This is a Fight or Flight lesson plan for grades 5 to 9. It is built around a story called "Tyler chooses between Dennis and Shawn’s gang." Links to all nine sections of the lesson are included.
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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: Tyler chooses between Dennis and Shawn’s gang
- Click link for story: Tyler chooses between Dennis and Shawn’s gang
Teacher reads story to the class called “Tyler chooses between Dennis and Shawn’s gang.”
B. Story Description: Shawn and his gang were waging psychological warfare on Tyler. One day, Dennis playfully nudged Tyler while he was with them. Instead of laughing in welcome, Tyler and the gang accused Dennis of hitting Tyler and warned him he better watch his back.
Please note: There are two other sequel stories about Shawn’s gang:
- A Mediation session with Shawn, Tyler, and Dennis
- Sam self-mentors rather than giving in to Psychological Warfare
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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 role-play
- Click link for Fight or Flight role-play: Tyler chooses between Dennis and Shawn’s gang
A. Students participate in scripted role-play called “Tyler chooses between Dennis and Shawn’s gang.”
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 "Tyler chooses between Dennis and Shawn’s gang.”
There are six levels in the Bloom's Taxonomy discussion question process. After reading "Tyler chooses between Dennis and Shawn’s gang," 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 "Tyler chooses between Dennis and Shawn’s gang.”
Directions: Students will write about the six Bloom’s Taxonomy Questions for the Fight or Flight tale called “Tyler chooses between Dennis and Shawn’s gang.”
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Section 9: K-W-L MODEL
Have the wrap-up K-W-L Model discussion about Tyler chooses between Dennis and Shawn’s gang
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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