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The Power of Cliques!. Cliques – Small Group of People with commons interests (strict code or membership). Positive. Negative. Never Alone Sense of Belonging Comrade Meet New People Social Status. Compete with other Groups Segregated Gangs Teasing, Bullying Others On a pedestal
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Cliques – Small Group of People with commons interests (strict code or membership) Positive Negative Never Alone Sense of Belonging Comrade Meet New People Social Status Compete with other Groups Segregated Gangs Teasing, Bullying Others On a pedestal Pressured to act a certain way Can’t have other Friends
Surviving Cliques • Know Yourself • Be involved with activities • Speak out • Have a mind of your own • Keep social circles open
Reasons “Cliques” Attract • POPULAR • Cool • Social Status • Don’t feel left out • Safer on the “Inside” than the “Outside”! CLIQUE MEMBERSHIP IS USUALLY TIGHTLY CONTROLLED BY A LEADER
“BREAKFAST CLUB” ACTIVITY • Circle up in groups • Designate a Team Leader • On page 35 – give each member of your group a secret # then write a perception for each person next to his/her secret #. COVER YOUR ANSWERS!
Questions/Discussion • What are the causes of Bullying and teasing in School? List 3 • List 3 reasons why Bullying in school does not get reported • List 3 Bullying behaviors that you have seen in school • Do Boys/Girls Bully the same or differently? Give 1 example of each. • List 2 ways you can stop bullying in school. • How does Bullying affect a student? • Open Discussion: on any topic (sports, friends, school, BF/GF issues, Parents, interests, World News, ask questions in your group, etc) • Who in your group surprised you the most? Why?
Cliques – Part 2 • Turn to Yesterday’s Warm-up on “Cliques”. • Designate 1 person to get a marker, a sheet of paper, and tape • Designate a Recorder for your group. • On the paper, list at least 6 Cliques at ArdreyKell. • Under each “Clique” write at least 5 Perceptions (positive or negative) for each clique. • Designate a group spokesperson