CULMINATING ACTIVITY – ROLE

PLAY ASSIGNMENT AND RUBRIC

Name: _____________________________________ Partner(s): ______________________________

Your task: Use the scenario provided or make one up (needs to be approved by your teacher). The role
play is meant to be in the context of a friendship/relationship that you care about and hope to maintain
and has to relate to substance use or related addictive behaviours (i.e. Gaming, gambling, excessive use
of Internet, etc.)

To do:

 Decide which role each person will play.

 Consider the IDEAL decision making model when you think about how this situation should be
resolved.
 Keep in mind that you want to RESOLVE the conflict in a peaceful manner using some of the
strategies we have practised in class including the previous unit (i.e. reflective listening, assertive
communication, delay, refusal or negotiation skills, apologizing, etc.).
 Develop a role play script that involves all group members.
 Complete the questions below.
 Practise your role play and be prepared to present it to the class.
 Hand in the questions below on: ________________________________
Questions:

1. What are the influences involved in your role play? (i.e., difference of opinion, going against
your values, pressure from friends, pressure from a dating partner, etc.)

2. Write a script for your role play (on a separate sheet of paper).

3. Explain how your conflict/issue was resolved. What skills were used to resolve this
conflict/issue?

4. How would using these skills make the person in the role play more resilient?
 Category Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
50-59 60-69 70-79 80-100
Thinking/Inquiry demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates
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the the the the
consequences consequences consequences consequences
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and addictions and addictions and addictions and addictions
with limited with some with with a high
effectiveness effectiveness considerable degree of
effectiveness effectiveness

Thinking/Inquiry demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates a

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how how how how
communication communication communication communication
skills, problem skills, problem skills, problem skills, problem
solving skills and solving skills and solving skills and solving skills and
decision-making decision-making decision-making decision-making
skills impact skills impact skills impact skills impact
resilience resilience resilience resilience
Thinking/Inquiry demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates a
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Application makes decisions makes decisions makes decisions makes decisions
for health with for health with for health with for health with a
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ideas with ideas with some ideas with ideas with a high
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