The document describes a multi-step lesson plan to help students address the issue of peer pressure. It involves students: 1) reflecting on peer pressure through journaling and discussion; 2) brainstorming ideas to address it in small groups; 3) presenting their ideas and selecting the best ones through a wiki collaboration; 4) developing action plans to implement the best ideas. The goal is for students to take their selected ideas through the approval process and act on solutions within the school. The lesson integrates technology, promotes critical thinking, and aims to facilitate real-world problem solving.

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Inspired by Design Thinking
Fight Against Peer Pressure

2. *
* Do you think peer pressure is a problem in your school or in
society in general, why or why not? If so, what are some
ideas to overcome students getting into trouble due to
negative peer pressure either personally or as a society?
* Use livejournal.com or another online journal system;
students can make their journals live or private
* NETS for Teachers 2008
* 1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
* 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
* 3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
* 4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
* NETS for Students 2007
* 1. Creativity and Innovation
* 2. Communication and Collaboration
* 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
* 5. Digital Citizenship
* 6. Technology Operations and Concepts

3. *
* Have students read the book by sections and do subsequent
journal entries based on the topics for each reading section.
Have class and small group discussions based on the readings
and journal topics.
* NETS for Teachers 2008
* 1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
* 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
* 3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
* 4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
* NETS for Students 2007
* 1. Creativity and Innovation
* 2. Communication and Collaboration
* 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
* 5. Digital Citizenship
* 6. Technology Operations and Concepts
* Reading Standards for Informational Text: Grades 9-10
* Key Ideas and Details, 1, 3
* Craft and Structure, 4, 5, 6
* Integration of Knowledge and Ideas, 7, 8
* Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity, 10
* Writing Standards Grades 9-10
* Text types and purposes, 1-a,b,c,d,e
* Text types and purposes, 2-a,b,c,d,e,f
* Text types and purposes, 3-a,b,c,d,e
* Production and distribution of writing, 4,6
* Range of Writing, 10

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* Read supplemental poems and short stories with similar themes
as they correspond with readings and journal topics. Conduct
journal entries and class discussions.
* (i.e. The story of Achilles from Greek Mythology (from The Iliad)
/ excerpts from The Crucible / Essays from The Freedom
Writers /” To Know All is to Forgive All “/ etc.
* Reading Standards for Informational Text: Grades 9-10
* Key Ideas and Details, 1, 3
* Craft and Structure, 4, 5, 6
* Integration of Knowledge and Ideas, 7, 8
* Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity, 10
* Writing Standards Grades 9-10
* Text types and purposes, 1-a,b,c,d,e
* Text types and purposes, 2-a,b,c,d,e,f
* Text types and purposes, 3-a,b,c,d,e
* Production and distribution of writing, 4,6
* Range of Writing, 10

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* Students reflect on their original journal entry and have a class discussion based on their
entries.
* Break into small groups to further discuss the suggestions for helping overcome negative
actions due to peer pressure within their school/community .
* Each group will come up with at least two to three feasible ideas that they actually feel could
be implemented.
* Develop a presentation to present to the class using a visual aid with some form of technology
of their choice: i.e. Prezi, PowerPoint, videos, etc.
* NETS for Teachers 2008
* 1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
* 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
* 3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
* 4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
* NETS for Students 2007
* 1. Creativity and Innovation
* 2. Communication and Collaboration
* 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
* 5. Digital Citizenship
* 6. Technology Operations and Concepts
* Writing Standards Grades 9-10
* Range of Writing, 10

6. *
* Create a wiki for the students to use as a collaborative space to
organize and eventually post their presentations and ideas: i.e.
pbwiki
* NETS for Teachers 2008
* 1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
* 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
* 3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
* 4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
* NETS for Students 2007
* 1. Creativity and Innovation
* 2. Communication and Collaboration
* 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
* 5. Digital Citizenship
* 6. Technology Operations and Concepts

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* After the presentations have students refer to the wiki on their
own to reflect on all of the presentations and ideas and have
them write a journal entry on the top two ideas they feel
could actually be implemented and why they chose those.
* NETS for Teachers 2008
* 1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
* 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
* 3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
* 4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
* NETS for Students 2007
* 1. Creativity and Innovation
* 2. Communication and Collaboration
* 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
* 5. Digital Citizenship
* 6. Technology Operations and Concepts

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* Break the class into groups based on their top selections and have
them develop an action plan through their wiki for implementing
their group’s top two ideas based on research, budgeting, etc.
* NETS for Teachers 2008
* 1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
* 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
* 3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
* 4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
* NETS for Students 2007
* 1. Creativity and Innovation
* 2. Communication and Collaboration
* 3. Research and Information Fluency
* 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
* 5. Digital Citizenship
* 6. Technology Operations and Concepts
* Writing Standards Grades 9-10
* Text types and purposes, 1-a,b,c,d,e
* Text types and purposes, 2-a,b,c,d,e,f
* Text types and purposes, 3-a,b,c,d,e
* Production and distribution of writing, 4,6
* Research to build and present knowledge, 7,8
* Range of Writing, 10

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* Teach the students how to write business style persuasive
letters and have each student write a letter to the
principal/school board regarding why top idea should be
implemented into the school and community.
* Writing Standards Grades 9-10
* Text types and purposes, 1-a,b,c,d,e
* Text types and purposes, 2-a,b,c,d,e,f
* Text types and purposes, 3-a,c,d,e
* Production and distribution of writing, 4, 5,6
* Range of Writing, 10

10. *
* Break students into two groups: guilty and not guilty. Give
the students a few days to come up with support for “their
side,” whether or not the main character in Monster is
guilty or innocent.
* Conduct an organized debate.
* Writing Standards Grades 9-10
* Text types and purposes, 1-a,b,c,d,e
* Text types and purposes, 2-a,b,c,d,e,f
* Text types and purposes, 3-a,c,d,e

11. *
* Have the students collaborate to actually act on all ideas that
were approved by the principal/school board.