Middle school lesson plan: Control your anger with SPAM

This is an Anger Management lesson plan for grades 5 to 9. It is built around a story called "Control your anger with SPAM." Links to all nine sections of the lesson are included.

Section 1: Lesson Objectives for Teaching about Anger Management Concepts

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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 Anger Management stories and lesson plans

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Section 2: K-W-L MODEL

K-W-L Model discussion about the concepts of mentors and self-mentoring:

To introduce these concepts, 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 Anger Management discussion questions

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Section 3: Anger Management Vocabulary terminology

Class will discuss any still unclear Glossary of Terms.

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A. Anger Triggers

B.  Anger Cues

C.  Anger Styles

D. Relaxation techniques

E. Anger Style called ‘Acting Out’

F. Anger Style called ‘Displaced Anger’

G. Anger Style called ‘Ignored Anger’

H. Anger Style called ‘Avoidance’

I. Anger Style called ‘Chain of Pain or Victim-Victimizer Cycle’

J. Your Habitual Anger Style and ten ways to change it

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Section 4: Anger Management Story

Anger Management story title: Control your anger with SPAM

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A. Teacher reads story to the class called “Control your anger with SPAM.”

B. Story Description: Blake was filled with fury. You could have cut the tension between his parents with a knife. They yelled at each other half the night, as Blake lay trembling and angry in his room. At school, he felt the need to vent that anger on some of the other students.

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Section 5: Popcorn Review

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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 Anger Management role-plays

1. Click link for Anger Management role-play: Control your anger with SPAM

A. Students participate in scripted role-play called “Control your anger with SPAM.”

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 second Anger Management role-play: A Role-Play that demonstrates the SPAM Method

A. Students participate in another scripted role-play called “A Role-Play that demonstrates the SPAM Method.”

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

• Click link to get Bloom's Taxonomy discussion questions for story called "Control your anger with SPAM"

There are six levels in the Bloom's Taxonomy discussion question process. After reading "Control your anger with SPAM," the teacher will ask questions from all six levels. The links to each level are included below:

1. Level 1 - Ask the Knowledge Questions.
2. Level 2 - Ask the Comprehension Questions.
3. Level 3 - Ask the Application Questions.
4. Level 4 - Ask the Analysis Questions.
5. Level 5 - Ask the Synthesis Questions.
6. Level 6 - Ask the Evaluation Questions.

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Section 8: Anger Management writing assignment

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Directions: Students will write about the six Bloom’s Taxonomy Questions for the Anger Management tale called “Control your anger with SPAM.”

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Section 9: K-W-L MODEL

Have the wrap-up K-W-L Model discussion about the concepts of mentors and self-mentoring:

To close out the lesson on Anger Management, ask your students:

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

• Click link: K-W-L MODEL Anger Management discussion questions