SOCIAL MASKS
Watch the following video. (Stop at 3:52 for discussion)
Sometimes we wear different masks to fit in around at school, home or with friends. (Finish watching the video)
- Tell me what was happening in the film?
- What did the yellow masks mean?
- Why do you think everyone was wearing a mask?
Sometimes we wear different masks to fit in around at school, home or with friends. (Finish watching the video)
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Hopefully you will see that she was trying to be her true self and it made her happier. Do you think she will have a better time making friends as her true self? |
MY MASK - ACTIVITY
Print and cut out the mask below. Then take a few minutes to come up with 5 things you would like others to know about you (i.e. talents, positive characteristics, accomplishments, etc.). Write or draw them on the front of your mask. Take a minute to share something you wrote on the front of your mask with another student.
Next, take a few minutes to come up with 5 things you never want anyone to find out about you (i.e. bad habits, hard childhood experiences, hurts, etc.). You don't need to share, but if you want to, share something you wrote on the back of your mask. |
Knowing the meaning behind our masks will help us do what we need to to shed our mask(s) and be our true self. NOT easy at times, but worth it! |
EVERYONE HAS A STORY - ACTIVITY
GROUP DISCUSSIONTeachers will now put your into small groups. Take a minute to talk about part of your story. Hopefully you will start to see some similarities in each other's stories. Also, you will notice that not any story is the same. We all have had very different experiences that make us who we are. We should respect these differences in ourselves and others.
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