Yes I Can (Period 4) Assignments
- Instructors
- Term
- 2015-16 School Year
- Department
- Special Education
- Description
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Yes I Can is an elective designed to build upon and enhance the social skills that are an area of need for our students. In our society, there is a huge difference between people with and without disabilities, between different ethnic groups, between those who have more money and those who have less, and between the popular and those who don’t have many friends. To overcome these barriers and to create a sense of inclusion at West Ranch High School, a common ground must be established between the different groups. This will only happen if members of all groups are given the opportunity to get to know each other in a variety of environments and activities.
In Yes I Can you will:
- improve your people skills
- develop leadership skills
- learn mentoring skills
- learn social inclusion techniques
- have service learning opportunities
- tackle every day teen issues
The class consists of classroom instruction as well as activities, some of which may occur outside school hours. The class provides a place where peers can connect as individuals, rather than as labels or stereotypes, where the unique abilities and gifts of each person can be truly appreciated.
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
Due:
Assignment
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Agenda:
1. Talk about how to be less aggressive
2. Talk about problem solving
Homework: Make up any social activities
Due:
Assignment
Monday, December 7, 2015
Agenda:
Debates
Homework: Spend at least one hour outside of school with your peers if you are missing any peer outing from September, October, or November.
Due:
Assignment
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Agenda:
Watch Remember the Titans
Homework: Meet with your peer partner group if you have to make up any meetings for this semester
Due:
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Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Agenda:
1. Work on the final exam party - students picked what they will bring, so they should be asking you tonight if what they volunteered for is ok with you
2. Make phone calls for auction items for Wildcat Idol
Homework: If you have any missing social activities make sure that your group meets for at least one hour outside of school before the semester is over.
Due:
Assignment
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Agenda:
Class discussion on pros and cons of social media
Homework: If you are missing any outside social activities then complete them by the end of month
Due:
Assignment
Monday, November 2, 2015
Agenda:
1. Perspective Taking - Students were given controversial topics and they had to argue on the opposite side of they way they actually felt about the topic
2. Talked about Wildcat Idol and students placed in order the group that they would like to work with
Homework: Spend at least 1 hour with your peer group outside of school by the end of the month.
Due:
Assignment
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Agenda:
Finish perspective taking debates
Homework: Meet with your peer group for at least 1 hour outside of school by the end of the month.
Due:
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Friday, November 6, 2015
Agenda:
1. Students were given their Wildcat Idol groups
2. The class played running charades
3. The students played board games
Homework: Meet with your peer partner group for at least 1 hour before the end of the month.
Due:
Assignment
Friday, November 13, 2015
Agenda:
1. Go over the movie "Inside Out" Worksheet
2. Play a whole class game
3. Play group games
Homework: Meet for at least 1 hour with your peer partner group outside of school by the end of November
Due:
Assignment
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Agenda:
1. Go over holding a conversation with the speech therapist
2. Work on Wildcat Idol
Homework: Meet with you peer group for at least 1 hour before the end of November
Due:
Assignment
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Agenda:
Conflict Resolution
Homework: Meet with your peer partner group for at least an hour before the month is over.
Due:
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Monday, November 23, 2015
Agenda:
1. Go over "I" statements
2. Work on Wildcat Idol
Homework: Meet with your peer partner group for at least 1 hour by the end of the month.
Due:
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Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Agenda:
GAME DAY!!
Homework: Meet with your peer group for at least one hour by the end of the month
Due:
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Friday, October 9, 2015
Agenda:
1. Go over "The Future" with the speech pathologist
2. Play games
Homework: Meet with your peer group for at least 1 hour by the end of the month.
Due:
Assignment
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Agenda:
1. Work on Mix-It-Up Day
2. Lesson on Bullying -
Wrinkled Wanda – On chart paper, have the participants trace an outline of a
full body person. (See below for an example) Once the outline has been traced,
the participants will write unkind, rude, and disrespectful statements all over the
outline. These are statements that could be made to another person like,
“You’re a loser, Nobody likes you, You are dumb.” Identify the drawing as a girl
named Wanda. After Wanda is completely filled with a variety of negative
comments, have the participants crumple the drawing, and then un-crumple it.
Post the wrinkled drawings around the room. Explain to the class that these
drawings are examples of what negative comments can do to a person who is
bullied. Bullying comments can destroy a person’s self image and often leads
to a defeated body language in the victim.
Next have the participants do the drawing again. This time write as many
Next have the participants do the drawing again. This time write as many
positive comments on the drawing as possible. Statements like, “You did such
a nice job, or I enjoy your friendship. Fill it with really nice statements. Cut this
drawing out, but don’t wrinkle it. Post these drawings around the room. This
person is now just called Wanda. What is the difference between the two?
Homework: Get together with your peer group for at least one hour by the end of the month.
Due:
Assignment
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Agenda:
1. Speech and Language taught on preferred and non-preferred topics
2. Started to discuss self-acceptance
Homework: Meet with your group for at least an hour by the end of the month.
Due:
Assignment
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Agenda:
1. Put up Mix It Up Day posters
2. Discuss how a person that is bullying feels
Homework: Meet up with your peer group outside of school for at least one hour. If you did not meet up last month you can make up for it by hanging out for at least 2 hours.
Due:
Assignment
Friday, October 23, 2015
Agenda:
1. Mix It Up Day Planning
2. Each student got a piece of paper placed on their backs and all students wrote something positive about them on each others paper
3. Game Day
Homework: Meet with your peer group for at least one hour
Due:
Assignment
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Agenda:
1. Go over holding a conversation on preferred and non-preferred topics
2. Set up for Mix It Up Day
Homework: Meet with your peer group for at least one hour before the end of the month.
Due:
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Thursday, October 29, 2015
Agenda:
1. Discuss how Mix It Up Day went and how we can improve
2. Discuss Bullying
Homework: Spend at least 1 hour with your peer group outside of school.
Due:
Assignment
Monday, October 19, 2015
Agenda:
1. Continue planning for Mix It Up Day
2. Talk about positive self-talk
3. Discuss bully behavior
Homework: Write 5 positive self-talk sentences that you will practice through the week.
Due:
Assignment
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Agenda:
1. Discuss our 4 day weekend
2. Finish talking about life after high school
Homework: None
Due:
Assignment
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Agenda:
Fill out a worksheet about potential colleges
Homework: None
Due:
Assignment
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Agenda:
Lesson on Personal Space
Homework: Meet with your group outside of school at least once for at least one hour by September 25, 2015
Due:
Assignment
Monday, August 31, 2015
Agenda:
1. Complete writing bullying/peer conflict scripts
2. Perform the skit for the class
3. Read an article and decide whether or not it is bullying
4. Watch 5 videos and decide which are bullying and which are conflict
Homework: Meet with your group outside of school by the end of September
Due:
Assignment
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Agenda:
1. Discuss possible fundraisers
2. Discuss whether or not the class wanted to do Wildcat Idol this year - The vote was "YES" - more information to come later
3. Speech and Language discussed sayings that dealt with the topic of bullying and what they meant
4. Started a lesson on problem solving using a scene from The Breakfast Club
Homework: Meet with your group once for at least one hour
Due:
Assignment
Friday, September 4, 2015
Agenda:
1. Class game of Taboo
2. Class game of Running Charades
3. Students played games with each other
Homework:
Meet with your peer group once for one hour before the end of the month.
Due:
Assignment
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Agenda:
1. Turn in Problem Solving worksheet
2. ABC Pocket - each group had to find items among their belongings that start with each letter of the alphabet
3. Puzzle - Each group had to put together a puzzle without seeing the picture. They were also only allowed to touch their puzzle pieces.
4. Discuss ideas for activities for Mix It Up Day
Homework: Complete outside activity with their group
Due:
Assignment
Monday, September 21, 2015
Agenda:
1. Friends chart - make a 3 column chart, place each friend's name in the first column, characteristics of why they are your friend in the second column, and what activities you do together in the last column.
2. Name game - Say your name and something that you like. Next person must say the previous person's name and what they liked and then say their name and what they like. The next person must say the previous 2 people's names and likes and then their name and what they like. And so on.
3. Investigate characteristics of the people within their friend "box" (circle) and characteristics of those that they keep out of their friend "box".
4. Group up by favorite genre of movie and discuss movies within that genre.
5. Make suggestions for the Mix It Up Day scavenger hunt.
Homework: Complete 1 hour outside of school with your peer group
Due:
Assignment
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Agenda:
1. Watch "Home" the animated movie that touches on the subject of "friends"
2. Discuss the differences between a friend and an acquaintance.
Homework: Complete 1 hour outside of school with your peer group
Due:
Assignment
Friday, September 25, 2015
Agenda:
Class games!!!
Homework: Complete 1 hour of activity with your group after school
Due:
Assignment
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Agenda:
1. Play Jeopardy with the speech provider
2. Discuss Education after high school
Homework: Complete an outside activity, 1 hour, with your peer group
Due:
Assignment
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Agenda:
1. Finish talking about problem solving
Homework: Problem Solving Worksheet due Thursday, September 17, 2015
Due:
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Friday, September 11, 2015
Agenda:
Game Day
Homework: Problem Solving Homework that was given on Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Due:
Assignment
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Agenda:
1. This is my life - students pulled a card from the deck and according to what was on the card they had to share a story from their life.
2. Sat and Pepper - students each had a word placed on their back. They had to go around and ask yes or no questions of other people in the room to try to figure out what word was on their back. Then they had to find another student that had a word that was related to their word
3. Picture Pieces Game - Each student was given a small piece of a picture and required to draw it on a bigger scale. Then they had to match up with the other pieces that were drawn by other students and put the picture together.
Homework: Complete the Problem Solving worksheet from last week.
Due:
Assignment
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Agenda:
Discussed the difference between bullying and peer conflict and how to handle each one. Students started on writing skits that represent either bullying or peer conflict.
Homework: None
Due:
Assignment
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Agenda:
1. Finish "Me Project" revised
2. Present "Me Project" revised
3. Make groups and get your group members numbers
Homework: None
Due:
Assignment
Monday, August 17, 2015
Agenda:
1. Students presented their "New Friend" Homework
2. "Speed Friending"
3. Started on "Me" Projects - will finish on Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Homework: None
Due:
Assignment
Friday, August 21, 2015
GAME DAY!
Homework: None
Due:
Assignment
Thursday, August 13, 2015
Objective: Get to know your peers and teachers
Agenda: 1. Introductions
2. Create classroom rules
3. Laughing Statues game
4. Pick topics for this semester
Homework: Meet a new person. Write a 5 sentence paragraph on how you met the person and what you learned about them. Due 8/17/15