Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims Middle School Lesson Plan: Chapter 4 of 12

Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims Middle School lesson plan: Chapter 4 of 12

Introduction to Series and Learning Objectives

Middle School students who participate in this set of twelve lesson plans focusing on Bullies, Bystanders of Bullying, and Victims of bullying-type behavior will receive the following benefits:

(1) They will become skilled in using the eight (8) tools of Anger Control developed by Dr. Tony Fiore. (Many thanks goes to Dr. Tony Fiore, also known as the Anger Coach, for freely providing these techniques to my readers. See more info about him in resource section.)

(2) Students who have been identified as bullies should decrease the instances of bullying-type behavior.

(3) Victims of bullying and bystanders of bullying will increase their ability to defuse bullying-type behavior.

(4) Students will increase their feelings of empathy for self and others.

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The stories included in these twelve lesson plans revolve around about a dozen each of seventh-grade bullies, bystanders of bullying, and victims of bullying who all attend a middle school we will call Kennedy Middle School or KMS. Both the story characters and the middle school are a product of the imagination of Debbie Dunn – a Conflict Resolution and Anti-Bullying Specialist since 1998; however, the actual bullying events are based on composite stories of real things that happen in middle schools across the country.

Debbie Dunn has been a professional storyteller since 1989. Since 1980, she has been a certified teacher of K-3 and 1-8. She taught elementary school for seven years; traditional middle school for two years; and conflict resolution, character education, and communication skills to over 500 middle school students a year for five years until a budget-cut eliminated most of the school’s special programs. Facilitating young people to deal with bullying-type behavior is one of her greatest passions in life.

These twelve lesson plans are self-contained. All stories, role-plays, discussion questions, and teaching posters are included as one of your free benefits of visiting this site and being one of my many readers. Please let me know if you have any comments or questions.

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Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims Middle School lesson plan: Chapter 4 of 12

© 2011 by Debbie Dunn

In this fourth chapter, students will learn about Dr. Tony Fiore’s Tool #2: Developing Empathy plus ‘Mirror Neurons’.

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Posters needed for the Chapter 4 lessons

Poster: 8 Tools of Anger Control by Dr. Tony Fiore

Please note: This will print on 3 pieces of paper. You might want to tape the 3 pages together to make one big poster.

Poster: Monkeys and Peanuts; Mirror Neurons vs. Empathy

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Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims Chapter 4: Part 1 of 6

Part 1: Role-play called “Chapter 4: Bullies, Victims, & Bystanders at Kennedy Middle School”

A. Students participate in pages 1 to 7 of the scripted role-play called “Chapter 4: Bullies, Victims, & Bystanders at Kennedy Middle School.” They will continue acting out pages 8 to 18 when you get to Part 5.

Note to Teacher: Only have the class act out pages 1 to 7 of the 18-page role-play. Then lead class through Parts 2, 3, and 4. During Part 5, the class will finish acting out the role-play. This will be followed by a brief class discussion for Part 6.

B. By clicking this link, you will get directions plus the link to the PDF file for the scripted role-play to print for classroom use.

Click link to read “Part 1 of 6” in the Chapter 4 section of the Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims Series.

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Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims Chapter 4: Part 2 of 6

Part 2: Class discussion about judging others and empathy

A. Students will review the story of the wild boar and the story about Bob with the shoes that were too small.

B. Students will discuss the concept about why it is not good to be so quick to judge the actions of others.

C. Students will discuss the meaning of empathy.

D. Students will discuss more about Judd and Monica.

Click link to read “Part 2 of 6” in the Chapter 4 section of the Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims Series.

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Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims Chapter 4: Part 3 of 6

Part 3: Story called “The Monkey and the Amazing Discovery about Mirror Neurons”

A. Teacher reads story to class called “The Monkey and the Amazing Discovery about Mirror Neurons.”

B. Story Description: Mr. Campbell utilizes Fred’s acting talent and enthusiasm by having him play the role of the Macaque monkey as he tells the class about the amazing discovery about Mirror Neurons which is associated with our ability to show empathy to others. In this simulation, Doug plays the part of one of the scientists. Trixie plays the role of the sound-effects girl. Randy draws an illustration of the head of the monkey as seen by the MRI Brain Scanner. Finally, Judd actually agrees to play the role of the other scientist.

Click link to read “Part 3 of 6” in the Chapter 4 section of the Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims Series.

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Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims Chapter 4: Part 4 of 6

Part 4: Class discussion about mirror neurons

A. Students will discuss examples of how mirror neurons work in our life.

Click link to read “Part 4 of 6” in the Chapter 4 section of the Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims Series.

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Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims Chapter 4: Part 5 of 6

Part 5: Role-play called “Chapter 4: Bullies, Victims, & Bystanders at Kennedy Middle School”

A. Students participate in the remainder of the 18-page scripted role-play called “Chapter 4: Bullies, Victims, & Bystanders at Kennedy Middle School.” They will act out pages 8 to 18.

B. By clicking this link, you will get directions plus the link to the PDF file for the scripted role-play to print for classroom use.

Click link to read “Part 5 of 6” in the Chapter 4 section of the Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims Series.

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Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims Chapter 4: Part 6 of 6

Part 6: Class discussion about Mirror Neurons and Empathy

A. Students will discuss about how we can teach bullies to feel empathy for others.

B. Students will discuss more about mirror neurons.

C. Students will discuss what we have learned about Judd’s back story so far.

Click link to read “Part 6 of 6” in the Chapter 4 section of the Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims Series.

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Resources for the Teacher and Parents:

The eight (8) tools of anger management and control were developed by Dr. Tony Fiore. Dr. Fiore is also known as the Anger Coach. Among other things, Dr. Fiore is a licensed psychologist, marriage therapist, and certified anger management provider.

URL: http://www.angercoach.com/

The 8 Tools of Anger Control plus much of the other Anger Control material is also adopted with permission from the programs of The Anger Coach produced by psychologist Dr. Tony Fiore.

URL: http://drfiore.com For daily anger tips, follow him on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/angercoachonline. For adult anger management online, visit http://www.angercoachonline.com

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Other Resources for Teachers

Video – The Wild Boar Video – “Mirror Neurons” (Excerpt from NOVA scienceNOW: “Mirror Neurons”) Neurons-How they work-Human Brain RSA Animate – The Empathic Civilization

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All 12 Chapters:

Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims Middle School lesson plan: Chapter 1 of 12

Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims Middle School lesson plan: Chapter 2 of 12

Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims Middle School lesson plan: Chapter 3 of 12

Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims Middle School lesson plan: Chapter 4 of 12 (see above)

Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims Middle School lesson plan: Chapter 5 of 12

Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims Middle School lesson plan: Chapter 6 of 12 (coming soon)

Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims Middle School lesson plan: Chapter 7 of 12 (coming soon)

Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims Middle School lesson plan: Chapter 8 of 12 (coming soon)

Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims Middle School lesson plan: Chapter 9 of 12 (coming soon)

Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims Middle School lesson plan: Chapter 10 of 12 (coming soon)

Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims Middle School lesson plan: Chapter 11 of 12 (coming soon)

Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims Middle School lesson plan: Chapter 12 of 12 (coming soon)

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