After taking part in either the story or role-play called “Mr. Campbell’s class begins to discuss the Connecticut school shooting,” students will take part in this class discussion.
This discussion is part of the six-part story series created in reaction to the Connecticut school shooting that happened on the 14th day of December 2012, at Sandy Hooks Elementary in Newtown. This is one way you can help your middle school students to deal with this particular stressor. It is to be hoped they will develop some skills that will contribute to the solution of no further school shootings and to the lessening of excessive school bullying.
Please note: Each teacher should discover what safety measures are available at your school to share with your students. It is vital to give each student a feeling of confidence and security that they are safe at school.
Story that includes role-play link:
Follow-up suggested discussion questions
1. Teacher Says or Asks: Please share your opinions of whether or not you feel violent videogames could contribute to criminal acts such as school shootings, muggings, vandalism, kidnapping, etc. Please explain your answer.
Students Respond: (Accept reasonable answers.)
2. Teacher Says or Asks: Please share your opinion about the ‘Played Out’ movement developed by Max Goldstein & Jackson Mittleman. Describe how it works. Do you feel inspired to do the same?
Students Respond: (Accept reasonable answers.)
3. Teacher Says or Asks: Describe what videogames you like to play and why they are important to you.
Students Respond: (Accept reasonable answers.)
4. Teacher Says or Asks: Share the acts of heroism that happened during the Connecticut school shooting. Share other acts of heroism you have personally been a part of or you have heard about.
Students Respond: (Accept reasonable answers.)
5. Teacher Says or Asks: What are your opinions about why this school shooting happened? How do you feel we can keep this from happening again?
Students Respond: (Accept reasonable answers.)
6. Teacher Says or Asks: Either describe the level of empathy you personally felt about the Connecticut school shooting or what you observed in others around you or both.
Students Respond: (Accept reasonable answers.)
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Return to Middle school lesson plan: Teaching stress management, empathy, and anger control
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Click below to read other articles in this series
- Women’s emotional health: Aftermath of Connecticut school shooting part 1
- Slideshow: Multiple Perspectives on aftermath of Connecticut School Shootings
- Women’s emotional health: Aftermath of Connecticut school shooting part 2
- Women’s emotional health: Aftermath of Connecticut school shooting part 3
- Women’s emotional health: Aftermath of Connecticut school shooting part 4
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Some of this material in this article series is adopted with permission from the programs of The Anger Coach produced by psychologist Dr. Tony Fiore (http://drfiore.com).
For daily anger tips, follow him on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/angercoachonline.
For adult anger management online, visit http://www.angercoachonline.com
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Resources for the Teacher and Parents:
The eight (8) tools of anger management and control were developed by Dr. Tony Fiore. Dr. Fiore is also known as the Anger Coach. Among other things, Dr. Fiore is a licensed psychologist, marriage therapist, and certified anger management provider.
The 8 Tools of Anger Control plus much of the other Anger Control material is also adopted with permission from the programs of The Anger Coach produced by psychologist Dr. Tony Fiore.
- URL: http://drfiore.com
For daily anger tips, follow him on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/angercoachonline.
For adult anger management online, visit http://www.angercoachonline.com
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