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Objective: The student will demonstrate appropriate ways to express
an idea or opinion that is in opposition to someone else's.
Language Arts Standard: Listening and Speaking
Materials Needed:
The Prop Box with Costumes
Colored Pencils and 8" x 11" sheets of paper (for
making a get well card)
Brainstorm Form
Appropriate Rubric: One for each student to complete during
each role play 
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The Lesson:
• Identify Need
• Introductory Activity
• Define Steps and Sequences of Skill
1. Look at the person and use his name.
2. Appear to be sincere and not emotionally involved in your disagreement.
3.Use a pleasant voice that says you are calm.
4. Use short sentences.
5. Smile
6. Actively listen to the other person's point of view.
7. Think before you speak.
8. State why you feel differently, giving specific reasons for your
thoughts.
9. Be sure that your reasons are accurate and logical.
10. Be prepared to agree to disagree.
• Model the Skill
• Role Plays/Classroom Discussion
• Applications
• Independent Uses
Rubric
for Role Play
Student
(Speaker)____________________________ Student (Subject)____________________________
Date: _____________________ Observer's Name:___________________________________________
Social
Skill Being Practiced: _____________________________
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of Speaker: |
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the speaker look at the person and use his name? |
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the speaker appear to be sincere and not emotionally involved? |
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the speaker se a pleasant voice that says he was calm? |
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the speaker use short sentences? |
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the speaker smile? |
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the speaker actively listen to the other person's point of view? |
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| Did
the speaker think before he spoke? |
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the speaker state why he felt differently? |
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Did
the speaker sure that his reasons were accurate and logical? |
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Was the speaker prepared to agree to disagree? |
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Score |
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Other Comments: ___________________________________________________________
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Other Standards Address
in Lesson: Use written letters to express the controversy,
6th
Grade
Speaking Applications:
2.4 Offer a logical sequence of information and engage the listener,
foster an acceptance of an idea.
7th
Grade
Speaking Applications:
1.2 Determine a speaker’s attitude toward a subject.
1.6 Use speaking techniques, including voice modulation , inflection,
tempo, enunciation and eye contact for effective communication.
8th
Grade
Speaking Applications:
1.2 Paraphrase a speaker’s purpose and point of view and ask relevant
questions concerning the speaker’s content, delivery and purpose.
1.3 Organize information to achieve particular purposes by matching
the message, vocabulary, voice modulation, expression and tone
to the audience and purpose.
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