Self-Mentoring Lesson Plans for Grades 6-8

Jerry Checks His Facts by Conflict Resolution Specialist Debbie Dunn

Story Description: Have you ever had one of those he said / she said situations where you are not sure who to believe? That's what happened to Jerry. Julie walked up and said, "Jerry! I can't believe you did that!" Jerry asked, "Did what?" Julie said, "What Kelly said you did." When Jerry found out what Kelly said about him, he was furious. He imagined all kinds of scenarios where he would get his revenge with Kelly for starting such an embarrassing rumor about him until it occurred to him that it was perhaps Julie who was the trouble-maker instead of Kelly. He was determined to find out which girl was trying to make trouble for him. But how? To read the story, click on the picture.

Click on SELF-MENTORING LESSON PLAN to read and print the entire lesson plan that includes the following three sections:

Step 1: Read the story called "Jerry Checks his Facts."
Step 2: Have class participate in discussion questions about this story.
Step 3: Have class participate in the role-play based on the complete story called "Jerry Checks His Facts."

Please note: Debbie Dunn is the School Conflict Resolution Examiner at the National level for Examiner.com. She regularly posts stories, role-plays, articles, and lesson plans on the topics of Conflict Resolution and Anti-Bullying.

Hyena's Dilemma at a Fork in the Path by Conflict Resolution Specialist Debbie Dunn

Story Description: This very short story about Hyena comes from the oral traditions of the Kikuyu Tribe of Kenya, Africa. In 1990, this is one of the stories related to Debbie Dunn, by a young woman named Ann Njeri Mwangi from that same tribe. The original tale was a brief paragraph of less than 50 words. Debbie took this tale and fleshed it out to the one you will now hear. As you listen to this story, see if it reminds you of any time in your own life when you have had to make important decisions and choices about your actions and reactions and activities. The story is called "Hyena's Dilemma at a Fork in the Path." To read the story, click on the picture.

Click on SELF-MENTORING LESSON PLAN to read and print the entire lesson plan that includes the following nine sections:

Section 1: Lesson Objectives for Teaching about Self-Mentoring Concepts
Section 2: K-W-L Model discussion about Hyena's dilemma at a fork in the path
Section 3: Self-Mentoring Vocabulary terminology
Section 4: Read Self-Mentoring story: Hyena's dilemma at a fork in the path
Section 5: Popcorn Review
Section 6: Scripted Self-Mentoring role-play: Hyena's dilemma at a fork in the path
Section 7: Bloom's Taxonomy Discussion - Hyena's dilemma at a fork in the path
Section 8: K-W-L Model discussion about Hyena's dilemma at a fork in the path
Section 9: Self-Mentoring writing assignment: Hyena's dilemma at a fork in the path

Please note: Debbie Dunn is the School Conflict Resolution Examiner at the National level for Examiner.com. She regularly posts stories, role-plays, articles, and lesson plans on the topics of Conflict Resolution and Anti-Bullying.

Who Really Started the Rumor About Cindy by Conflict Resolution Specialist Debbie Dunn

Story Description: Troublemaker Donny decided to make trouble for both Emily and Cindy. He would tell Emily that Cindy spread a rumor about her. He would tell Cindy that Emily was spreading a rumor about her. Emily's inner wisdom alerted her that Donny was lying; therefore, she did not take the rumor seriously. Unfortunately, Cindy believed Donny was telling the truth. She was determined to get revenge on Emily for tainting her name. Would Cindy realize the truth before it was too late?To read the story, click on the picture.

Click on SELF-MENTORING LESSON PLAN to read and print the entire lesson plan that includes the following three sections:

Step 1: Read the story called Who Really Started the Rumor about Cindy?
Step 2: Class discussion about the story.
Step 3: Have class participate in the role-play based on the complete story called Who Really Started the Rumor about Cindy?

Please note: Debbie Dunn is the School Conflict Resolution Examiner at the National level for Examiner.com. She regularly posts stories, role-plays, articles, and lesson plans on the topics of Conflict Resolution and Anti-Bullying.

Jacob Listens to his Inner Wisdom by Conflict Resolution Specialist Debbie Dunn

Story Description: Shane calls Jacob a bad name. Jacob must quickly decide how he will react. He not only recalls advice from a teacher, a friend, and his sisters, he tunes into his Inner Wisdom to select the response that will transform a LOSE-LOSE situation to a WIN-WIN. To read the story, click on the picture.

Click on SELF-MENTORING LESSON PLAN to read and print the entire lesson plan that includes the following nine sections:

Step 1: Read Self-Mentoring story: Jacob Listens to his Inner Wisdom
Step 2: Scripted Self-Mentoring role-play: Jacob Listens to his Inner Wisdom
Step 3: Main Idea Discussion Questions for story called "Jacob Listens to his Inner Wisdom"

Please note: Debbie Dunn is the School Conflict Resolution Examiner at the National level for Examiner.com. She regularly posts stories, role-plays, articles, and lesson plans on the topics of Conflict Resolution and Anti-Bullying.

Jesse needs to learn to set firm boundaries by Conflict Resolution Specialist Debbie Dunn

Story Description: Just like Hyena in the story called "Hyena's dilemma at a fork in the path," people have many fork-in-the-road decisions to make throughout the day. Some choices seem to spell out that this is a person of good character. Other choices seem to spell out that these are people who either haven't made up their mind what kind of character they wish to have, or they are people who are deliberately making choices that they know to be wrong. Listen to the character choices made by the three seventh-grade boys you will hear about in this next story called "Jesse Needs To Learn To Set Firm Boundaries." To read the story, click on the picture.

Click on SELF-MENTORING LESSON PLAN to read and print the entire lesson plan that includes the following nine sections:

Section 1: Lesson Objectives for Teaching about Self-Mentoring Concepts
Section 2: K-W-L Model discussion about Jesse needs to learn to set firm boundaries
Section 3: Self-Mentoring Vocabulary terminology
Section 4: Read Self-Mentoring story: Jesse needs to learn to set firm boundaries
Section 5: Popcorn Review
Section 6: Scripted Self-Mentoring role-play: Jesse needs to learn to set firm boundaries
Section 7: Bloom's Taxonomy Discussion - Jesse needs to learn to set firm boundaries
Section 8: K-W-L Model discussion about Jesse needs to learn to set firm boundaries
Section 9: Self-Mentoring writing assignment: Jesse needs to learn to set firm boundaries

Please note: Debbie Dunn is the School Conflict Resolution Examiner at the National level for Examiner.com. She regularly posts stories, role-plays, articles, and lesson plans on the topics of Conflict Resolution and Anti-Bullying.

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