No One is Born a Bully
A SELF-AWARENESS RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Course Objective: Students will learn to see themselves, and those around them, as integral players in helping to build and sustain their campus/classroom community. Each student will gain a greater awareness of self, define positive traits of character and engage in introspection through challenging and age-appropriate tasks.
Description: Through facilitated discussions, music sharing and Interactive-Tales students are led through a series of creative workshops to enhance the skills of listening, self-observation and self-monitoring. Students are challenged as they learn the arduous task of developing positive traits of character, inner-awareness and the importance of being able to articulate one’s wants/needs.
SESSION ONE – The Power of Words #1
Lesson:
- Introduction to Baba the Storyteller
- Norms and Expectations
- Lesson Structure (what students can expect)
- Building Our Communal Rubric
- Learning Objective Reward: Music and Stories
SESSION ONE – The Power of Words #2
Lesson:
- Words Precede All Actions
- Constructive vs. Destructive Words
- Wounds that May Never Heal
- Personal Responsibility Learning Objective Reward: Music and Stories
SESSION THREE – Listening is a Skill #1
Lesson:
- Musical Listening Exam
- How Diverse Cultures Teach Listening
- Listening to the Inner Voice Ignoring the Inner Voice Exercising Your Listening Muscles Learning Objective Reward: Music and Stories
SESSION FOUR – Listening is a Skill #2
Lesson:
- Review (Power of Words and Listening #1)
- Drum Cultures and Listening
- Noise vs. Order
- Introduction to “The Monkey Mind”
- Listening to Self vs. Listening to Others
- Wise Counsel vs. Foolish Counsel
- Learning Objective Reward: Music and Stories
SESSION FIVE – Speaking from the Heart #1
Lesson:
- Review (Power of Words and Listening is a Skill)
- Introduction to The Thinking Heart
- The Power of Speaking What You “Need”
- The Joy of Saying What it is you “Want”
- Learning Objective Reward: Music and Stories
SESSION SIX – Speaking from the Heart #2
Lesson:
- Speaking Truth to Self
- Speaking Truth to Peers
- Speaking Truth to Power
- Learning Objective Reward: Music and Stories
Key Concepts:
Reciprocity
Self-Awareness
Introspection
Duality
Personal Response
Listening vs. Hearing
Focused Intent
Resonance (related to focus)
Dissonance (related to focus)
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NOTE: Listed below are the CC Strands in English Language Arts that are directly applicable to grade 5 but may be altered for the appropriate grade level. Besides the obvious meta-curricula connections, the noted strands offer an opportunity for constructing connections to other instruction and classroom activities beyond the residency.
COMMON CORE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Speaking & Listening Strand
Comprehension and Collaboration:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.1
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.1.A
Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.1.B
Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and carry out assigned roles.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.1.C
Pose and respond to specific questions by making comments that contribute to the discussion and elaborate on the remarks of others.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.1.D
Review the key ideas expressed and draw conclusions in light of information and knowledge gained from the discussions.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.2
Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.3
Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence.
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.4
Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.6
Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate to task and situation.