Perception role-play: Julie’s Big Challenge

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A. Students participate in scripted role-play called “Julie’s Big Challenge.”

Story Description: In this story, Julie was once again being verbally attacked about her excessive body weight. Instead of feeling sorry for herself, she had learned from her father to be sorry for those kids. She felt great compassion for kids who only knew how to make themselves feel better by putting others down.

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Perception story: Julie’s Big Challenge

I. Read Perception story: Julie’s Big Challenge

A. Teacher reads story to the class called “Julie’s Big Challenge.”

B. Story Description: This conflict resolution story will be helpful to all students who find themselves being put-down by others. It will aid them in getting a healthier perspective about the motivations and strategies of some of their fellow students. In this story, Julie was once again being verbally attacked about her excessive body weight. Instead of feeling sorry for herself, she had learned from her father to be sorry for those kids. She felt great compassion for kids who only knew how to make themselves feel better by putting others down.

Julie's Big Challenge
© 2001 by Debbie Dunn

Links to all three chapters of the story called “Julie’s Big Challenge”

Chapter 1: Julie and the Gang of Kids

Chapter 2: Flashback to three years earlier with Julie's Mom, Dad, and her big brother

Chapter 3: Back to Julie's Seventh-Grade Year

Please note that Chapters 2 and 3 are grouped together.

Mini Lesson Plan: The Misunderstanding (grades 6-8)

After reading the Perception story called “The Misunderstanding,” students will take part in some follow-up activities to enhance the learning experience. The idea for this role-play came from one of my former seventh-grade students. It demonstrates the importance of checking your facts before jumping to conclusions when hearing a rumor.

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Bloom's Taxonomy Discussion: The Misunderstanding

There are six levels in the Bloom's Taxonomy discussion question process. After reading "The Misunderstanding," the teacher will ask questions from all six levels.

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Perception role-play: The Misunderstanding

Visit this page to get the link to the PDF file for the scripted role-plays to print for classroom use. It is called “The Misunderstanding.”

A. Students participate in scripted role-play called “The Misunderstanding.”

Story Description: The idea for this role-play came from one of my former seventh-grade students. It demonstrates the importance of checking your facts before jumping to conclusions when hearing a rumor.

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Perception story: The Misunderstanding

I. Read Perception story: The Misunderstanding

A. Teacher reads story to the class called “The Misunderstanding.”

B. Story Description: The idea for this role-play came from one of my former seventh-grade students. It demonstrates the importance of checking your facts before jumping to conclusions when hearing a rumor.

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Mini Lesson Plan: Roxanne & Courtney Jump to the Wrong Conclusions (grades 6-8)

After reading the Perception story called “Roxanne and Courtney Jump to the Wrong Conclusions,” students will take part in some follow-up activities to enhance the learning experience. The idea for this role-play came from three of my former seventh-grade students.  It starts with a he said/she said situation where Roxanne and Courtney give this girl no chance to explain her side of the story.  Instead they simply choose to believe the worst.  Then there will be a re-role-play showing how the situation should actually have been handled.  This role-play is called “Roxanne and Courtney Jump to the Wrong Conclusions.”

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Bloom's Taxonomy Discussion: Roxanne and Courtney Jump to the Wrong Conclusions

There are six levels in the Bloom's Taxonomy discussion question process. After reading "Roxanne and Courtney Jump to the Wrong Conclusions," the teacher will ask questions from all six levels.

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Perception role-play: Roxanne and Courtney Jump to the Wrong Conclusions

Visit this page to get the link to the PDF file for the scripted role-plays to print for classroom use. It is called “Roxanne and Courtney Jump to the Wrong Conclusions.”

A. Students participate in scripted role-play called “Roxanne and Courtney Jump to the Wrong Conclusions.”

Story Description: The idea for this role-play came from three of my former seventh-grade students.  It starts with a he said/she said situation where Roxanne and Courtney give this girl no chance to explain her side of the story.  Instead they simply choose to believe the worst.  Then there will be a re-role-play showing how the situation should actually have been handled.  This role-play is called “Roxanne and Courtney Jump to the Wrong Conclusions.”

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