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Scenarios

start with something that confronts the group with information that will lead to an area of inquiry. This can be anything: a video, a powerpoint presentation, a newspaper article, a song
individual reaction of the students: have you experienced something similar? What do you think of it?...
compare: similarities and differences of students point of view
let students work on it through discussions, group-work, role-play (depending on the subject)

state two countries and give one as a postive and one as a negative example, but do not let the students know what they are an example of (e.g. take EU/ non-EU countries; Schengen/ not Schengen; Euro/ not Euro)
state a second pair of positive and negative examples and let the students try to find out what the countries are examples of; let them generate and test their hypotheses
go on until they find the solution
let them name more positive and negative examples
use this as a basis for a discussion

warm up the group: introduce to the the problem (maybe with a little story) and make the problem explicit
explain the concept of role-playing
select participants: decide wether all students should play or just a selection. If all, divide them into groups and tell that everyone should come up with a solution
set the stage: get inside the problem situation
give time to prepare the role-play
enact: let them show what they have come up with
discuss and evaluate: review the action and discuss the mayor focus. What solution did the group(s) come up with and why?
Relate problem situation and solution with real life experience

present the topic of the simulation and explain how it works. Give an overview of the steps
set up the scenario by giving rules, roles, procedures, types of decisions
start the game and give a little feedback after a few minutes. Tell what is good and bad and if necessary give more directions
summarise what they have done after the offical ending of the simulation and compare it to real life experience