Power and Power and Authority:Authority:

~ What’s the difference?~ What’s the difference?

Focus Questions:Focus Questions:

What is authority? What is authority?

What is the difference between authority What is the difference between authority and power?and power?

POWERPOWER

If one person makes If one person makes another do another do something, that something, that person is using person is using powerpower. .

Let’s Play!Let’s Play!

We will play the “paddle” game. Draw a We will play the “paddle” game. Draw a “thumbs up” on one side of your paddle and “thumbs up” on one side of your paddle and a “thumbs down” on the other side.a “thumbs down” on the other side.

Listen to the following scenarios. If the Listen to the following scenarios. If the scenario shows scenario shows a person acting on his/her a person acting on his/her own, raise your thumbs up own, raise your thumbs up paddle. paddle. If the If the scenario shows scenario shows a person acting because a person acting because someone had power over him/her, raise someone had power over him/her, raise your thumbs downyour thumbs down paddle. paddle.

Scenario 1:Scenario 1:

Tim is going Tim is going swimming after swimming after schoolschool

Scenario 2:Scenario 2:

Julia’s mother made Julia’s mother made her wait an hour after her wait an hour after eating before going eating before going in the pool.in the pool.

Scenario 3:Scenario 3:

Isaiah could not watch the baseball game Isaiah could not watch the baseball game because his brother kept changing the because his brother kept changing the channel.channel.

Scenario 4:Scenario 4:

Grace gave a dollar to her friend to buy a Grace gave a dollar to her friend to buy a snacksnack

Scenario 5:Scenario 5:

Kyle’s father said he could not go outside Kyle’s father said he could not go outside to play until his homework was finishedto play until his homework was finished

Discussion…Discussion…

Now you can turn and talk to a partner about Now you can turn and talk to a partner about the scenarios in which someone acted on the scenarios in which someone acted on his/her own and when the person acted his/her own and when the person acted because someone had power over him/her. because someone had power over him/her.

Next, please respond to these two questions in Next, please respond to these two questions in your empowerment journals: your empowerment journals:

1.) Describe a time that you acted on your own 1.) Describe a time that you acted on your own when you made a choice. when you made a choice.

2.) Describe a time when you acted because 2.) Describe a time when you acted because someone had power over you. someone had power over you.

AUTHORITYAUTHORITY

The right to use power to influence or The right to use power to influence or control the behavior of others. control the behavior of others.

Note the difference between power and Note the difference between power and authority: Authority involves authority: Authority involves the rightthe right to to tell others what to do. tell others what to do.

Who has authority…Who has authority…

In your home?In your home? (parents)(parents) At school? At school? (teachers, principal)(teachers, principal) In our community? In our community? (police officers, mayor)(police officers, mayor) Tell me…how is authority different from Tell me…how is authority different from

power? power?

Role Play!Role Play!

In groups, you will create a skit to In groups, you will create a skit to demonstrate a particular scenario. You will demonstrate a particular scenario. You will have 10-15 minutes to prepare your skit.have 10-15 minutes to prepare your skit.

Other students will be asked to tell whether Other students will be asked to tell whether they feel your skit accurately demonstrates they feel your skit accurately demonstrates power and/or authority. Make it count!power and/or authority. Make it count!

Scenario 1:Scenario 1:

A teacher assigning homework/class A teacher assigning homework/class work to his/her class.work to his/her class.

Scenario 2: Scenario 2:

A parent telling a child to do their chores. A parent telling a child to do their chores.

Scenario 3:Scenario 3:

A student demanding A student demanding money for recess money for recess from another student.from another student.

Scenario 4:Scenario 4:

A police officer giving someone a ticket.A police officer giving someone a ticket.

Scenario 5:Scenario 5: A thief robbing a bank. A thief robbing a bank.

Discussion…Discussion…

How did you feel How did you feel creating and creating and watching those watching those skits?skits?

Do you feel you Do you feel you have a greater have a greater understanding of understanding of power and power and authority? authority?

Let’s see…Let’s see…

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

WRAP UP!WRAP UP!

Concluding thoughts…Concluding thoughts…

Why is authority needed? Why is authority needed? Why is it important to know Why is it important to know

the difference between the difference between authority and power?authority and power?

Check out these Check out these Heritage MinutesHeritage Minutes and and consider how authority and power consider how authority and power influence the events.influence the events.

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In your In your empowerment empowerment journal, state the journal, state the types/sources of types/sources of powerpower you see you see people using to people using to achieve their goals, achieve their goals, and and critique the use critique the use of the power.of the power.