Accept me for who I am - Character Education lesson plan

Accept me for who I am

Accept me for who I am

© 2000 by Debbie Dunn

Story Description: Some kids start making fun of basketball player Jason just because he is short. In the first part of the role-play, seventh-grader Jason reacts badly to their ridicule. He ends up getting beat up. The last part of the role-play shows how much better the situation can be when Jason demonstrates enough self-control to talk reasonably with his tormentors. As a result, they react in a more tolerant fashion as well. The role-play is called “Accept Me for Who I Am.”

This Conflict Resolution role-play is based on an idea shared with me by one of my past seventh-grade students who struggled with being a lot shorter than the other 7th-grade guys.

In this anti-bullying tale about Jason, he has to deal with discrimination due to his being perceived as being too short. In the first half of the story, he provoked his attackers by his reaction to them. In the second half of the story, he utilized self-confidence and a touch of humor to help create a better outcome.

Lesson Plan link:
Middle school lesson plan: Accept me for who I am

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Step 1: Character Education Lesson Objectives
Lesson objectives: Character Education

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Step 2: K & W questions for KWL Model discussion
K & W questions for KWL Model discussion

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Step 3: Vocabulary discussion: Good character traits
Vocabulary discussion: Good character traits

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Step 4: Character Education story
Character Education story

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Step 5: Popcorn Review
Popcorn Review

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Step 6: Character Education role-play
Character Education role-play

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Bonus: Role-play slideshow
Role-play slideshow

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Step 7: Main idea discussion (All questions are built into the story)

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Step 8: Writing Assignment
Writing Assignment

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Bonus: Printable Writing worksheet
Printable Writing worksheet

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Step 9: L questions for KWL Model discussion
L questions for KWL Model discussion

Debbie Dunn is a professional storyteller, a former school teacher, a published author of two books, a freelance writer, and an anti-bullying and conflict resolution specialist. She taught anti-bullying and conflict resolution to over 500 middle school students a year for five years until a budget-cut eliminated most of the school’s special programs. Since September of 2009, she has been serving as the School Conflict Resolution Examiner for Examiner.com. You will find all the above links on her Examiner.com website. To see more, please click on SCHOOL CONFLICT RESOLUTION at Examiner.com.