ERIN WIMBERLYLIBERTY UNIVERSITY

WINTER 2011

Tool Box PresentationPeer Pressure and Propaganda

Needs

A sixth grade English teacher approached the school counselor about a problem that seems to be increasing among her students. According to the teacher, her students are getting in trouble frequently for “following the crowd.” The school counselor and the teacher collaborate d to come up with an approach to decrease this problem among her classes. The school counselor will go into the classroom to conduct a lesson on propaganda and relate it to peer pressure.

Target Population

Teacher A’s 6th grade ELA classes 129 studentsIt will be a setting where the achievement

gap will be addressed.

Goal

To enhance awareness of peer pressure and

increase language arts skills.

Objectives

Objective 1: Enhance the ability to indentify propaganda techniques by 20%.

Objective 2: To increase awareness of peer pressure and decision making skills by 20%.

Method of Delivery and Curriculum

Method: Classroom Guidance

Link to Lesson Plan

Pre-Post Test

SCOPE

SCOPE

References

Schellenberg, R. (2008). The New School Counselor: Strategies for Universal Academic Achievement. Lanham, Maryland.

“Peer Pressure Quiz” Retrieved 31 December, 2010. http://library.thinkquest.org.