Journal: Write five sentences describing to me a mind mapping chart you used in the past and what you used for you mind map.
assignment: Students finished the mind map that they had created the previous week on Thursday. They either worked in partners on by themselves to finish their mind map. After the students had finished we briefly talked about prescription drugs, and answered questions off the study guide about different types of prescription drugs and their effects.
Journal: What decision have you made in the past that you now are living with today. Use at least 5 sentences.
Assignment name: Mind map
Class work: Today we talked about mind mapping, what it is, how it works, topics, and what you would use it for. After the class discussion, as a class we made our own mind mapping, and made our own branches on the white board. For their class assignment the students created their own mind map on the web.
they need the following:
one topic
8 main points
16 branches of the main points
32 branches off the 16 branches
Journal: What are the three types of decisions that we make, and describe one decision you made this past week.
assignment: We covered the study guide, and we reviewed what was covered last week about decisions we make. Then as a class we talked about choices that we make and what choices affect us later on in life. The class gave their own examples and explained how it affected them in life in the present and later on in life. A small debate was given to show students what choices that they make, and what outcome can become of it.
Journal name: Refusal skills/active listening.
Journal: Explain to me why it is important to use refusal skills. Use at least 5 sentences.
Assignment: Today in class we talked about decisions, and the different choices that we make in our lives. There are three different types of choices that we make, no decision, snap decision, and responsible decision. Students created a list of choices that they make in their lives and they labeled each choice with either no decision, snap decision, and or responsible decision.
After students had finished with their list, they wrote about a choice that they had make, and considered the five steps to reflecting upon their choice.
Journal: Explain to me what steps you used from active listening lesson on Thursday during the debate. Write 3-5 sentences.
Assignment: we played two different games for the students to look at different body communication styles. These were used to show each other that sometimes body language does not always get across our point. This lesson was about recognizing that saying “no” sometimes needs more than just either ignoring, talking over them, avoiding eye contact, etc. It may or require saying “no”.
assignment name: Refusal skills
Students wrote 4 paragraphs about a time when they used refusal skills and or did not use them.
Journal: What are four things you can do to show that you are an active listener? and how do you use them using 3-5 sentences.
Assignment: today in class we reviewed what makes a good listener and what those four steps were. Then we applied those four listening skills in a class debate which the students choose, android vs i-phone.
Journal: List two good and two bad communication skills used in the you tube video “who’s on first…”
Assignment: As a class we did an art project where student A drew a picture, then three minutes later they were to describe their picture to student B. Student B could not look at student A’s picture. As a class we discussed how communication is important and how listening plays a role in the communication process. Students then watched a short video on how to perform effective listening, how it works, and what it looks like.
Journal: Write down one example from the past two days when you used a passive, assertive, and or aggressive response. Use at least 3-5 sentences.
assignment: today we finished the “swat” game and we talked about why it is important to be assertive and how to use it during daily life. Later the students play the phone game to see how communication can get distorted. Students then watched the video about Albert and Castillo to watch good and bad communication skills.
Journal: Define the word “value” in 3-5 sentences, and list 2-3 examples of values.
Lesson: I passed back their journals and their assignments from last week, and passed out the new study guide for this week. Today we defined what passive, assertive, and aggressive behaviors are when we respond to different situations. As a class we gave examples or stories, and as individuals we gave answers to how we would respond either passive, assertive, and or aggressive. We played the the “swat” game where students were to strike the board first when given a clue about one of the three ways to respond to different situations.
Journal: What emotion do you think is the hardest for you to control and why? Use 3-5 sentences.
class assignments: today in class we talked about the emotions, and what influences our emotions. We also talked about what we can control, we can control our actions, words, and behaviors. We finished with values, what they are, and what influences our values.