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Standards of Learning
English
Oral Language 3.1, 4.1, 5.1
Writing 3.10, 4.7, 5.8
Correlations
to VA
SOL and Student
Expectations
Leadership Student Expectations
ES.3: Needs and concerns of
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Instructional Activity or Strategy
Ergo
This activity helps students realize the danger in assuming knowledge
of others’ feelings without adequate information.
Steps To Complete the Activity
- Explain that ergo is a Latin word meaning therefore.
- Have students write endings to a variety of incomplete sentences,
such as
He laughed loudly; ergo...
She ran away; ergo...
She started to cry; ergo...
- Have students discuss their ergo responses.
Discussion
- How did you come up with your response?
- How did your own feelings and experiences influence your responses?
- What other information is necessary to draw informed conclusions?
- How can you get this information?
Resources
Kreidler, William J. Creative Conflict Resolution: More Than
200 Activities for Keeping Peace in the Classroom K-6.. Glenview,
IL: Good Year Books, 1984.
Teacher’s Notes
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