Word Slaps

Subgroup Size

Small Group

Duration

1 hour

External Cost

No

Source

Activity created by Dr. Kris Acheson-Clair, Dr. Lindsey Macdonald, and Dr. Aletha Stahl, CILMAR

Tags:

  1. allies
  2. anti-racist
  3. diversity
  4. diversity & inclusion
  5. emotional resilience
  6. emotions
  7. empathy
  8. idiomatic expressions
  9. inclusion
  10. ingroup
  11. language
  12. outgroup
  13. polarization
  14. self-awareness
  15. social justice
  16. taboos

This activity asks students to engage with language that is hurtful and offensive. The facilitator should warn participants beforehand and acknowledge that participants may have emotional reactions to these terms.