Self Advocacy

You cannot find your pencil and you need it for class. What option is the best response?

• Use it as an excuse to get out of school work

• Yell "I cannot find my pencil" and give up

• Say to the teacher "I cannot find my pencil, can I have another one?"

• Steal a pencil from Tacky the Penguin

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

You arrived late to lunch and now do not have time to eat all your food. What option is the best response?

• Throw your lunch away and do not eat it at all

• Tell your teacher what happened and ask if you can finish you lunch in class

• Scream "I do not have enough time to finish my lunch"

• Start a food fight since you do not have time to eat your food

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

You are taking a test and do not understand what a question is asking. What option is the best response?

• Ask the student sitting next to you about it while the class is taking the test

• Raise your hand and when the teacher comes over explain that you do not understand the question

• Choose a random answer to the question

• Skip the question completely

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

You have been assigned a partner in class, but they are being loud and are annoying you. What option is the best response?

• Ask your partner politely to be a little more quiet so you can concentrate better

• Show your partner your awesome costume for the school play

• Yell "I do not want to work with you, you are being annoying"

• Turn in your assignment incomplete so you can be done working with your partner

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

You have to bring something to another teacher's room, but are not sure where her classroom is. What option is the best response?

• Explain to another teacher that you do not know where that classroom is and ask for help

• Take a nap because you are sleepy

• Start to waddle through the hallways

• Wander through the hallway for 50 years until you find the room

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

There is a new student in your class that you want to become friends with. What option is the best response?

• Sit quietly and stare at them

• Introduce yourself to them and ask if they would like to sit with you at lunch

• Bump into them the next time you see them

• Show them your best dance moves in the middle of class

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

You go to a restaurant and order a salad. When the salad comes out it has almonds on it and you are allergic you almonds. What option is the best response?

• Take the salad home to feed to your rabbit

• Ask the waitress to come over and tell her everything you know about Spongebob

• Give the salad to your friend and only eat dessert

• When the waitress comes back over to your table explain that you are allergic and ask if it can be reordered without the nuts

You walk into the lunch room and you see your friend teasing someone else. What option is the best response?

• Ignore your friend and never talk to them again

• Ask your friend to play Mario Kart

• Talk to your friend and explain that is not something they should be doing

• Make a smoothie

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

You are in class and someone is teasing you in your classroom. What option is the best response?

• Push them

• Explain to them that it does not make you feel good and then if they continue report it to your teacher

• Curse at them

• Start telling them about aliens

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

During independent work in class someone is singing to themselves quietly and it is bothering you. What option is the best response?

• Scream the teachers name and say "they are bothering me"

• Go over to them and nicely ask if they can stop singing because you are having a hard time paying attention to your work

• Start saying your lines to the school play out loud

• Ask your teacher if you can watch a movie instead of independent work

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3