This is a Fight or Flight lesson plan for grades 5 to 9. It is built around two stories: "Bully Jake and Eddie” and its sequel called “Jake tries to rebuild his trust level with others.” Links to all nine sections of the lesson are included.
Section 1: Lesson Objectives for Teaching about Fight or Flight Concepts
- Click link: Fight or Flight Lesson Objectives
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 Fight or Flight stories and lesson plans
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Section 2: K-W-L MODEL
K-W-L Model discussion about Fight or Flight concepts
To introduce the concepts of Fight or Flight, 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?
Please note: The L discussion questions are reserved for the end of the lesson.
- Click link: K-W-L MODEL Fight or Flight discussion questions
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Section 3: Fight or Flight Vocabulary terminology
Class will discuss any still unclear Glossary of Terms.
- Click link: Fight or Flight Vocabulary Discussion
A. FIGHT
B. FLIGHT
C. Fight or Flight Instinct and Fight or Flight Continuum
Please note that the Vocabulary discussions for A, B, and C are all included in one article.
Please note that the Vocabulary discussions for D and E are both included in one article.
F. Mediation Process(to be used with story called “A Mediation session with Shawn, Tyler, and Dennis”)
G. Victim-Victimizer Cycle(to be used with story called “Bully Jake and Eddie”)
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Section 4: Two Fight or Flight Stories
1. Fight or Flight story title: Bully Jake and Eddie
- Click link for story: Bully Jake and Eddie
Teacher reads story to the class called “Bully Jake and Eddie.”
B. Story Description: This story will demonstrate the VICTIM-VICTIMIZER CYCLE in action. The two characters who interact together are a bully named Jake and a boy named Eddie. The story is called “Bully Jake And Eddie.”
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2. Sequel Fight or Flight story title: Jake tries to rebuild his trust level with others
- Click link for story: Jake tries to rebuild his trust level with others
Teacher reads story to the class called “Jake tries to rebuild his trust level with others.”
B. Story Description: Do you remember Bully Jake and Eddie? Jake is seriously worried. A friend of his, a former bully, got framed and placed in the Alternate School. What if that happens to him as well? How do you regain people’s trust when you’ve been a bully for years? Will anybody ever be willing to trust Jake again? The story is called “Jake tries to rebuild his trust level with others.”
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Section 5: Popcorn Review
- Click link: Popcorn Review
Directions: After reading each 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.
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Section 6: Two Fight or Flight role-plays
1. Click link for Fight or Flight role-play: Bully Jake & Eddie
A. Students participate in scripted role-play called “Bully Jake & Eddie.”
B. By clicking this link, you will get directions plus the link to the PDF file for the scripted role-play to print for classroom use.
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2. Click link for sequel Fight or Flight role-play: Jake tries to rebuild his trust level with others
A. Students participate in another scripted role-play called “Jake tries to rebuild his trust level with others.”
B. By clicking this link, you will get directions plus the link to the PDF file for the scripted role-play to print for classroom use.
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Section 7: Bloom's Taxonomy Discussion Questions
There are six levels in the Bloom's Taxonomy discussion question process. After reading "Bully Jake and Eddie," the teacher will ask questions from all six levels.
The links to each level are included below:
- Level 1 - Ask the Knowledge Questions.
- Level 2 - Ask the Comprehension Questions.
- Level 3 - Ask the Application Questions.
- Level 4 - Ask the Analysis Questions.
- Level 5 - Ask the Synthesis Questions.
- Level 6 - Ask the Evaluation Questions.
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Section 8: Fight or Flight writing assignment
- Click link to get writing assignment for story called "Bully Jake and Eddie.”
Directions: Students will write about the six Bloom’s Taxonomy Questions for the Fight or Flight tale called “Bully Jake and Eddie.”
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Section 9: K-W-L MODEL
Have the wrap-up K-W-L Model discussion about Bully Jake and Eddie
To close out the lesson on Fight or Flight, ask your students:
A. L questions – What have you LEARNED about this topic?
- Click link: K-W-L MODEL Fight or Flight discussion questions
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