Mini Lesson Plan: Three Outcomes for Denise (grades 6-8)

After reading the Character Education story called “Three Outcomes for Denise,” students will take part in some follow-up activities to enhance the learning experience. This story demonstrates the three different outcomes to conflict: LOSE-LOSE, WIN-LOSE, and WIN-WIN. It also illustrates three character education traits: Valuing & Respecting Self, Valuing & Respecting Others, and Valuing & Respecting Authority. See if you can figure out when each happens.

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Character Education role-play: Three Outcomes for Denise

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A. Students participate in scripted role-play called “Three Outcomes for Denise.”

Story Description: This story demonstrates the three different outcomes to conflict: LOSE-LOSE, WIN-LOSE, and WIN-WIN. It also illustrates three character education traits: Valuing & Respecting Self, Valuing & Respecting Others, and Valuing & Respecting Authority. See if you can figure out when each happens.

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Character Education story: Three Outcomes for Denise

I. Read Character Education story: Three Outcomes for Denise

A. Teacher reads story to the class called “Three Outcomes for Denise.”

B. Story Description: This story demonstrates the three different outcomes to conflict: LOSE-LOSE, WIN-LOSE, and WIN-WIN. It also illustrates three character education traits: Valuing & Respecting Self, Valuing & Respecting Others, and Valuing & Respecting Authority. See if you can figure out when each happens.

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Character Education Lesson Plan (Gr. 6-8): How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you

This is the Lesson Plan Hub page for "How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you." Links to all six sections of the lesson are included.

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Character Education writing assignment: How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you

Instructional objective: Students will write about the six levels of the Bloom’s Taxonomy Discussion Questions for the Character Education tale called “How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you.”

Link to Character Education Tale: How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you

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Bloom's Taxonomy Discussion Questions: How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you

There are six levels in the Bloom's Taxonomy discussion question process. After reading "How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you," the teacher will ask questions from all six levels.

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Link to Character Education Role-Play: How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you

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Character Education role-play: How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you

Visit this page to get the link to the PDF file for the scripted role-plays to print for classroom use. It is called “How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you.”

A. Students participate in scripted role-play called “How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you.”

Story Description: Jenny never wanted a school shooting to happen at her school. Her solution: Find and befriend an outcast. Her problem: The loner she found, Anne, began to follow her around everywhere she went. How could Jenny still be Anne’s friend yet maintain her own personal boundaries?

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Character Education Tale: How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you

Here is a story scenario you can use to help teach about the importance of the Character Education traits of Caring & Giving, Leadership, Tolerance & Allowing, Valuing & Respecting Self, and Valuing & Respecting Others. Jenny never wanted a school shooting to happen at her school. Her solution: Find and befriend an outcast. Her problem: The loner she found, Anne, began to follow her around everywhere she went. How could Jenny still be Anne’s friend yet maintain her own personal boundaries?

I. Read Character Education story: How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you

A. Teacher reads story to the class called “How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you.”

B. Story Description: Jenny never wanted a school shooting to happen at her school. Her solution: Find and befriend an outcast. Her problem: The loner she found, Anne, began to follow her around everywhere she went. How could Jenny still be Anne’s friend yet maintain her own personal boundaries?

Links to both chapters for ‘How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you’

Chapter 1: Jenny befriends Anne

Chapter 2: Jenny must find a way to be Anne’s friend yet maintain her own personal space

Conflict Resolution 101: Ten steps to practice bridge-building vs. wall-building to solve a conflict

When conflict occurs with situations or other people, do you find yourself practicing wall-building in your attempt to avoid or ignore the conflictual situation or person or do you seek to try to reconcile this conflict by finding a way to build a bridge?

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Character Education Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8): Be part of the Solution

This is the Lesson Plan Hub page for the “Be part of the Solution Skits." Links to all six sections of the lesson are included.

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