Activity 4: Responding Respectfully

“Activity 4: Responding Respectfully” is a student worksheet that teaches learners to discuss controversial or misunderstood topics respectfully using counterclaim sentence starters. Students work with a partner to complete a chart for a teacher-assigned topic and a topic of their own choice, then share their counterclaims with a peer to practice nonaggressive, nonconfrontational conversation. The activity closes with reflection questions on the effectiveness of counterclaims and the importance of respectful dialogue.