Battle of Personalities

Activities

Elizabeth vs. Victoria Caesar vs. Napoleon Washington vs. Lincoln

Annotation

Students assign to choosen personalities areas, in which they have done better than the other monarchs or presidents. For each area of interest, the given monarch receives one point. On the basis assignement students explore, who was a better monarch or president from the complex view. Activity helps to improvement of argumentation and communication skills, leads to mutual tolerance and ability to defend own opinion, emphatizes on development of critical thinking. They should be able to justify their views.

Goals	Improvement of argumentation and communication skills; mutual tolerance and ability to defend one's own opinion; emphasis on the development of critical thinking and the ability to empathize
Duration	15 minutes
Difficulty	8th and 9th grade elementary school, high school
Tools and space	Cards with pairs of (historical) personalities, seminar room suitable for group size