Authority vs. PowerScenarios

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Scenarios to DiscussTalk with your shoulder partner about the scenarios in which someone acted on their own or when someone had power over them.

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Scenarios to Discuss

• Kate is going swimming after school.

• Thomas’s mother made him wait an hour after eating before going in the pool.

• Tori could not watch the basketball game because her brother kept changing the channel.

• Abby demanded Adam’s lunch money so she could buy lunch.

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Act it Out!1. Act out a time when you made your own choice/decision about something.

2. Act out a time when you acted because someone had power over you.

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Exit Slip

1. Why is authority needed?

2. Why is it important to know the difference between authority and power?

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In which scene is the person using power without authority? Explain

your answer!

A B C

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