Teacher Notes
The first lesson of each of the five BeCool Modules introduces the BeCool process: LOOK COOL, THINK COOL, and ACT COOL. If you have purchased more than one module in the BeCool series and have already introduced your students to the BeCool paradigm, you may choose to ignore or spend less time with activities in this lesson related to the process.
Your more capable students will quickly learn the three "styles" of response and the benefits of each. Your more challenged students may have more difficulty. For this group, the goal should be that they become aware that they have a choice in the way they respond and that "ignoring" the teasers rather than becoming a victim or fighting back is the way to react to teasing.
Video Synopsis
Have you ever been teased for doing something embarrassing? Tony models three ways he can respond to this teasing: being "COLD" or passive, being "HOT or aggressive, and being "COOL" or assertive. The effect that each response has on the teasers follows. He demonstrates the BeCool three-step process: LOOK COOL, THINK COOL and ACT COOL as he deals with the teasing by first "ignoring it," then "laughing it off" and "changing the subject"
Introduction
Before viewing the video, discuss the following. Paraphrase and adapt the questions and content to meet the ability level of your students.
How many of you have ever been teased?
Yes, it's something that happens to all of us. (The teacher should share with the class a time when he/she was teased and describe how it felt.)
Think of a time that someone teased you. How did you handle or stop the teasing? How did you feel?
The teacher should share how he/she has handled teasing and ask students to share their own experiences.
Why do you think people tease other people?
Review reasons listed in "Instructional Content"
Optional Discussion: Discuss the difference between "friendly" and "unfriendly" teasing as discussed in "Instructional Content"
Video Introduction
Tony is caught in an embarrassing situation. Now his friends can't stop teasing him. Tony shows the three different ways to handle this teasing "COLD, HOT and COOL." Let's watch and see as he tries being COLD, being HOT, and being COOL.