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Activity
Description
Engage the students in a brainstorming activity about
put-downs. What are some put-downs? (Ask the students to give
G-rated answers using appropriate language.) Record the list
of put-downs where everyone can see it. On the blank sheet
of paper, write the word "boy" in large letters.
Make the curve in the y extend all the way around the word
to make a face.
Tell
the students that this now represents a real boy that could
be anyone they know. They can even name him, if they want
to. Have the students call out put-downs. As they do this,
wrinkle up the paper into a ball, making it smaller and smaller
with each put-down. When it gets small enough to fit in the
palm of your hand, have them describe what it looks like.
Then have the students call out put-ups. As they do this,
slowly unwrinkle the paper so that you can see the face again.
Process Questions
- What
do they notice about the unwrinkled paper?
- Is
it completely free of wrinkles like it was before?
- How
do you feel after you get put-down? Put-up?
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