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Lesson 1: Peace Is Possible |
The students will:
- Examine facts and opinions about
conflicts and violence.
- Discuss the meaning of conflict.
- Examine how conflicts relate to
violence.
- Discuss how managing conflicts
can prevent violence.
- identify typical adolescent
conflicts.
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Lesson 2: Violence Has a price Tag |
The students will:
- Examine the effects of violence
on individuals, families, communities, and our nation.
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Lesson 3: The Rocket's Stage One-Lift Off or
Abort the Mission, Part 1 |
The students will:
- Evaluate the impact of media on
the increase of violence.
- Examine how thoughts and
emotions lead to behavior.
- Determine what thoughts might
lead to violence.
- Practice how to think
differently about a situation in order to be able to resolve a
conflict.
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Lesson 4: The Rocket's Stage One-Lift Off or
Abort the Mission, Part 2 |
The students will:
- Describe how the use of anger
management skills can prevent conflicts from escalating.
- Identify the three steps for
managing anger constructively.
- Develop a personal anger
management plan.
- Describe the benefits of
listening and being listened to during a conflict.
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Lesson 5: Other Ways to Ground the Rocket of
Violence |
The students will:
- Demonstrate effective listening
skills.
- Examine the impact of showing
empathy for another person's emotions and point of view.
- Demonstrate empathy skills
(optional)
- Demonstrate how to express
emotions constructively.
- Practice how to respond
constructively to the anger of others.
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Lesson 6: Agreeing Not to Send it Soaring |
The students will:
- Examine the skill of
negotiation.
- Demonstrate the use of
negotiation in conflict situations.
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Lesson 7: Helping Others Stop Igniting |
The students will:
- Demonstrate the skill of
negotiation.
- Summarize the skills needed to
resolve conflicts.
- Analyze situations to determine
whether or not the described behaviors would resolve conflicts.
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Lesson 8: Resolving Conflicts Peacefully |
The students will:
- Demonstrated conflict resolution
skills: managing anger, listening, showing empathy, expressing
emotions constructively, responding constructively to the anger of
others, negotiation.
- Describe the role of a mediator
in a conflict.
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Lesson 9: Stage Two-Stop the Escalation, Part I |
The students will:
- Describe the characteristics of
a conflict which must be managed rather than resolved.
- Describe how to reduce the
intensity of the conflict so that resolution is a possibility.
- Summarize strategies to use to
stop the escalation of a conflict.
- Examine the role of friends and
other peers in the escalation of conflicts and the promotion of
violence.
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Lesson 10: Stage Two-Stop the Escalation, Part II |
The students will:
- Practice using the skills and
strategies needed to reduce the intensity of a conflict so that
resolution is a possibility.
- Analyze the thoughts and beliefs
held by someone who chooses to manage conflicts rather than fight.
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Lesson 11: Stage Three-Protect Yourself Always |
The students will:
- Describe the characteristics of
a violent situation.
- Describe what to do to stay safe
in a violent situation.
- Describe what to do to help
others stay safe in a violent situation.
- Identify strategies to avoid
dangerous situations, including conflicts involving weapons and
gangs.
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Lesson 12: Sexual Harassment |
The students will:
- Summarize the definition of
sexual harassment and describe its impact.
- Know the laws dealing with
sexual harassment.
- Recognize sexually harassing
behaviors.
- Evaluate the skills and
strategies for avoiding and dealing with sexual harassment.
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Lesson 13: Abusive Relationships-Part I |
The students will:
- Identify the beliefs society
promotes regarding desired characteristics and expectations for
males and females and how these beliefs impact behavior in
relationships.
- Describe the characteristics of
an abusive relationship.
- Examine the warning signs of an
abusive relationship.
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Lesson 14: Abusive Relationships-Part II |
The students will:
- Examine the reasons people stay
in abusive relationships.
- Summarize skills and strategies
to be used to deal with an abusive relationship.
- Apply skills and strategies to
be used to deal with an abusive relationship.
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Lesson 15: Helping Others Who Are in Violent Situations |
The students will:
- Question the unspoken rule of
not telling on others or reporting dangerous situations.
- Examine the necessity of
communicating life-threatening situations to the authorities.
- Identify ways to inform
authorities about dangerous situations without fear of
retaliation.
- Examine the responsibility they
have for the safety of friends and family.
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Lesson 16: Peace is Possible |
The students will:
- Examine the beliefs and actions
of people who advocate for peace.
- Examine their personal beliefs
and actions regarding peace and violence.
- Commit to taking action to
promote peace in their environment.
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