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Educators
Guide
Acknowledgements
Objectives
Table
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Objectives
 We
encourage you to make “Turn Off the Violence” a theme in your classrooms,
hallways, cafeteria, school buses, and playground.
Soon you’ll find your students reminding each other to “turn off the
violence” and you’ll have a more nurturing environment in which students can
learn.
Although
most of the lesson plans in this guide are labeled for use with particular grade
levels, the concepts behind each of these lesson plans are valid for other age
groups. We encourage educators to
review all of the lessons to choose and adapt those that best work for you, your
students, and your available resources. The
key concepts important for students to learn are:
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Recognition
of “violence,” (Any time someone hurts someone else intentionally, with
words or actions);
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Recognition
of their personal gains in a world with less violence – what’s in it for
them;
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Recognition
that they have the POWER to make change in their lives and the world around
them; and
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Proficiency
in anger management and conflict resolution techniques.
Please
be sure to let us know if you use the Guide and what results you experienced
with your students. Also, we encourage you to e-mail
us with new ideas.
Table
of Contents
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History
of Turn Off the Violence
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The
Seven Guiding Principles of Turn Off the Violence
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Introduction
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Evaluation
Surveys
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A
Lesson About Violence in the Media for all Grade Levels
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Lessons
for Pre-Schoolers
a) Coping with anger
b) If You're Angry and You Know It (song)
c) Friendly Deeds Tree
d) Imagination Tree
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Lessons
for Kindergarten through Third Grade
a) "Warm Fuzzies" - the pleasure of kindness
b) Win/Win Classroom - peaceful conflict resolution
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Lessons
for Grades Four through Five
a) What Does Peace Feel Like?
b) Peace Pledge
c) Peer Pressure and Safety
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Lessons
for Grades Four through Eight
a) Bullying Prevention
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Lessons
for Grades Six through Eight
a) Imagine a World Without Violence
b) Media Decisions (a follow-up assignment)
c) Civil Disobedience
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Lessons
for Grades Nine through Twelve
a) Effective
Communications
b) Understanding Passive, Aggressive, & Assertive Styles
c) Conflict Resolution Skills
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Integrating
Turn Off the Violence Concepts into Core Classes
If you don’t have time for
separate lesson plans, look here for ideas to introduce and reinforce the
concepts during your core classes.
Download
the Educators Guide
Also
visit our Research
page for links to other resources.
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Acknowledgements
Thank
you to the following educators who volunteered their time and expertise to
develop the Guide.
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Geri
Timperley, Robbinsdale Area Schools *
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Joy
Wander, Minneapolis Public Schools *
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Birdie
Carter, Minneapolis Public Schools
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Candace
Crozier, Moundsview Schools
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Beth
Fagan, Storefront Youth Action
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Rosie
Griep, Fridley Police Department
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Karla
Hill-Donisch, Hill & Company
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Stephanie
Hirshfield, Minneapolis Public Schools
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Marion
London, Project Charlie
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Lorna
Rohach, Robbinsdale Area Schools
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Sheila
Miller, Co-founder, Turn Off the Violence
*
Geri and Joy co-chaired the Educators Guide development committee.
You've
Got To Be Carefully Taught
The
idea that violence is a learned behavior is certainly not a new one.
Below are the words to a song written in 1949 by Oscar Hammerstein and
Richard Rogers for the play "South Pacific." Although it
refers to racial prejudice, its words ring true about hatred and abuse of
all kinds.
You've
Got To Be Carefully Taught
1949 Rodgers &
Hammerstein
You've got to be taught
to hate and fear,
You've got to be taught from year to year.
It's got to be drummed in your dear little ear.
You've got to be carefully taught!
You've got to be taught
to be afraid
Of people whose eyes are oddly made
Or people whose skin is a different shade
You've got to be carefully taught!
You've got to be taught
before it's too late,
Before you are six or seven or eight
To hate all the people your relatives hate.
You've got to be carefully taught!
You've got to be carefully taught!
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