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Prescribed Learning Outcomes
Suggested Instructional Strategies
Suggested Assessment Strategies
Recommended Learning Resources

It is expected that students will:

• define several types of abuse, including sexual, physical, and emotional abuse or neglect
• recognize signs of abusive situations
• describe the potential consequences of abuse

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SUGGESTED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

ALERT:  When dealing with topics related to abuse, teachers should be aware of district policies regarding any disclosures that might occur.

• Ask students to find examples of abuse in mass media, stories, or videos. Have students in small groups classify these according to type of abuse and identify actual or potential consequences.
• Invite qualified guest speakers from the community to talk about the different types and signs of abuse.
• Ask students to note examples of verbal abuse in interactions among their peers, at school and elsewhere. Discuss the probable feelings of people subjected to this kind of abuse and have students propose steps or measures to eliminate it in the classroom.
• Invite students to develop a variety of scenarios in which characters experience strong emotions (e.g., anger, loneliness) and then suggest appropriate responses to them. Discuss the relationship between lack of emotional control and abusive situations.
• Have students research and report on types, causes, and consequences of abuse, and identify community resources that provide information about abuse.
• Use videos or other recommended resources to initiate class discussion on how various forms of abuse affect interpersonal relationships.

• As students work with examples of abuse in mass media, fiction, videos, or case studies, look for evidence that they are able to:
  • define abuse logically, accurately, and clearly in their own words
  • recognize the type(s) of abuse or neglect portrayed
  • identify the indicators of abuse in each situation
  • offer logical speculation about causal or contributing factors
  • accurately describe the short-term consequences of the behaviour portrayed
  • make logical projections about the potential long-term consequences
• Following a presentation by a guest speaker or a discussion of a video, encourage reflection and self-assessment with prompts such as:
  • Three things I learned today are __________.
  • I used to think that __________ but now I've learned that __________.
  • I still have trouble understanding __________.
  • A connection I made between information I received today and previous class discussions and activities is __________.
  Note the extent to which students demonstrate knowledge and awareness of abuse.

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