Peer Pressure Group Activity

Peer Pressure – Group Activity

Group Members:

Topics:

 Stealing from a friend  Lying to a friend  Cheating on an assignment  Bullying another student

As a group, choose one of the four topics above. In each group you will have the following characters –

- one person who is the source of the Peer Pressure - one person (or two people in a group of four) who are being pressured - one person who is being victimized

Assignment

As a group, prepare a story about Peer Pressure for your topic. Next class, you present your story to the class.

- Your presentation should be 3 – 5 minutes - All of your group members must be involved - Your presentation should be an example of Peer Pressure - Your presentation should provide the class with a good method for dealing with Peer Pressure - There should be no swearing or violence in your presentation

Make sure that your presentation has a good and positive ending. You can use pages 141-144 of your textbook for strategies for dealing with Peer Pressure. Evaluation Name:

1 2 3 4 Story The story is The story only The story was A convincing off topic briefly about and or mentions Peer interesting inappro Peer Pressure. Story about Peer priate. Pressure. Pressure. Performance Only one Only two All group All group group group members members member members were were participa participat involved. enthusiastic ted. ed. . Solution The story did The story The story The story offered not offer offered an offered a a very good a good unrealistic reasonabl and realistic solution solution e solution solution to to Peer to Peer to Peer Peer Pressure Pressure. Pressure. Pressure. . Length Presentation Presentation Presentation Presentation was less lasted lasted 1 – lasted 3 – 5 than 1 longer 2 minutes minutes minute. than 6 minutes.

Group Members:

Overall Group Score: ______/ 4 Peer Evaluation Name:

1 2 3 4 Story The story is The story only The story was A convincing off briefly about and topic. mentioned Peer interesting Peer Pressure. Story about Pressure. Peer Pressure. Performance Only one Only two All group All group group group members members member members were were particip participate involved. enthusiast ated. d. ic. Solution The story did The story The story The story not offered an offered a showed a offer a unrealistic reasonabl good and good solution e solution realistic solution to Peer to Peer solution to to Peer Pressure. Pressure. Peer Pressure Pressure. . Length Presentation Presentation Presentation Presentation was less lasted lasted 1 – lasted 3 – than 1 longer 2 minutes 5 minutes minute. than 6 minutes.

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