This is a Fight or Flight lesson plan for grades 4 to 9. It is built around a story called "The Mouse Mother." 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: Fight or Flight Story
Fight or Flight story title: The Mouse Mother
- Click link for story: The Mouse Mother
Teacher reads story to the class called “The Mouse Mother.”
B. Story Description: This is an adaptation of a story that comes from the oral traditions of Africa. It is used with permission of Opalanga Pugh, a griot of the African culture. Prior to her death in 2010, Opalanga traveled around the United States, sharing the traditional stories of Africa.
This story perfectly demonstrates a character Self-Mentoring as she remembers to breathe, gives herself a Pep Talk inside her head, relies on her Inner Wisdom, and comes up with a brilliant solution to get her attacker to leave her and her loved ones alone.
Please note: You can listen to the story being performed by Professional Storyteller Debbie Dunn on this YouTube link.
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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: Fight or Flight Skit Activity
- Click link for Fight or Flight Skit activity: The Mouse Mother
A. Students participate in skits based on story called “The Mouse Mother.”
B. Preliminary Activity – Solo Re-tellings of “The Mouse Mother” story
C. Skit reenactments of “Mouse Mother” tale
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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 "The Mouse Mother," the teacher will ask questions from all six levels.
- 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 "The Mouse Mother.”
Directions: Students will write about the six Bloom’s Taxonomy Questions for the Fight or Flight tale called “The Mouse Mother.”
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Section 9: K-W-L MODEL
Have the wrap-up K-W-L Model discussion about the story called “The Mouse Mother”
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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