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Accepting
"No" for an Answer |
Educational
Objective: The student will graciously react when denied a request.
Language Arts Standard: Writing, Listening and Speaking
Literary Platform: "Prentice Hall "Two Kinds"
| Materials
Needed: The Prop Box with 2 telephones Brainstorm Form Appropriate Rubric: One for each student to complete during each role play. To download the student rubric, click here 
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The Lesson:
Identify Need
Introductory Activity: Brainstorm when you might need to accept "no."
Teacher writes the situations on an overhead of "The Brain."
Students copy the words into their brains. Click here for copy of "The
Brain." 
Define Steps and Sequences of Skill
1.
Look at the person and use their name.
2. Ask yourself if this is a good time to make a request.
3. When the answer is "no" to a request, just say "O.
K."
4. Listen for the person's reasons.
5. Stay calm and keep a neutral expression.
6. If you disagree, wait for another time to express your point of view.
7. Thank the person for considering your request. Sound sincere.
Model the Skill
Role Plays/Classroom Discussion
Applications: Talk about the situations in which the students had to
accept "no." How did they handle it then. How would they respond
now?
Independent Uses: Discuss the game called "Mommy/Daddy." How
would this be played in a business situation. Why is it an ineffective
strategy?
Rubric for
the Role Plays
Student
(Speaker)____________________________ Student (Subject)____________________________
Date: _____________________ Observer's Name:___________________________________________
Social Skill: ___________________________________
| Observations: | No | Yes |
| Look
at the person and use their name. |
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| Ask yourself if this is a good time to make a request. | ||
| When the answer is "no" to a request, just say "O. K." | ||
| Listen for the person's reasons. | ||
| Stay calm and keep a neutral expression. | ||
| If you disagree, wait for another time to express your point of view. | ||
Thank
the person for considering your request. Sound sincere. |
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Points or Score |
Additional Comments: _______________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Standards Address in Lesson: Extensions- Pretend you received a written notice that you did not get a job. How would you respond in writing?
6th
Grade
Speaking
Applications: (repeating back what was said to you)
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, i.e. your performance.
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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