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The Process of Negotiation Lesson PlanThe Process of Negotiation Lesson Plan
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US Institute of Peace
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9th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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The Process of Negotiation

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This The Process of Negotiation lesson plan also includes:
  • Peacebuilding Toolkit for Educators: High School Edition (English version)
  • Peacebuilding Toolkit for Educators: High School Edition (Spanish version)
  • Peacebuilding Toolkit for Educators: High School Edition (French version)
  • Peacebuilding Toolkit for Educators (High School Edition) and the Common Core Standards
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  • Section Two: Conflict Can Be Prevented
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What does it take to be a great negotiator? Learners discover the factors that affect the negotiation process through group discussion and brainstorming. An installment in a series of peacebuilding activities compares the needs and wants of parties in a negotiation and how to use interests and compromise to reach a solution.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

negotiation, needs vs. wants, human needs, life skills, character building, authority, communication, interpersonal communication, conflict resolution, global conflicts, discussion skills, relationships

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Plan some extra time for pupils to share their own negotiation experiences
  • Provide some examples of high stakes negotiations in recent news, such as peace treaties or labor negotiations

Classroom Considerations

  • Let students choose their own partners, or pair individuals that have different personalities to give them practice with varying negotiation styles

Pros

  • The lesson is eye opening for many individuals don't realize how often they negotiate in day-to-day life
  • Interesting scenarios provide good context for the brainstorming activity

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.9-10.3 SL.11-12.3

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