How Do I Feel? Rationale: This exercise invites participants to share and relate information with one another. It encourages participants to consider how it feels to be treated like an "outsider" by reminding them of their own "outsider" experience. • Sample lesson plan from our Confronting Anti-Semitism Project • Considerations For Responding To Anti-Semitism Requirements: Materials: 3x5 index cards, one card per participant, pens or pencils Time: 20 minutes Space: room for chairs in a circle Number of participants: unlimited Age level: middle school students through adult Directions: 1. Distribute index cards and pens/pencils, one for each participant. 2. Instruct participants to recall a time when they experienced anti-Semitism or were made to feel uncomfortable because of their Jewish identity. Instruct the participants to write down on one side of their index card a brief description of the incident, their response, how they felt and how they would react differently if the incident were to happen today. 3. Instruct participants to recall a time when they made someone else feel uncomfortable or like an outsider because they were "different." On the other side of their index card, have the participants write down the incident, their response, how it felt and how they would act differently if the incident were to happen today. 4. Divide the participants into small groups of 3-4 people. In their small groups, instruct participants to discuss their stories and responses. Remind participants that everyone should have uninterrupted time to share responses. Allow 10 minutes for the small groups to discuss their experiences. 5. Reconvene the whole group. If time permits, ask for one or two volunteers to share their stories and responses with the whole group. 6. Process the activity using some or all of the discussion questions below: a. Did anything you remembered and/or shared surprise you? b. Was one situation more difficult to discuss than the other? c. How does talking about being an "outsider" or making others feel like "outsider" make you feel? d. What do you see as the connection between one's sense of pride and feeling like an "outsider?" e. Why is this exercise important for us in the context of this workshop?