Take Charge of Your Own Life..

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Take Charge of Your Own Life..
BY MAKING INFORMED, RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS!
OFFICER MATERIALS
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Lesson 1 Introduction to D.A.R.E.
Take Charge of Your Own Life!
RESPECT To treat others with courtesy,
consideration and appreciation.
Respect yourself. Respect Others. Respect the
health of your BRAIN and BODY. Use Respect when
discussing someone who is not present.
Use ACTIVE LISTENING skills let the other person
know that you hear and understand what it is he
or she is telling you.
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Active Listening

• Look at the person when they are talking to you.
• Repeat in your own words a key point the other
  person is making.
• Nod your head when appropriate.
• Make comments that are directly related to what
  the other person is saying

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Lesson 1 Getting Acquainted
Directions Go around the room and introduce
yourself to others. After the introduction, ask
the other person if they fit any of the
descriptions below. The goal is to find out
something new about each person in the room.
FIND SOMEONE WHO
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Lesson 2 Effects of Drugs
Drug Influence Signs and Symptoms
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ITS ALL IN YOUR BRAINDecision-Making Central
Frontal Lobe Personality Mood/Emotions Problem
solving Language
Temporal Lobe Hearing Memory
Cerebellum Coordination Balance
Occipital Lobe Vision
Brain Stem Breathing Heart rate Reflexes and
balance
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Lesson 2 Brain Functions
Functions of the Brain Worksheet
Front of Brain
 
Back of Brain
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Lesson 2 Brain Slides
Bright Colors high brain activity Dark Colors
low brain activity
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Lesson 2 Brain Slides
Front of Brain
Thinking Feeling
Movement of the body
Pain
Back of Brain
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Lesson 2 Brain Slides
NON USER BRAIN
COCAINE USER BRAIN
Thinking Feeling
Movement of the body
Pain
Coordination Balance
Coordination Balance
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Lesson 4 Media Influences
MEDIA any system or way of communicating Ideas
or messages to a large number of people.
What are some examples of media influences
in your life?
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Lesson 3 Advertising Techniques
Which Advertising Technique is Used?

• Sex appeal or glamour the use of beautiful
  people to get you to use the product.
• The Bandwagon approach everybody is using the
  product and youll be left out if you dont use
  it too.
• Having fun and sports want you to think that
  you will have more fun or be better at sports if
  you use the product.
• Research this ad claims that research shows
  this product to be effective.
• Testimonial a famous person tells you the
  benefits of using a certain product.
• Snob appeal rich people use this brand even
  though it may cost more after all, theyre
  worth it!
• Humor making fun of people or using funny
  animals to sell a product.

Directions Identify the advertising technique
used to sell each of the products presented by
the instructor and put the number on the line
below. Note your reasons for choosing the
technique.
Advertisement 1 _____________________________ A
dvertisement 2 _____________________________ Ad
vertisement 3 _____________________________ Adv
ertisement 4 _____________________________
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Lesson 3 Public Service Announcement
Advertisement Topic ______________________
_________________________________ Title of Public
Service Announcement
ILLUSTRATION
Advertising technique Used________________________
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Lesson 3 PSA Example
Tobacco Companies are Looking for 1,000
Replacement Customers Each Day.
Guess who they have in mind to fill those
positions?
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Lesson 3 PSA Example
Hey! Ill have one too!
Think about it When was the last time you saw
animals drinking alcohol?
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Lesson 4 Normative Beliefs
Name _______________________
Whats Your Guess?

• Directions
• Estimate what you think the answer is for each
  question below. Make an X on the scale to mark
  your own guess.
• After you have completed your guesses for all the
  items, go back and write the factual percentages
  on the line. Then mark an X for the factual
  percentages below your own guess.

1. What percentage () of 8th graders DO NOT
smoke cigarettes? _____
2. What percentage () of 8th graders DO NOT
drink alcohol? _____
3. What percentage () of 8th graders DO NOT
sniff inhalants? _____
4. What percentage () of 8th graders DO NOT use
marijuana? _____
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Lesson 4 Headline News
Group 1 Cigarettes Your group is a newscast
team for a national television news program
called TOP NEWS. Your executive producer has
just given your team the following news
assignment Your job is to use the information
you have been provided to prepare a story and
then give a 30 second newscast on the next
scheduled TOP NEWS. Remember the TOP NEWS
motto Bringing you news that always on
target! Assignment Fact or Myth Most Teens
DONT Smoke Cigarettes? NOTES FROM THE
PRODUCER I want this to be a positive story!
Im tired of all the negative news stories on
television. This means you will have to reword
the data below. Include in your story a
personal testimony. Have a member of your group
say why they do not use cigarettes! DATA Total
percent of 8th graders who smoke cigarettes
14.6 This data is from the Monitoring the
Future study, which is conducted every year by
the University of Michigan. To conduct this
research study, each year University researchers
go into approximately 150 schools across the
United States and survey almost 18,000 students
in the eighth grade. They also survey tenth and
twelfth graders. All the surveys are
confidential none of the students give their
names. The data above is based on students who
smoked cigarettes in the past thirty days.
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Lesson 4 Headline News
Bar Chart for Eighth Grade Cigarette Use
Percent DO NOT use
Percent DO use
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Lesson 4 Headline News
Group 2 Alcohol Your group is a newscast team
for a national television news program called TOP
NEWS. Your executive producer has just given
your team the following news assignment Your
job is to use the information you have been
provided to prepare a story and then give a 30
second newscast on the next scheduled TOP NEWS.
Remember the TOP NEWS motto Bringing you news
that always on target! Assignment Fact or Myth
Most Teens DONT Drink Alcohol? NOTES FROM
THE PRODUCER I want this to be a positive story!
Im tired of all the negative news stories on
television. This means you will have to reword
the data below. Include in your story a
personal testimony. Have a member of your group
say why they do not use alcohol! DATA Total
percent of 8th graders who drink alcohol
22.4 This data is from the Monitoring the
Future study, which is conducted every year by
the University of Michigan. To conduct this
research study, each year University researchers
go into approximately 150 schools across the
United States and survey almost 18,000 students
in the eighth grade. They also survey tenth and
twelfth graders. All the surveys are
confidential none of the students give their
names. The data above is based on students who
drank alcohol in the past thirty days.
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Lesson 4 Headline News
Bar Chart for Eighth Grade Alcohol Use
Percent DO NOT use
Percent DO use
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Lesson 4 Headline News
Group 3 Inhalants Your group is a newscast team
for a national television news program called TOP
NEWS. Your executive producer has just given
your team the following news assignment Your
job is to use the information you have been
provided to prepare a story and then give a 30
second newscast on the next scheduled TOP NEWS.
Remember the TOP NEWS motto Bringing you news
that always on target! Assignment Fact or Myth
Most Teens DONT use Inhalants? NOTES FROM
THE PRODUCER I want this to be a positive story!
Im tired of all the negative news stories on
television. This means you will have to reword
the data below. Include in your story a
personal testimony. Have a member of your group
say why they do not use inhalants! DATA Total
percent of 8th graders who use inhalants
4.5 This data is from the Monitoring the
Future study, which is conducted every year by
the University of Michigan. To conduct this
research study, each year University researchers
go into approximately 150 schools across the
United States and survey almost 18,000 students
in the eighth grade. They also survey tenth and
twelfth graders. All the surveys are
confidential none of the students give their
names. The data above is based on students who
used inhalants in the past thirty days.
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Lesson 4 Headline News
Bar Chart for Eighth Grade Inhalant Use
Percent DO NOT use
Percent DO use
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Lesson 4 Headline News
Group 4 Marijuana Your group is a newscast team
for a national television news program called TOP
NEWS. Your executive producer has just given
your team the following news assignment Your
job is to use the information you have been
provided to prepare a story and then give a 30
second newscast on the next scheduled TOP NEWS.
Remember the TOP NEWS motto Bringing you news
that always on target! Assignment Fact or Myth
Most Teens DONT Smoke Marijuana? NOTES FROM
THE PRODUCER I want this to be a positive story!
Im tired of all the negative news stories on
television. This means you will have to reword
the data below. Include in your story a
personal testimony. Have a member of your group
say why they do not use marijuana! DATA Total
percent of 8th graders who smoke marijuana
9.1 This data is from the Monitoring the
Future study, which is conducted every year by
the University of Michigan. To conduct this
research study, each year University researchers
go into approximately 150 schools across the
United States and survey almost 18,000 students
in the eighth grade. They also survey tenth and
twelfth graders. All the surveys are
confidential none of the students give their
names. The data above is based on students who
smoked marijuana in the past thirty days.
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Lesson 4 Headline News
Bar Chart for Eighth Grade Marijuana Use
Percent DO use
Percent DO NOT use
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Lesson 5 Decision - Making
 
Take Charge of Your Own Life by Making
Thoughtful, Responsible Decisions
Define the Problem
Is this Alternative Responsible? Respectful? Real
istic?  
Generate Alternatives
Choose the Best Alternative
ACT
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Lesson 5 The Movies
Script for The Movies
SCENE 1 Narrator Angie and Michael have been
talking to each other in the halls a lot and
have been walking with each other to classes.
It is clear to most of their friends that they
are interested in each other. Lewis is Michaels
best friend and Christina is Angies friend.
The four usually hang out with a group of other
friends. After school one Friday, they all
decide to go to the movie theater on Saturday
night.
Narrator Michael and Lewis arrive early to the
theater and decide to have a smoke while They
wait for the others. Angie and Christina come
around the corner near the door of the theater.
They greet each other and start talking about
the movie and the guys. Angie is the first one
to notice the boys smoking outside. Angie and
Narrator Christina look upset, and Angie
whispers to Christina. Angie Good thing
theaters are non-smoking. I dont want to
breathe second-hand smoke all
night! Narrator Michael and Lewis put out their
smokes and the group goes into the theater. The
four of them walk into the theater and take their
seats. Angie is obviously confused and shoots
a glance toward Christina. Christina gives
Angie a sympathetic look. Michael is oblivious
to their body language and watches the movie.
Lewis looks first at Michael, then at Angie and
then turns to Christina and offers her a
mint. END OF SCENE 1
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Lesson 5 The Movies
THE MOVIES SCENE 1 CONT
What does Angie see as the problem in this
situation? What are some alternatives for Angie?
Which alternatives are responsible,
respectful, and realistic? Which alternative do
you think is best? Why? In two or three days,
how might you evaluate your decision and action?
Why? What is going on with Lewis? What do you
think he is thinking?
THE MOVIES SCENE 2 (After the Show)
Narrator After the movie lets out, the four
friends walk outside laughing and talking about
the film. Angie I never would have guessed
that ending I nearly jumped out of my
seat! Lewis Yeah, and did you see the woman in
front of us jump? Christina Her scream scared me
more than the movie! Michael That really was the
best horror movie Ive seen all
summer. Narrator An embarrassing silence falls
on the group as they realize that they have run
out of things to say. Michael reaches into his
pocket. He pulls out a pack of cigarettes and
holds them out to Angie. Michael Wanna
cigarette? Narrator Angie has a sick look on her
face and doesnt know what to do. She looks at
Michael and then at Christina. All her friends
are silent. Christina has an odd look on her
face.
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Lesson 5 The Movies
THE MOVIES SCENE 2 (After the Show)
What do you think Angie is feeling and thinking
now? What could Angie do? Explain. Is this a
realistic response? How so? Is it a responsible
thing to do? Why? Is it respectful to everyone
involved? Explain. In a few days, how would you
determine if it was a good decision?
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Lesson 5 The Movies
THE MOVIES CONCLUSION
Angies friends help her out by offering some
responses to Michaels offer  Trey I dont
think that is the best way to impress a
girl!  Daniel Those are the worst! They are
really addictive!  Vinnie What a waste of
money!  Trey You dont have to smoke to be
cool!  Vinnie Kids know the tobacco companies
only want our money. Olivia What do you want
with that smelly stinking habit,
Angie? Christina That is just stupid! Its
going to kill you. Erin Oh, one doesnt kill.
You have to smoke for years before it can do
anything. Irma Are you kidding? Nicotine is
the most addictive drug. Not to mention the the
poison gases and tars. Olivia My mom has been
trying to quit for years! Christina Your
parents will ground you! Olivia Tell him, No
Way! Irma Tell him, Not these lungs! Erin
Tell him that youre disappointed that he is a
smoker, because you thought he was so
cool. Christina Tell him that smoking is
gross.   What are some other ways for Angie to
say no?
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Lesson 6 Confidence
Take Charge of Your Own Life!
KEY CONFIDENCE BEHAVIORS

• EYE CONTACT Make and keep eye contact to
• give the non-verbal message that you mean what
• you say.
• FIRM VOICE Use a strong, clear voice without
• a lot of uhmms, or pauses. A strong, steady
• statement also gives the message that you mean
• what you say.
• I MESSAGES Describe how you are thinking
• or feeling. Instead of saying, You are stupid
  for
• drinking beer, SAY, I dont want to drink
• because I dont think its a smart thing to do.
  
• EXAMPLES OF CLEAR MESSAGES
• No thanks, I dont smoke.
• I dont want any beer. Do you have any soda?

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Lesson 6 Assertiveness
Hangin out at Anthonys Script
Characters Christina Angie Vinnie Lewis T
rey Anthony Carlos Shauna Michael Victor

SCENE 1 (Making Plans) Narrator The group is
hanging out around the school, talking about the
basketball team and what they are planning to
do over the weekend. Christina and Lewis join
the group with news. Christina Hey, Anthony
wants us to come over to his house and make some
signs and stuff for the game tomorrow. His
parents wont be home until after six, so we
can raid the fridge and watch cable
too. Lewis All right! Anthonys parents have a
load of beer in the fridge! We could easily
sneak a few -- theyd never notice! Carlos Boy,
I want to stay as far away from that bad news as
I can. Angie Me too! Im not drinking until
Im legal. Too much, too fast for
me. Trey Yea, me too. I would get into a lot
of trouble with my folks. I want to get my
license some day and getting caught drinking
could really mess that up. Shauna Oh, come
on, this sounds like fun. What else do we have
to do? Christina Yeah, Anthonys older brother
is in high school and maybe hell be home- hes
my number one crush! Narrator Michael and Angie
have been quietly listening to all of this and
wondering to themselves, and now to each other,
about whether they should go to Anthonys. And
if they do, what should they do if they are
asked to drink beer?
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Lesson 6 Assertiveness
Hangin at Anthonys SCENE 1 Continued
What problems are Michael and Angie dealing with
in scene 1?__________________ ___________________
__________________________________________________
________________________________________________
_____________________ What alternative responses
do you think they have?___________________________
_ _______________________________________________
______________________ __________________________
___________________________________________ Cross
out all of the alternatives that do not meet the
requirements of the three Rs (respectful,
responsible, and realistic). Of the alternatives
that are left, which would you choose if you were
Michael or Angie?________________________________
_______________________________ Why would you
select this alternative?__________________________
____________ ____________________________________
_________________________________ With another
person in your group, try on your alternative
by acting the part of either Michael or Angie.
Your partner should act the part of the other
person. Discuss the party and then tell the
other actor that you (whatever you have decided
to say). Then switch places with your partner so
he/she can try on their own response.
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Lesson 6 Assertiveness
Hangin at Anthonys SCENE 2
Narrator Carlos, Trey, Lewis, Michael, Angie,
and Christina have heard that the gang is
heading over to Anthonys house, and decide that
they will drop-in. They arrive together.
Anthony is happy to see them, and they enter the
living room where several of their friends are
on the floor making posters. The stereo and
T.V. are both on and the volume is loud. Lewis
notices a couple of open beer cans on the
coffee table. Two boys are sitting on the
couch drinking beer and watching
television. Lewis I dont think Im gonna stay
this doesnt look good to me. Christina You got
that right. Lets split. Lewis Yeah, lets go
over to the community center and see whats
happening there. Narrator Christina and Lewis
leave Anthonys. The rest of the group goes into
the house. Carlos and Angie say their
hellos and make their way to the
kitchen. Shauna Hey Vinnie, this doesnt look
like fun to me. Vinnie Me either. Lets move
on. Carlos, you want to come with
us? Narrator Shauna, Vinnie and Carlos leave.
In the front room, several kids are laughing
loudly, others are standing around talking and
drinking sodas and some have beer. Michael asks
Angie if she wants to help out on a poster.
She agrees and the two of them come up with a
really cool picture of the other team looking
like they just got crunched under the shoe of a
basketball player from their own team. After
awhile Michael sits back and looks at
Angie. Michael Lets get something to
drink. Angie Okay, but only soda. Michael Okay.
You know something? This is really fun we
dont need beer to have a good
time. Angie Yeah, its fun being with you when
youre yourself. Michael Yeah. I mean, Im
having fun being with you too. Lets finish
these signs. Narrator While all this is going
on, Anthony walks over to his good friend
Trey. Anthony Trey, theres a beer in the fridge
with your name on it. Narrator Trey doesnt want
to drink a beer, but he doesnt want to look
like a jerk or offend Anthony.
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Lesson 6 Assertiveness
Hangin at Anthonys SCENE 2 Continued
What is Trey thinking?____________________________
____________________________ ____________________
__________________________________________________
____ What is the problem?________________________
_________________________________ What can Trey
do? (brainstorm a list of alternatives for him)
_________________________________________________
_________________________ _______________________
__________________________________________________
_ _______________________________________________
___________________________ Again, cross out
those alternatives that are not responsible,
respectful AND realistic. From the remaining
options, choose the alternative that you think is
best and talk about why you selected that
alternative. What do you think the consequences
would be for you choice?________________________
__________________________________________________
________________________ ________________________
__________________________________________________

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Lesson 6 Assertiveness
Hangin at Anthonys SCENE 3
Narrator Victor and Alicia have been spending
most of the afternoon at Anthonys house working
on signs and talking. Out of the corner of his
eye, Victor sees Anthony and Teri, a star
volleyball player, walking toward them with a
couple of beers in their hands. Victor has
decided that he does not want to drink. How
should he handle this situation?
What is the problem for Victor? What are his
alternatives? Choose an appropriate (meets the
requirements of the three Rs) response and role
play the situation within your group. Group
members should take turns taking the parts of
Victor, Alicia, Anthony and Teri and after each
role play. After each enactment, discuss whether
the scene was realistic, and critique (point out
the strengths and weaknesses) of Victor and
Alicias assertiveness in their response. Did
they make eye contact when they spoke to Anthony
and Terri? Did they use an I statement? Did
they use a strong, clear voice? Did they give a
reason to back up their decision? Have each
person in your group practice the role of Victor
until he/she shows all the assertive behaviors in
his/her response.
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Lesson 6 Assertiveness
Hangin at Anthonys SCENE 4
Narrator At about 545, a few minutes before
Anthonys parents are due to come home, Victor,
Alicia, and Terri see a police car pull up in
front of the house.
What is the problem? Pick one person in this
group and brainstorm some acceptable alternatives
for him/her for this situation. __________________
_______________________________________________ _
__________________________________________________
______________ __________________________________
_______________________________ _________________
________________________________________________
Which choice do you think is best? Why? What
will be the consequences (both positive and
negative) for the alternative you have
selected? DISCUSS WITH YOUR GROUP MEMBERS Think
about scenes one through four in this story. How
did the decisions made in scenes one and two by
each member of the group effect the events of
scenes three and four? How did the choices made
by Victor and Alicia early on in the story limit
their options at the end of the story? Do you
think the decisions made earlier in the story by
the other group members limited their choices too?
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Lesson 7 Role Play Practice
FEEDBACK GUIDE FOR ROLE-PLAYING
The goal for role playing is to practice the
skills you have learned in the previous lessons.
Each person in your group should have the
opportunity to practice their assertiveness
skills in a realistic situation. Practice makes
perfect, and group members should help each other
practice by pointing what is done well and what
skills needs more practice. This is referred to
as critiquing (kri-teek-ing) one another. Use
the following questions as a guide to your
critique of the performances given by each of the
members of your group.

• Was the refusal strategy stated clearly
• Did they use a clear voice?
• An I statement?
• Did they offer a good reason for refusing?
• Did they make eye contact?

How did the refusal strategy show respect of self
and others? In what ways was the refusal
strategy a responsible one? In what ways was the
refusal strategy a realistic one? What did the
speaker do to be assertive How did the student
explain why they decided to use the strategy they
did?
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Lesson 7 Practice
SCENARIO 1
You are in the Wal-Mart store, and your friend
puts a CD under his shirt and walks toward the
door without stopping at the cashiers counter.
What would you do? Why did you choose this
response? What do you think the consequences
(both positive and negative) will be for this
response? Does your response solve the
problem? How did the response show respect to
self and others? In what ways did it show you
were responsible
Have each person in your group role play their
own response to this situation. Use your
Feedback Guide for Role Playing to critique
their performances. Everyone should practice
their response to this scenario until they can do
it well. After everyone has mastered their own
response, ask the instructor to critique your
performance and give you another practice
scenario.
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Lesson 7 Practice
SCENARIO 2
Your are pheasant hunting with a buddy when you
come across a patch of plants that look like
marijuana to you. You think you know who is
growing it.
What would you do? Why did you choose this
response? What do you think the consequences
(both positive and negative) will be for this
response? Does your response solve the
problem? How did the response show respect to
self and others? In what ways did it show you
were responsible
Have each person in your group role play their
own response to this situation. Use your
Feedback Guide for Role Playing to critique
their performances. Everyone should practice
their response to this scenario until they can do
it well. After everyone has mastered their own
response, ask the instructor to critique your
performance and give you another practice
scenario.
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Lesson 7 Practice
SCENARIO 3
Your parents have gone out for the evening, and
wont be home until late. The extra set of car
keys are on the table, and the car is in the
garage. Your friend, Mike, says, Lets go for a
ride no one will ever know!
What would you do? Why did you choose this
response? What do you think the consequences
(both positive and negative) will be for this
response? Does your response solve the
problem? How did the response show respect to
self and others? In what ways did it show you
were responsible
Have each person in your group role play their
own response to this situation. Use your
Feedback Guide for Role Playing to critique
their performances. Everyone should practice
their response to this scenario until they can do
it well. After everyone has mastered their own
response, ask the instructor to critique your
performance and give you another practice
scenario.
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Lesson 7 Practice
SCENARIO 4
All your other friends are going out tonight to a
teen dance. You cannot go because you are
grounded. Meghann, your best friend, says, Just
tell your parents youre going to bed and then
sneak out your bedroom window so you can go with
us.
What would you do? Why did you choose this
response? What do you think the consequences
(both positive and negative) will be for this
response? Does your response solve the
problem? How did the response show respect to
self and others? In what ways did it show you
were responsible
Have each person in your group role play their
own response to this situation. Use your
Feedback Guide for Role Playing to critique
their performances. Everyone should practice
their response to this scenario until they can do
it well. After everyone has mastered their own
response, ask the instructor to critique your
performance and give you another practice
scenario.
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Lesson 7 Practice
SCENARIO 5
You and two other friends are walking home from
school and pass by Jakes place. The garage door
is closed, but you hear Jakes voice, so you
knock. Inside, Jake and Paul are huffing paint
from several cans they found in the garage. Go
on take a whiff says Jake.
What would you do? Why did you choose this
response? What do you think the consequences
(both positive and negative) will be for this
response? Does your response solve the
problem? How did the response show respect to
self and others? In what ways did it show you
were responsible
Have each person in your group role play their
own response to this situation. Use your
Feedback Guide for Role Playing to critique
their performances. Everyone should practice
their response to this scenario until they can do
it well. After everyone has mastered their own
response, ask the instructor to critique your
performance and give you another practice
scenario.
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Lesson 7 Practice
SCENARIO 6
It has been the hottest weekend on record and you
and your friends have no place to cool off. The
elderly couple down the road have an in-ground
swimming pool, but it is fenced in, and they
dont allow anyone other than family to use it.
Its dark outside, and you know the elderly
couple is not home. Someone in the group says,
We can just sneak over the fence and take a
quick swim to cool off.
What would you do? Why did you choose this
response? What do you think the consequences
(both positive and negative) will be for this
response? Does your response solve the
problem? How did the response show respect to
self and others? In what ways did it show you
were responsible
Have each person in your group role play their
own response to this situation. Use your
Feedback Guide for Role Playing to critique
their performances. Everyone should practice
their response to this scenario until they can do
it well. After everyone has mastered their own
response, ask the instructor to critique your
performance and give you another practice
scenario.
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Lesson 7 Practice
SCENARIO 7
Your parents have given you permission to go
bowling with your friends. Tamishas older
sister is driving. You know that there is a
midnight curfew for anyone under 18 years old.
It is almost midnight, and no one else seems to
be concerned about getting home.
What would you do? Why did you choose this
response? What do you think the consequences
(both positive and negative) will be for this
response? Does your response solve the
problem? How did the response show respect to
self and others? In what ways did it show you
were responsible
Have each person in your group role play their
own response to this situation. Use your
Feedback Guide for Role Playing to critique
their performances. Everyone should practice
their response to this scenario until they can do
it well. After everyone has mastered their own
response, ask the instructor to critique your
performance and give you another practice
scenario.
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Lesson 7 Practice
SCENARIO 8
You are at a friends house after school to
study. It is 300 and her parents will not be
home until after 600. Your friends older
brother offers you a drink of vodka and juice.
What would you do? Why did you choose this
response? What do you think the consequences
(both positive and negative) will be for this
response? Does your response solve the
problem? How did the response show respect to
self and others? In what ways did it show you
were responsible
Have each person in your group role play their
own response to this situation. Use your
Feedback Guide for Role Playing to critique
their performances. Everyone should practice
their response to this scenario until they can do
it well. After everyone has mastered their own
response, ask the instructor to critique your
performance and give you another practice
scenario.
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Lesson 7 Practice
SCENARIO 9
Scott is one of the most popular football players
at your school, and his locker is next to yours.
This morning, Scott is at his locker when you
open yours. Scott grabs your locker door so no
one will see and places a baggy of weed on the
top shelf of your locker. He says, Ill get
this after school but for now just pretend you
dont know its there.
What would you do? Why did you choose this
response? What do you think the consequences
(both positive and negative) will be for this
response? Does your response solve the
problem? How did the response show respect to
self and others? In what ways did it show you
were responsible
Have each person in your group role play their
own response to this situation. Use your
Feedback Guide for Role Playing to critique
their performances. Everyone should practice
their response to this scenario until they can do
it well. After everyone has mastered their own
response, ask the instructor to critique your
performance and give you another practice
scenario.
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Lesson 7 Practice
SCENARIO 10
Amy and Jennifer were your best friends all
through grade school. The two of them had a big
fight last week and now are not speaking. You do
not want to lose either one as a friend, but Amy
just told you that Jennifer is saying bad things
about you. To make matters worse Jennifer says
that Amy doesnt really like you and is just
using you to get at her enemies.
What would you do? Why did you choose this
response? What do you think the consequences
(both positive and negative) will be for this
response? Does your response solve the
problem? How did the response show respect to
self and others? In what ways did it show you
were responsible
Have each person in your group role play their
own response to this situation. Use your
Feedback Guide for Role Playing to critique
their performances. Everyone should practice
their response to this scenario until they can do
it well. After everyone has mastered their own
response, ask the instructor to critique your
performance and give you another practice
scenario.
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Lesson 7 Practice
SCENARIO 11
Someone forgot a pair of new basketball shoes in
the hall. You pick them up and see they are
really close to your size. There is no one in
the hall, but there is a lost and found in the
office.
What would you do? Why did you choose this
response? What do you think the consequences
(both positive and negative) will be for this
response? Does your response solve the
problem? How did the response show respect to
self and others? In what ways did it show you
were responsible
Have each person in your group role play their
own response to this situation. Use your
Feedback Guide for Role Playing to critique
their performances. Everyone should practice
their response to this scenario until they can do
it well. After everyone has mastered their own
response, ask the instructor to critique your
performance and give you another practice
scenario.
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Lesson 7 Practice
SCENARIO 12
Several of your friends are spending the night.
Your parents said you could walk to the movie
store to rent a video. You have to pass the
house of a girl who is not popular, and gets a
lot of teasing from everyone at school. Someone
in your group says, Hey, lets get some toilet
paper and tee-pee Jessicas house on the way to
the store.
What would you do? Why did you choose this
response? What do you think the consequences
(both positive and negative) will be for this
response? Does your response solve the
problem? How did the response show respect to
self and others? In what ways did it show you
were responsible
Have each person in your group role play their
own response to this situation. Use your
Feedback Guide for Role Playing to critique
their performances. Everyone should practice
their response to this scenario until they can do
it well. After everyone has mastered their own
response, ask the instructor to critique your
performance and give you another practice
scenario.
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Lesson 8 Cooling It
GUIDE for ANALYZING COOLING IT SCENARIOS
BUY TIME to COOL OFF!!

• Clearly state how the characters are feeling.
• Identify why you think the characters in the
  scenario are frustrated or angry.
• What can the character do to buy some time
  before acting on his/her feelings in this
  situation.
• What can he/she do with his/her anger that is
  non-violent?

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Lesson 8 Cooling It
SCENARIO ONE (Model with the whole
Class) Anthonys Dad finds a couple of beer cans
in the back yard and Anthony is in big trouble.
Anthony thinks TC just tossed them out back when
he and some other guys were on the back porch.
The same day, Anthony sees TC in the school
cafeteria.

• DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
• Clearly state how the character is feeling.
• Identify why you think the characters in the
  scenario are frustrated or angry.
• What can the character do to buy some time
  before acting on his/her feelings in this
  situation?
• What can he/she do with his/her anger that is
  non-violent?

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Lesson 8 Cooling It
COOLING IT PRACTICE SCENARIOS
SCENARIO 2 Your new jacket is missing out of
your locker. Some kids say that Pat took it.
Next period, you see Pat walking down the hall.
SCENARIO 3 After the basketball game, your
friends plan to go to the roller rink to
celebrate. Your best friend, Anita, says shell
wait for you. You go into the bathroom and when
you come out, everyone is gone. You have to get
to the skating rink on your own. When you get
there, you see Anita with a group of other
friends.
SCENARIO 4 You were playing pick-up basketball
and one of the opponents kept cheating and
pushing you. He tells others that you are
fouling him. You are the only person he is doing
this too.
SCENARIO 5 Your best friend comes to you and
says that she heard you started a rumor that she
was drunk at Anthonys party. He/she goes on to
say that the only thing he/she had to drink at
Anthonys party was a soft drink, and he/she
doesnt want to be know around school as a drunk!
SCENARIO 6 You and your brothers were
responsible for cleaning the familys barn. No
one was allowed to leave until it was finished.
Your brother quit before the job was done, and
there was no way you could get it done by the end
of the day by yourself. You get yelled at for
doing a sloppy job and being irresponsible.
SCENARIO 7 D.A. started a fight with you after
school. In the fight his shirt got ripped. He
keeps bugging you to pay for his shirt.
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Lesson 9 Responsibilities
SOCIAL AND LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• Doing things in a way that is expected by your
  family, neighbors, teachers, and other people in
  your community. For example, you are expected to
  be honest and helpful to others.
• ADD SOME OTHER SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• __________________________________________________
  _______________
• __________________________________________________
  _______________
• __________________________________________________
  _______________

• LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• Rules that are written into laws such as
  respecting others property, respecting others
  privacy, and attending school.
• ADD SOME OTHER LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• __________________________________________________
  _______________
• __________________________________________________
  _______________
• __________________________________________________
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Lesson 9 Court Cases
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Lesson 9 Court Cases
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Lesson 9 Court Cases
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Lesson 9 Court Cases