CIRCLE TIME ACTIVITIES ...
CSI — SILENT STATEMENTS
“CHANGE
SEATS IF … “
· you enjoyed
the story
· the story
made you feel uneasy
· you think the
story could happen in Australia
· the story is
just about buttons
· you liked
Jessica’s Grandma
· you think
Jessica did the right thing in talking to her Grandma
· you think you
understand how Jessica felt
· you thought Grandma should have asked about
Jessica’s sadness
· the story is
about more about feelings than buttons
· you think you
know what Jessica’s sad problem was about
· you think
that Jessica’s Grandma is the hero in the story
· you felt
sorry for Jessica
· you think you
understand what value is about
· you know a
person just like Jessica
· you thought
the story did not have a proper ending
· you would
change something about the story
OPEN-ENDED STATEMENTS
· The best
thing about the story was…
· The story
made me feel…
· The character
I liked best was…
· I think the
story is about…
· The main
character made me feel…
· If I were a
character in the story I think I would be…
· The character
in the story most like me was…
· If I were
Jessica, I think that I would have chosen to…
· I think the
most important part of the story was…
· What puzzled
me about the story was…
· Something I
would like to change in the story is…
· I think that
the main message in the story is…
· The strongest
virtue / value I identified in the story was…
· If I were
Jessica’s Grandma I would…
· If I were one
of Jessica’s family I would …
· If I were to
place some buttons on Jessica’s Value Scale I would…
· If I were to
place some buttons on my own Value Scale I would…
· I think the
link between Jessica’s sadness and her sense of value was…
·
In this story another word for value could be…
OPEN-ENDED JUSTIFIABLE STATEMENTS
Any of the
above open-ended statements can be used with ‘because’ added on
the end as well as:
· The story was
interesting because…
·
I didn't like this story because…
·
The character in the story I liked the most was… because…
·
I think Jessica’s problem was… because…
·
I think that the story did not have a proper ending because…
·
I think that Jessica's Grandma is the hero because…
·
I think Jessica found it hard to talk about her problem
because…
·
The link between Jessica’s sadness and her sense of value
was… because…
·
I think Jessica’s Grandma chose to use buttons because…
· Instead of $5
and buttons I think I would have used…because…
PAIR SHARE (with the
person next to you in the circle):
· What was the
best part of the story? Why?
·
Who was your favourite character in the story? Why?
·
What was the turning point in this story? Why?
·
Were there any issues of right and wrong within this
story? If so what were they?
· Why do you
think that Jessica’s Grandma focused on value rather than
sadness?
OPEN GROUP DISCUSSION QUESTIONS...
for older
students.
Reminder: This is also
an opportunity for the teacher / facilitator to come back to any observations
during the previous CIRCLE TIME activities and open them up for discussion.
· Are there any
deeper issues of concern about Jessica’s sadness which suggest she perhaps
should speak to a trained counselor or psychologist? If so what might they be?
·
What other responsibilities might Jessica’s Grandma have
had?
· What responsibility
might Jessica's friends or teachers have?
· What
issues of self-harm might arise from this story?
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