Role-play slideshow: Thicken your skin to put-downs (Photos)

Get your free PDF download of the scripted role-play called “Thicken your skin to put-downs.” Just scroll down near the end of this article for the free download link.

This is one of several fight or flight role-plays appropriate for middle school students that teaches anti-bullying and fight or flight concepts.

Role-play description

What is the role-play about? You can watch the slideshow to find out. You can also read the description below.

Fight or flight role-play description: Wayne and Melinda are tired of being put down. They both decide to use some humorous retorts to help them defuse the conflict. The humorous retorts are so successful that they start teaching these techniques to some of their friends. Perhaps some of these ideas will work for you and your friends as well.

Role-play directions

Note to the teacher: In addition to the role-play, you can also read it in story form. You might want to read the story to the class first and then have the class act out the role-play. Here’s the link:

Thicken your skin to put-downs role-play clip

Photo credit: 

Debbie Dunn aka DJ Lyons

• Story link: Thicken your skin to put-downs

Teacher Says or Asks: We will now act out the role-play based on the last story you just heard called “Thicken your skin to put-downs.”

The role-play features five guy actors: Lucas, Wayne, Les, Mike, and Dennis.

The role-play also features four girl actors: Melinda, Tiffany, Joyce, and Aunt Sherry.

The big- to medium-size parts are Lucas, Wayne, Melinda, and Aunt Sherry. The medium- to small-sized parts are Les, Tiffany, Joyce, Dennis, and Mike.

The rest of the class will take turns reading the parts of Narrator 1 and Narrator 2.

Who is interested in playing these roles? (Either pull names or accept eager student volunteers.)

Other lesson plan links that go with the story

Here are the other lesson plan links that go with this story:

• Middle school lesson plan: Thicken Your Skin to Put-Downs

1. Section 1: Lesson Objectives
2. Section 2: K-W-L MODEL discussion (‘K’ and ‘W’ questions)
3. Section 3: Vocabulary
4. Section 4: Story
5. Section 5: Popcorn Review
6. Section 6: Role-Play
7. Section 7: Bloom’s Taxonomy discussion questions
8. Section 8: Writing assignment
9. Section 9: K-W-L MODEL discussion (‘L’ questions)

Free scripted role-play PDF download link

To get the free scripted role-play PDF download link, click the link below. You can download the role-play to your computer, print it off, and duplicate it for the students in your class.

• Free PDF role-play link: Thicken your skin to put-downs

A paper-saving suggestion

To save paper, you might only want to duplicate ten copies of the role-play and then have your students share the script between them. If you have an overhead projector or some way to project the role-play from the slideshow onto the wall or screen, you could save paper altogether.

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Other fight or flight role-play slideshow links

1. Role-play slideshow: Bully Jake and Eddie
2. Role-play slideshow: Jake tries to rebuild his trust level with others
3. Role-play slideshow: Tyler chooses between Dennis and Shawn’s gang
4. Role-play slideshow: A Mediation session with Shawn, Tyler, and Dennis
5. Role-play slideshow: Thicken Your Skin to Put-Downs (see above)
6. Role-play slideshow: The Mouse Mother

Other anger management role-play slideshow links

1. Role-play slideshow: Angry Blake
2. Role-play slideshow: Sam self-mentors versus psychological warfare
3. Role-play slideshow: Control your anger with SPAM
4. Role-play slideshow: A role-play that demonstrates the SPAM method
5. Role-play slideshow: SPAM and Stairstep Thinking
6. Role-play slideshow: Aftermath of the first kiss
7. Role-play slideshow: Debbie tries to fix her mistake
8. Role-play slideshow: Pranks, Idle Threats, and Promises
9. Role-play slideshow: Matt falsely accuses Jonathan of stealing

Other basic needs role-play slideshow links

1. Role-play slideshow: A false rumor about Brittany
2. Role-play slideshow: It all happened because Mark overslept and missed breakfast
3. Role-play slideshow: Conflict happens when your Basic Needs gets messed with
4. Role-play slideshow: Oscar the Outcast
5. Role-play slideshow: Who will make the Princess laugh?

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