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Module outline
Module outline
Essential questions
Essential questions
What are the three main parts of your brain and what do they do?
What is anger? How do you use your anger?
What are your triggers?
How do you use the anger scale and how do you stay regulated?
What are the steps in the anger sequence?
What are your fire words and water words?
Learning objective
Learning objective
The student will demonstrate an understanding of anger, anger management, anger scale and sequence, as well as an understanding of how to self regulate.
l understand my brain and that I am still developing. At CCHS I will be working on tools to regulate my emotions.
Activities
Activities
Introduce
Participate daily in Name Tag activity & Circle Up:
Participate in daily Mindfulness. We will practice and learn new techniques on the practice and benefits of mindfulness. In many cases we will be asking you to practice mindfulness outside of CCHS. What is mindfulness?
Participate in daily note taking of CCHS expectations and norms. If there are notes on the board then they should be in your notebook. If you missed notes please ask a peer, borrow Natalie’s notebook, or use the packet of notes. Notes will be given on:
Anger: anger scale & anger sequence
Brain: Reptilian brain, middle/mammalian brain, prefrontal cortex/neocortex
Fire words vs Water words
Participate in discussion on the teenage brain and emotions.
Watch short videos on brain development and emotions and the brain.
Emotions and the brain by Sentis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNY0AAUtH3g
Brain development in teenagers by www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dISmdb5zfiQ
Practice
Participate in activities: (All activities are structured to be played in-person to create team building and cohort trust. If you miss an activity please contact Natalie for ways to re-create and make up this activity)
Week One test - tests will be given the first day of the following week of the module.
Parts of the brain - using the hand model to remember the parts of the brain by Russ Harris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CpRY9-MIHA
Anger Iceberg - What is going on under the surface? Class discussion
Anger Sequence (large group exercise): Using the selected anger sequence trigger provided each student will determine the results of the sequence - each student will take turns in different positions with the anger sequence.
Create
Complete Anger Iceberg practice worksheet. Complete the worksheet using a personal experience. Include what feelings were going on under the surface.
Complete Fire Words and Water Words project following the rubric guidelines.
Reflect
Week Two Test
Discovery Journal reflection question: “What ways do you use to calm down or deescalate?”
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