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Lesson 2: Independent Activities

  1. Have students keep a journal and record instances of how they react to anger when people are so upset, they can't listen. Instruct them to record the LOOKING, THINKING AND ACTING elements of their responses.
    • Have students bring their journals to class to discuss the negative consequences or benefits of their COLD, HOT, and COOL responses and to roleplay these responses.
    • In cases where they reacted in a COLD or HOT way, have Students roleplay the alternative COOL response and identify its benefits. This will help them learn from their experiences and become effective in consistently using the COOL response.
    • As before, when students report successfully using the COOL response in a real-life situation, you may want to reward these students in some fun, creative way-for instance, with a "Tm Cool" certificate, badge, book cover, stick-on insignia, T-shirt, BeCool sunglasses, etc.
  2. Have students discuss TV shows, movies or real-life situations they've witnessed where people reacted to another person's anger with a COLD, HOT or COOL response in situations when the person was so angry, they couldn't listen. Have students:
    • Identify the LOOKING, THINKING AND ACTING elements of these responses
    • Roleplay these situations.
    • Identify the negative consequences or benefits in each case.
  3. Have students form small groups and make up a rap Song about real-life or fictional angry encounters with the themes of BeCool and "Taking A Break/Talking t Over." If possible, have them try to compose separate verses about the COLD response, the HOT response and, finally, the COOL response.

For students with special needs:

  1. Match these students with the higher-functioning students in the above exercises so they can benefit from peer tutoring. Have the students practice breathing deeply, calming down and taking a break/talking it over.
  2. Have students cut out pictures from magazines, newspapers or comic books of people being confronted by someone's anger. Have students make up stories about why the other person is too angry 1o listen now, then have students discuss and roleplay how a BeCool response can be effective in dealing with the anger.