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Resources: Video of a shorter boy who wants to play pool with taller boys.

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"I'm really good now." "You really want to play?" "Yeah." "Here hold onto this, its the rack, its a really important part of the game."	" Listen kid, if you really want to play you've to be at least higher than the cue." "That doesn't really matter." " You've got to be at least as high as the pool table."	"Come on guys, don't you need four to play?" "We need four, not three and a half." "Tomorrow bro, maybe if you get out of that hole in the ground you can come play with us."

Questions / instructions:
Sometimes people are given a hard time by others because they are different. This video shows an example.

Show video
One boy in this group was given a hard time because he was different.

1. How might people feel when they are given a hard time because they are different?
2. Why do some people like to give those who are different a hard time?

to feel superior by putting down
being "cool"
for fun / entertainment
to annoy / hurt other person
lack of awareness

3. If you were being given a hard time, what might you do to help solve the problem, so that you wouldn't be made to feel really bad or unhappy? Try to think of 3 different things you could do.

As the student says each strategy, write it down in the recording book (abbreviated where appropriate). Where 2 or more ideas are given as one, suggest that they be written separately.

4. I want you to look at the things you've said and I want you to choose the one you would try.
Tick the chosen strategy.

ignore / avoid
negotiate / be assertive
tell others
be aggressive
all other responses

5. Do you think it would work?
6. Why? / Why not?

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