Rights & Self Advocacy
Check In (5 min)
What sorts of things are you creating right now? Do you have a garden? Are you drawing?
Show & Share (10-min)
Share your silly awkward moment photo! Some questions to answer with your silly awkward moment photo:
- Why was this moment so silly?
- What is a good memory this picture reminds you of?
Where is the narrative going? (5-10 min)
PRESENTERS:Present a narrative on an individual going through a difficult life transition.
Identify what the main character wants to happen during or after their transition
Describe what the character believes will happen during their transition:
- Are they nervous?
- Are they afraid of getting hurt or having to work hard?
- Are they excited?
- What was the transition’s outcome?
- How did the character go after what the wanted over what was expected of them?
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T-Graph – Going after what you want not what you expect: (10-15 min)
PRESENTERS:Review the above narrative.How did the character go after what they wanted versus what they expected?
At the top of your T graph write one goal or activity you will achieve
On the left side of the T graph write one thing you expect to run into during achieving this goal
Click here for T Graph Worksheet that was sent home
Life Skills Stories Worksheet: Using a Vending Machine (5-10 min)
PRESENTERS: Complete the worksheet as a team. Have participants share their answers when they are complete. Click here for worksheet
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Optional Level-Up
Create a new superhero that you think should exist. Write up a blurb about their origin story.
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What did we learn today?
What are we doing this afternoon?
