| Tip #11 To Avoid Mob Mentality: Divide & Conquer |
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Mob Mentality, Psychological Warfare, Divide and Conquer
Tip #11: to avoid mob mentality: Divide and conquer:
Divide and conquer by interacting with bullies one-on-one at a calm moment. As a group, that mob mentality takes over and they become overly aggressive. Making connections with each one individually helps you NOT become a target for a gang of bullies.
JoJo And The Three Bully B’s:
Fourth-grader JoJo has become the victim of bullying by the sixth-grade gang known as the Bully B’s: Bob, Bo, and Bill. JoJo’s mission is to discover a way to deal with them in a positive manner before they decide to beat him up again.
STORY
ROLE-PLAY
MAIN IDEA DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Tyler Chooses Between Dennis And Shawn’s Gang:
Shawn and his gang were waging psychological warfare on Tyler. One day, Dennis playfully nudged Tyler while he was with them. Instead of laughing in welcome, Tyler and the gang accused Dennis of hitting Tyler and warned him he better watch his back.
LESSON PLAN FOR GRADES 6-8
Lesson Plan - Tyler Chooses Between Dennis And Shawn’s Gang
STORY
Story - Tyler Chooses Between Dennis And Shawn’s Gang
JUST THE FACTS - SHORTENED VERSION OF STORY WITH VOCABULARY WORDS DEFINED
Fight or Flight Instinct activated by a middle school gang
A Mediation session with Shawn, Tyler, and Dennis:
This is the sequel to the story about Dennis, Tyler, and Shawn's gang. It is called "A Mediation session with Shawn, Tyler, and Dennis."
LESSON PLAN
Lesson Plan - A Mediation session with Shawn, Tyler, and Dennis
STORY
Story - A Mediation session with Shawn, Tyler, and Dennis
Sam Self-Mentors rather than giving in to Psychological Warfare:
Sam was overwhelmed. Due to his Dad’s drinking and rage, Mr. Duncan lost his job, his wife, and moved his son to a new town. Adding to all the other losses, Sam’s new best friend Drew deserted him to join Shawn’s gang. What will Sam do now that Shawn and his gang are starting to play their psychological warfare games on him?
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ROLE-PLAY
LESSON PLAN
Bully Jake and Eddie:
This story will demonstrate the VICTIM-VICTIMIZER CYCLE in action. The two characters who interact together are a bully named Jake and a boy named Eddie. The story is called "Bully Jake And Eddie."
STORY
SEQUEL STORY ABOUT BULLY JAKE
ROLE-PLAY
SEQUEL ROLE-PLAY ABOUT JAKE
LESSON PLAN
Pranks, Idle Threats, and Promises:
This story demonstrates that it is not appropriate to make threats or promises to administer bodily harm at school. The action of making threats or pulling pranks can often backfire as it did in this story called "Pranks, Idle Threats, And Promises."
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