Friday, December 31, 2010

Perception story: Roxanne and Courtney Jump to the Wrong Conclusions

I. Read Perception story: Roxanne and Courtney Jump to the Wrong Conclusions

A. Teacher reads story to the class called “Roxanne and Courtney Jump to the Wrong Conclusions.”

B. 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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Thursday, December 16, 2010

Perception role-play: Clever Angie Thinks Fast

Visit this page to get the link to the PDF file for the scripted role-plays to print for classroom use. It is called “Clever Angie Thinks Fast.”

A. Students participate in scripted role-play called “Clever Angie Thinks Fast.”

Story Description: This Conflict Resolution story is based on an idea shared with me by a teacher who wished to remain anonymous. This is a love triangle story that actually happened to her when she was in the eighth grade. This story demonstrates the importance of checking your facts.  

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Perception story: Clever Angie Thinks Fast

I. Read Perception story: Clever Angie Thinks Fast

A. Teacher reads story to the class called “Clever Angie Thinks Fast.”

B. Story Description: This Conflict Resolution story is based on an idea shared with me by a teacher who wished to remain anonymous. This is a love triangle story that actually happened to her when she was in the eighth grade. This story demonstrates the importance of checking your facts.  

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Monday, November 22, 2010

Mini Lesson Plan: Jessica and Tonya combine their Resources (grades 6-8)

After reading the Perception story called “Jessica and Tonya combine their Resources,” students will take part in some follow-up activities to enhance the learning experience.

This story is a follow-up to two of the previous stories and role-plays called “Frogs and Newts or Gold Coins” and “Jessica’s Painful Experience.” It is about a time that Jessica and Tonya got together and combined their ideas and philosophies to help each other and themselves further their personal goals. It is called “Jessica and Tonya combine their Resources.”

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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Perception writing assignment: Jessica and Tonya combine their Resources

A. Instructional objective: Students will write about the following six Bloom’s Taxonomy Questions for the Perception tale called “Jessica and Tonya combine their Resources.”

After reading the story called "Jessica and Tonya combine their Resources," get your students to respond to the following questions. Links to the lesson plan included at the end of the article.

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Saturday, November 20, 2010

Bloom's Taxonomy Discussion Questions: Jessica and Tonya combine their Resources

There are six levels in the Bloom's Taxonomy discussion question process. After reading "Jessica and Tonya combine their Resources," the teacher will ask questions from all six levels.

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Friday, November 19, 2010

Perception role-play: Jessica and Tonya combine their Resources

Visit this page to get the link to the PDF file for the scripted role-plays to print for classroom use. It is called “Jessica and Tonya combine their Resources.”   

A. Students participate in scripted role-play called “Jessica and Tonya combine their Resources.”

Story Description: This story is a follow-up to two of the previous stories and role-plays called “Frogs and Newts or Gold Coins” and “Jessica’s Painful Experience.” It is about a time that Jessica and Tonya got together and combined their ideas and philosophies to help each other and themselves further their personal goals. It is called “Jessica and Tonya combine their Resources.”

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