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Group Rules and Expectations

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Group Rules and Expectations

Grade Levels

3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade

Course, Subject

Civics and Government, Health, Safety, and Physical Education, Career Education and Work
Related Academic Standards
CC.1.5.3.A CC.1.5.3.A
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions on grade-level topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
CC.1.5.3.C CC.1.5.3.C
Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate detail.
CC.1.5.4.A CC.1.5.4.A
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions on grade-level topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
CC.1.5.4.C CC.1.5.4.C
Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points.
CC.1.5.5.A CC.1.5.5.A
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions on grade-level topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
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  • Big Ideas
    Effective speaking and listening are essential for productive communication.
    Effective use of vocabulary builds social and academic knowledge
    Language is used to communicate and to deepen understanding.
    Listening provides the opportunity to learn, reflect, and respond
    Spoken language can be represented in print.
    Career retention and advancement is dependent upon student’s interpersonal skills, work habits, attitudes and effective time management skills.
    Awareness of self provides a foundation for an understanding of people and engagement in social, personal, and academic environments.
    Building and maintaining positive relationships is central to success in school and life.
    Recognizing thoughts, feelings, and perspectives of self and others enables one to cooperate, communicate, and constructively interact with others.
    Responsible decision-making requires an understanding and analysis of ethical, safety, and societal consequences.
    Self management and responsibility support participation in social, personal and academic environments.
    Active listeners make meaning from what they hear by questioning, reflecting, responding and evaluating.
  • Concepts
    Active listening facilitates learning and communication.
    Active listening promotes understanding of the spoken message
    Purpose, context and audience influence the content and delivery in speaking situations
    Word choice and sentence structure are used to express ideas.
    Effective group interaction strategies.
    Ways to cooperate at home and school.
    Responsive listening promotes the understanding of directions, stories, and conversations
    Words work together to express ideas.
    Acting consistently within personal boundaries, rights, and privacy needs contributes to effective self management.
    Active listening enhances positive relationships
    Awareness and utilization of available resources will assist in making informed decisions.
    Awareness of Personal Attitudes and Beliefs is critical to understanding oneself and how one adapts over time.
    Awareness of Personal Strengths and Interests provides a foundation for setting priorities, meeting needs, and addressing challenges.
    Communication skills are critical self-management tools in social, personal, and academic environments.
    Cooperation and collaboration are essential elements in working together constructively.
    Coping Skills are important in managing behavior in constructive ways.
    Decisions and choices have consequences that impact self and others.
    Effective communication assists in an understanding of self and others.
    Emotions affect personal decisions and actions.
    Empathy / sympathy increase one’s ability to understand and appreciate differences.
    Expressing emotions, thoughts and feelings is essential in both intra- and interpersonal growth
    Identification of personal and social roles is the foundation for effective engagement.
    Managing one’s emotions and impulses can impact the outcome of situations.
    Managing relationships supports both intra- and interpersonal development.
    Peer Pressure may influence and impact decision making.
    Perspective frames how one interacts with others.
    Recognition of diversity serves to inform how one responds to and interacts with others.
    Collaborative Discussion
    Evaluating Information
  • Competencies
    Combine sentences in an increasingly complex and organized manner to convey meaning.
    Deliver effective oral presentations by o Establishing a clear focus with a sharp distinct controlling pointo selecting and using appropriate content, grammar and language o presenting relevant ideas that support the topic o presenting ideas in a logical order o utilizing appropriate technology to enhance or reinforce the message o employing effective delivery techniques: volume, pace eye contact, body language, enunciation o responding appropriately to the audience
    Form a relevant response to the speaker’s message
    Interact effectively in discussions by o staying on topic o being credible by providing evidence and/or examples o asking clarifying questions while striving for understanding o building on the ideas of others o engaging others to participate o speaking with enthusiasm, confidence and appropriate body language while making eye contact o pronouncing words clearly, carefully and loudly so others will hear, understand and be able to respond o demonstrating courtesy when others respond by providing others with attention and respect
    Listen Actively and monitor one’s own understanding by asking pertinent questions, summarizing and/or reflecting on what is heard
    Listen with civility to the ideas of others
    Understand the relationship of words within sentences. (i.e. semantics; syntax)
    Demonstrate effective group interaction strategies such as building and establishing consensus, communicating effectively and listening to others. Following a group activity, self-assess effective demonstration of group interaction strategies.
    Identify and define group behaviors that contribute to positive group interaction including compliment, cooperate, encourage and participate.
    Combine sentences in an organized manner to convey meaning.
    Combine words to form a complete thought
    Interact effectively in discussions by o focusing on the topic o asking relevant questions o sharing experienceso building on the idea of others o Use appropriate volume while initiating and participating in conversationso engaging others to participate o initiate and respond appropriately to conversations and discussionso display appropriate turn-taking behaviors
    Interact effectively in discussions by o focusing on the topic o asking relevant questions o sharing experienceso building on the idea of others o use appropriate volume while initiating answers and conversationo initiate and respond appropriately to conversations and discussionso display appropriate turn-taking behaviors
    Interact effectively in discussions by o focusing on the topico asking relevant questionso sharing experienceso initiate and respond appropriately to conversations and discussions (K-2 only)o Display appropriate turn taking behavior
    Listen actively to increase one’s own understanding by asking questions and/or retelling informatioN
    Listen attentively and follow directions to perform a simple task
    Listen attentively and follow directions to perform a task (multi-step oral directions, solving problems, following rules)
    Listen politely to the ideas of others
    Listen politely to the ideas of others by facing and keeping eyes on the speaker
    Make connections and form a personal response to the speaker’s message
    Demonstrate constructive ways to minimize impulsivity and deal with upsetting emotions.
    Demonstrate respect and appreciation for individual and cultural differences throughout the decision-making process
    Demonstrate the ability to convey one’s thoughts, feelings, and perspectives using effective listening and speaking skills during social interactions.
    Demonstrate the ability to identify and assess verbal and nonverbal cues.
    Demonstrate the ability to prevent, manage, and resolve conflicts in constructive ways.
    Determine when, where, and how to seek help for solving problems and making decisions.
    Establish connections with others of varying backgrounds or cultures.
    Exercise self-advocacy in the expression of one’s strengths and needs.
    Explain how personal strengths may inform personal preferences and needs.
    Explain the roles one plays within various contexts and the expected attitudes, beliefs, and actions associated with each.
    Identify alternative solutions to a problem
    Identify how personal attitudes and beliefs impact one’s behavior.
    Identify personal and social roles.
    Identify personal attitudes and beliefs.
    Identify personal strengths and interests.
    label, and express one’s emotions, thoughts, and feelings in varying situations.
    Make associations between one’s personal experiences and the experiences of others.
    Make the connection between how one feels and how one behaves.
    Monitor and adjust one’s behavior in order to play and work cooperatively.
    Recognize
    Recognize and analyze the effect of peer pressure when decisions are made.
    Recognize and appreciate individual and group similarities and differences.
    Recognize and name one’s emotions.
    Recognize different home, school, and community resources that support intrapersonal growth and development.
    Reflect and identify options and related consequences, both positive and negative, before expressing an emotion and/or taking action.
    Respond and adapt appropriately to personal and environmental cues
    Understand causes of one’s feelings/emotions/behaviors.
    Use a decision-making and problem solving model
    Use active listening skills as a means to identify the thoughts, feelings, and actions of others.
    Use social cues to inform the expression of one’s emotions, thoughts, and feelings.
    Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate detail.
    Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions on grade level topics and texts, building on others ’ideas and expressing their own clearly.
    Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions on grade level topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
    Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points.
    Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence.

Description

In this lesson, students will focus on how groups influence the behavior of their members. They learn how groups have certain expectations and rules that promote a desired type of behavior and that members who do not behave accordingly can face certain consequences, including exclusion from the group. Students will also perform a critical examination of the key social groups in life that influence their behavior and expectations of themselves—the family unit, school, and peer groups.

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