Relationships and Communication

Open Ended

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Relationships and Communication

Social Studies 8B: Module 6: Personal Responsibility​

By Debra Rhodes

Objectives

Students will:

​ 1. Learn how the responsibilities of citizenship also extend into our personal relationships.

2. Learn about stereotypes and how it is important to be open to learn from other people.

Multiple Select

Good citizenship

• Making your community a better place to live

• Becoming an informed citizen

• Voting

• Ignore everyone else

Multiple Choice

Listening respectfully to other people's opinions is a part of

• just a bunch of hooey

• manipulating others.

• our social responsibility to be a good citizen.

• our plan to take over the world.

Open Ended

Find Out What It Means To Me

(Seriously, tell me what you think it means)

Poll

Living in a democratic manner means leaving room for everyone to be different. How do you think we're doing with that in our society?

• Everything is just fine.

• We are way too accepting of people who are different.

• We accept some differences, but we're intolerant of others.

• We have a long way to go to be able to accept each other's differences.

Multiple Select

What is a stereotype?

• The opposite of a monotype

• a simplified and often untrue belief about a group of people

• An expectation that people might have about every member of a group

• a fixed notion about a person

​Good citizens are active in their communities, states, and nations

1. Volunteer for a local non-profit group

2. ​Donate to local charities

3. ​Shop locally.

4. ​Take a class at a community center

5. ​Register to vote, then VOTE!

• Validating others by respectfully listening to their opinions, even if you don't agree with them, makes them feel respected

• Listen for understanding, do not just think of your next argument

• Allow others to be different​

• Be willing to learn from other people​

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Good Citizens Build Positive Relationships​

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​How do we avoid stereotypes of people that seem different?

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• ​Ask yourself if you have any biases about the situation

• Seek out diversity in your life

• ​Put yourself in someone else's shoes

• When people stereotype others, they don't see the real person​

Show Empathy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFqIZP4Yb64​

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• Be polite and respectful

• Listen with an open mind and your full attention

• Keep the tone of your voice even

• Use relaxed body language

How to Disagree Nicely

​Practicing disagreeing helps to break through emotional barriers

Poll

Everyone should have a pet.

• Agree

• Disagree

Poll

Parents should be able to monitor what's on your phone or computer.

• Agree

• Disagree

Poll

Tall people are more successful at life.

• Agree

• Disagree

Poll

The death penalty is necessary to stop crime.

• Agree

• Disagree

• ​Find someone who can help to work out your differences

• A mediator can help to find a solution to the conflict.

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Keys to Conflict Resolution

Multiple Select

How does learning how to do personal relationships relate to good citizenship?

• We understand others better

• We are tolerant of those who are different

• We accept different ideas in a democracy

• We can resolve conflicts between people

Multiple Choice

When we view people as their stereotype, what can happen?

• We have a better understanding of their nature

• We protect our country from people who are different.

• We see them as the stereotype, and not as an individual

• We can read their minds.