullyingnoway.com.au/talkout/faqs/students-do.html
 

For Teachers:

The following links may help you in learning more about conflict resolution as well as give you ideas for conflict resolution lesson plans for your classroom:

http://www.growthcentral.com/AngerManagementWorkbook.htm
 

http://www.growthcentral.com/AssertivenessWorkbook.htm

How to Handle Bullies, Teasers and Other Meanies: A Book That Takes the Nuisance Out of Name Calling and Other Nonsense by Kate Cohen-Posey, Betsy A. Lampe (Illustrator)

Teaching Conflict Resolution Through Children's Literature by William J. Kreidler, James Graham Hale (Contributor)

Ready-to-Use Conflict Resolution Activities for Elementary Students by Beth Teolis

Hot Stuff to Help Kids Chill Out: The Anger Management Book by Jerry Wilde

http://esrnational.org/cap/elementary.html

http://education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson009

http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-3038.html

http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/ed338791.html

http://www.lifeskills4kids.com/home.html

http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/health/conflict/

http://www.gigglepotz.com/peace.htm
 
 

TEACHERS:
If you want a way to evaluate your students progress in working with others during this process, click HERE to view a rubric.
 
 

DePaola, T. (1980). The knight and the dragon. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons.

Gambrell, L.B., Morrow, L.M., Neuman, S.B., & Pressley, M. (Eds.). (1999). Best
    practices in literacy instruction. New York: The Guilford Press.

Grant, C., & Sleeter, C. (2003). Turning on learning: Five approaches for
    multicultural teaching plans for race, class, gender, and disability. New York:
    John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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A Special thanks to Shelly Hick's Webquest on The Copycat Fish : http://edtech.tph.wku.edu/~ppetty/shicks.htm