Learning how to be Bully Free: Middle school diplomacy lesson plans

To help promote students learning anti-bullying techniques, here are four (4) diplomacy lesson plans appropriate for grades five to eight.

Each lesson includes nine sections:

Section 1: Lesson Objectives
Section 2: K-W-L MODEL discussion (‘K’ and ‘W’ questions)
Section 3: Vocabulary
Section 4: Story
Section 5: Popcorn Review
Section 6: Role-Play
Section 7: Bloom’s Taxonomy discussion questions
Section 8: Writing assignment
Section 9: K-W-L MODEL discussion (‘L’ questions)

These field-tested lessons are totally self-contained. They come with teaching posters and role-play downloads – all for FREE. Everything you need is there for you simply by clicking on the links. Feel free to copy and paste them onto your computer so that you can use them with your classroom students.

One of the ways students learn about character education techniques, conflict resolution strategies, and anti-bullying processes is to try them on for size. Through the use of engaging stories and fun role-plays about realistic middle school students, young people start to incorporate the concepts taught in each lesson.

These lessons were all utilized in a class called ‘Communication Skills’. The author, Debbie Dunn, taught over 500 middle school students (Grades 5-8) a year for five years until a budget-cut eliminated many of the school’s special extracurricular programs. During that time period, she created over 3000 pages of curriculum based on real middle school conflict resolution and anti-bullying issues.

For the benefit of middle school students, middle school teachers, guidance counselors, and concerned parents, the author posts many of these lesson plans on Examiner.com. Feel free to subscribe to Debbie Dunn’s school conflict resolution Examiner page should you wish to keep abreast of each lesson as it gets posted.

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Diplomacy Lesson Plan (Grades 5-8): Denny Teaches Tom to Eat Crow

Story Description: Here is a story scenario you can use to help teach about the need to be diplomatic with adults in positions of power such as teachers, administrators, and parents. Valuing & Respecting Authority are two important survival skills that all thinking individuals need to display if they wish to get along well in this world. Students will learn when it might be appropriate to “eat crow” with teachers and other significant adults in their lives. One of the goals of this story is that students will increase the number of times they choose to “eat crow” with teachers instead of being rude or disrespectful.

Story

Role-Play download

Lesson Plan

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Diplomacy Lesson Plan (Grades 5-8): First Lesson in Diplomacy

Story Description: Here is a story scenario you can use to help teach about the need to be diplomatic with adults in positions of power such as teachers, administrators, and parents.

Picture this. You are in the seventh grade and need help with an algebraic formula problem. You go to your teacher for help. Unfortunately, your teacher has gotten older and sometimes experiences memory problems. Not knowing that this was one of your teacher’s bad days, you work your entire homework assignment based on this help. The next day in class, another student asks for help on the very same problem. That is when you discover that every problem that you worked was wrong. You angrily yell at the teacher in front of the whole class.

Story

Role-Play download

Lesson Plan

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Diplomacy Lesson Plan (Grades 5-8): Johnny and Susan

Story Description: Here is a story scenario you can use to help teach about the need to be diplomatic with your family members, your school mates, and the other people in your life. Johnny and Susan are a brother and sister who cannot seem to get along. Everything changes for the better after their mother teaches Susan how to use ‘I Messages’ (i.e., Diplomatic ‘I’ Statements) with her big brother instead of using Accusing ‘You’ Statements.

Story

Role-Play download

Lesson Plan

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Diplomacy Lesson Plan (Grades 5-8): Ted's Use of Diplomacy Saved the Day

Story Description: Here is a story scenario you can use to help teach about the need to be diplomatic with the other kids at school.

Ted asked to join the pick-up basketball game before school. When a jock named Matt refused to let him join, Ted went over to one of his friends and complainingly called Matt a name. That began a chain reaction where Ted got himself into hot water with a few kids at school. Will Ted manage to find a way to fix the problem before his day gets any worse?

Story

Role-Play download

Lesson Plan

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Resources

Multiple Bullying Prevention Articles Resources on Pinterest

Multiple Anti-Bullying, Be Bully Free Videos on Pinterest

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Diplomacy Lesson Plans 1 to 4 for Middle School Students

Diplomacy Lesson Plans 1 to 4 for Middle School Students

Do you wish to teach your middle school students about using I Messages and some great ways to be diplomatic with each other and with authority figures? Click on the link at the bottom of this blog to get access to all four lesson plans that could help.

Diplomacy Lesson Plan (Grades 4-8) – First Lesson in Diplomacy

Diplomacy Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8): Ted's Use of Diplomacy Saved the Day (grades 4-8)

Diplomacy Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8): Denny Teaches Tom to Eat Crow

Diplomacy Lesson Plan (Grades 4-8) – Johnny and Susan

Click DIPLOMACY to get access to all four lesson plans.

Best Review – Top 4 Diplomacy Lesson Plans (grades 6 To 8)

Do you wish to teach your middle school students about using I Messages and some great ways to be diplomatic with each other and with authority figures? Here are the links to four lesson plans that could help.

Click DIPLOMACY to visit these top four Diplomacy lesson plans at Best-Reviewer.com.

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You can view the rest of my reviews by clicking Debbie Dunn’s Most Recent Tops.

Info 101: 4 Diplomacy lesson plans for middle school

Do you wish to teach your middle school students about using I Messages and some great ways to be diplomatic with each other and with authority figures? Here are the links to four lesson plans that could help.

Click DIPLOMACY to read the entire article on Examiner.com.

Diplomacy Lesson Plan (Grades 4-8) – Johnny and Susan

This is the Lesson Plan Hub page for "Johnny and Susan." Links to all seven sections of the lesson are included.

Click DIPLOMACY to read the entire lesson plan on Examiner.com.

Diplomacy writing assignment: Johnny and Susan

Instructional objective: Students will write about the six levels of the Bloom’s Taxonomy Discussion Questions for the Diplomacy tale called “Johnny and Susan.”

Click DIPLOMACY to read the entire article on Examiner.com.

Bloom's Taxonomy Discussion Questions for Johnny and Susan

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

Click DIPLOMACY to read the entire article on Examiner.com.

Diplomacy role-play: Johnny and Susan

Visit this page to get the link to the PDF file for the scripted role-play to print for classroom use called “Johnny and Susan.”

A. Students participate in scripted role-play called “Johnny and Susan.”

Story Description: Johnny and Susan are a brother and sister who cannot seem to get along. Everything changes for the better after their mother teaches Susan how to use ‘I Messages’ (i.e., Diplomatic ‘I’ Statements) with her big brother instead of using Accusing ‘You’ Statements.

Click DIPLOMACY to read and download the role-play on Examiner.com.

Diplomacy Tale called Johnny and Susan

Here is a story scenario you can use to help teach about the need to be diplomatic with your family members, your school mates, and the other people in your life. Johnny and Susan are a brother and sister who cannot seem to get along. Everything changes for the better after their mother teaches Susan how to use ‘I Messages’ (i.e., Diplomatic ‘I’ Statements) with her big brother instead of using Accusing ‘You’ Statements.

Section 4: Johnny and Susan

A. Teacher reads story to the class called “Johnny and Susan.”

Click DIPLOMACY to read the entire story on Examiner.com.

Conflict Resolution 101 – Introducing Diplomacy

Download and print these two diplomacy posters for classroom use. Afterward, involve your class in a discussion about the differences between Accusing You Statements and Diplomatic I Statements also known as ‘I Messages’.

Click DIPLOMACY to download posters and to read the entire article on Examiner.com.

Mini Lesson Plan: Ted's Use of Diplomacy Saved the Day (grades 4-8)

After reading the Diplomacy story called “Ted's Use of Diplomacy Saved the Day,” students will take part in a variety of follow-up activities to enhance the learning experience. Here is a story scenario you can use to help teach about the need to be diplomatic with the other kids at school. Ted asked to join the pick-up basketball game before school. When a jock named Matt refused to let him join, Ted went over to one of his friends and complainingly called Matt a name. That began a chain reaction where Ted got himself into hot water with a few kids at school. Will Ted manage to find a way to fix the problem before his day gets any worse?

Step 1: Read the story called “Ted's Use of Diplomacy Saved the Day.”

Story Description: Ted asked to join the pick-up basketball game before school. When a jock named Matt refused to let him join, Ted went over to one of his friends and complainingly called Matt a name. That began a chain reaction where Ted got himself into hot water with a few kids at school. Will Ted manage to find a way to fix the problem before his day gets any worse?
Links to 2 chapters for “Ted's Use of Diplomacy Saved the Day.”

Chapter 1 of 2: Ted gets himself into hot water with a few kids at school

Chapter 2 of 2: Ted takes proactive steps to fix the problem

Step 2: Have class participate in the role-play based on the complete story called “Ted's Use of Diplomacy Saved the Day.”

Diplomacy role-play: Ted's Use of Diplomacy Saved the Day

Step 3: Have class participate in discussion questions about this story.

Let’s Discuss Ted's Use of Diplomacy Saved the Day

Let’s Discuss Diplomacy Tale: Ted's Use of Diplomacy Saved the Day

After reading the story called “Ted's Use of Diplomacy Saved the Day,” hold a class discussion using these five discussion questions. You can also act the story out by using the scripted role-play provided.

Link to Self-Mentoring story: Ted's Use of Diplomacy Saved the Day

Link to Self-Mentoring role-play: Ted's Use of Diplomacy Saved the Day

Click DIPLOMACY to read the ten Class Discussion Questions as a follow-up to the story called “Ted's Use of Diplomacy Saved the Day.”

Diplomacy role-play: Ted's Use of Diplomacy Saved the Day

Visit this page to get the link to the PDF file for the scripted role-play to print for classroom use called “Ted's Use of Diplomacy Saved the Day.”

A. Students participate in scripted role-play called “Ted's Use of Diplomacy Saved the Day.”

Story Description: Ted asked to join the pick-up basketball game before school. When a jock named Matt refused to let him join, Ted went over to one of his friends and complainingly called Matt a name. That began a chain reaction where Ted got himself into hot water with a few kids at school. Will Ted manage to find a way to fix the problem before his day gets any worse?

Click DIPLOMACY to read and download the role-play from Examiner.com.

Tale Hub Page for Ted's Use of Diplomacy Saved the Day (grades 4-8)

Here is a story scenario you can use to help teach about the need to be diplomatic with the other kids at school.

Section 4: Ted's Use of Diplomacy Saved the Day

A. Teacher reads story to the class called “Ted’s Use of Diplomacy Saved the Day.”

B. Story Description: Ted asked to join the pick-up basketball game before school. When a jock named Matt refused to let him join, Ted went over to one of his friends and complainingly called Matt a name. That began a chain reaction where Ted got himself into hot water with a few kids at school. Will Ted manage to find a way to fix the problem before his day gets any worse?

Links to 2 chapters for Ted's Use of Diplomacy Saved the Day

Chapter 1: Ted gets himself into hot water with a few kids at school

Chapter 2: Ted takes proactive steps to fix the problem

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Diplomacy Lesson Plan (Grades 4-8) – First Lesson in Diplomacy

This is the Lesson Plan Hub page for "First Lesson in Diplomacy." Links to all eight sections of the lesson are included.

Section 1: Lesson Objectives for Teaching about Diplomacy Concepts

Clicking on this resource link leads you to the following 10 items:
A. Character Traits Addressed
B. Conflict Resolution Strategies Addressed
C. Other Concepts Addressed
D. Cognitive/Instructional Objectives
E. Emotional Objectives
F. Behavioral Objectives
G. Glossary of Terms
H. Lesson Length
I. Links for Teaching Posters for Classroom Use
J. Links for all the Diplomacy stories and lesson plans

Section 2: K-W-L Model discussion about First Lesson in Diplomacy

This lesson is about using Diplomacy and being Diplomatic. Ask your students:

A. K questions – What do you KNOW about this topic?

B. W questions – What do you WANT TO KNOW about this topic?

Section 3: Read Diplomacy story: First Lesson in Diplomacy

A. Teacher reads story to the class called “First Lesson in Diplomacy.”

B. Story Description: Picture this. You are in the seventh grade and need help with an algebraic formula problem. You go to your teacher for help. Unfortunately, your teacher has gotten older and sometimes experiences memory problems. Not knowing that this was one of your teacher’s bad days, you work your entire homework assignment based on this help. The next day in class, another student asks for help on the very same problem. That is when you discover that every problem that you worked was wrong. You angrily yell at the teacher in front of the whole class.

Section 4: Popcorn Review

A. After reading the target story, spend a minute or two conducting a quick story wrap-up called a Popcorn Review. This gives students an opportunity to share their reactions to and impressions of the story characters and events.

Section 5: Scripted Diplomacy role-play: First Lesson in Diplomacy

A. Students participate in scripted role-play called “First Lesson in Diplomacy.” Visit this page to get directions and the link to the PDF file for the scripted role-play to print for classroom use.

Section 6: Bloom's Taxonomy Discussion - First Lesson in Diplomacy

There are six levels in the Bloom's Taxonomy discussion question process. After reading "First Lesson in Diplomacy" and participating in the scripted role-play, the teacher will ask questions from all six levels.

Section 7: K-W-L Model discussion about First Lesson in Diplomacy

To close out the lesson on learning about using Diplomacy and being Diplomatic, ask your students:

A. L questions – What have you LEARNED about this topic?

Section 8: Diplomacy writing assignment: First Lesson in Diplomacy

A. Students will write about the six Bloom’s Taxonomy Questions for the Diplomacy tale called “First Lesson in Diplomacy.”

Diplomacy writing assignment: First Lesson in Diplomacy

Bloom's Taxonomy Discussion Questions for First Lesson in Diplomacy

There are six levels in the Bloom's Taxonomy discussion question process. After reading "First Lesson in Diplomacy" and the scripted role-play, the teacher will ask questions from all six levels.

Link to Diplomacy story

Link to Diplomacy role-play

Click on DIPLOMACY to read the discussion answers plus their answers.

Diplomacy writing assignment: First Lesson in Diplomacy

Instructional objective: Students will write about the six levels of the Bloom’s Taxonomy Discussion Questions for the Diplomacy tale called “First Lesson in Diplomacy.”

Link to Diplomacy story

Link to Diplomacy role-play

After reading the story called "First Lesson in Diplomacy" and the scripted role-play, have the students answer the following questions.

Click on DIPLOMACY to read the writing assignments.

K-W-L Model discussion about Diplomacy

Class will discuss the K & W of the K-W-L Model at the beginning of the lesson: What do you KNOW and what do you WANT TO KNOW about using Diplomacy and being Diplomatic? At the end of the lesson, they will close with the L discussion: What have you LEARNED about Diplomacy and being Diplomatic?

Click on DIPLOMACY to read the rest of the article on Examiner.com.

Lesson Objectives for teaching about Diplomacy concepts

Section 1: Lesson Objectives for Teaching about Diplomacy Concepts.

Clicking on this resource link leads you to the following 10 items: (A) Character Traits Addressed, (B) Conflict Resolution Strategies Addressed, (C) Other Concepts Addressed, (D) Cognitive/Instructional Objectives, (E) Emotional Objectives, (F) Behavioral Objectives, (G) Glossary Of Terms, (H) Lesson Length, (I) Links for Teaching Posters for Classroom Use, (J) Links for all the Diplomacy stories and lesson plans.

Click on DIPLOMACY to read the rest of the article on Examiner.com.

Diplomacy role-play: First Lesson in Diplomacy

Visit this page to get the link to the PDF file for the scripted role-play to print for classroom use called “First Lesson in Diplomacy.”

A. Students participate in scripted role-play called “First Lesson in Diplomacy.”

Story Description: Picture this. You are in the seventh grade and need help with an algebraic formula problem. You go to your teacher for help. Unfortunately, your teacher has gotten older and sometimes experiences memory problems. Not knowing that this was one of your teacher’s bad days, you work your entire homework assignment based on this help. The next day in class, another student asks for help on the very same problem. That is when you discover that every problem that you worked was wrong. You angrily yell at the teacher in front of the whole class.

Click DIPLOMACY to read and download the role-play that goes with this story.