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Finding a school contact and a backup contact
Grades 9–12 · Ready-made original
Learning goal
Choose a school helper, a way to ask, and a backup.
Materials
The student page below and a pencil.
Opening question · 3 minutes
“Who could help when the usual contact is away?”
A school situation · 5 minutes
A made-up student has three questions: a course requirement is unclear, two activities have conflicting schedules, and the student wants a private conversation about a school concern. A familiar staff member is unavailable this week.
One possible response · 4 minutes
Ask the teacher or school adviser about the course question, and an available school adult for the appropriate private-help route.
Practice · 10 minutes
Who could help when the usual contact is away?
1. A course requirement is unclear and the usual adviser is away.
2. Two school activities overlap and the student needs the confirmed schedules.
Possible answers
1. Ask the school office who can help confirm the current requirement.
2. Ask each activity's school contact to confirm times before choosing or requesting a change.
Student page · 5 minutes
Use the ready-to-print student page at the end of this lesson. Students may write, draw, or give an answer aloud.
Exit question · 3 minutes
“Choose one of the stories. What could the student say or do first?”
Student page to print
Finding a school contact and a backup contact
Write, draw, or say your answer. You may pass.
An example
A made-up student has three questions: a course requirement is unclear, two activities have conflicting schedules, and the student wants a private conversation about a school concern. A familiar staff member is unavailable this week.
Who could help when the usual contact is away?
One possible response: Ask the teacher or school adviser about the course question, and an available school adult for the appropriate private-help route.
1. A course requirement is unclear and the usual adviser is away.
Who could help when the usual contact is away?
2. Two school activities overlap and the student needs the confirmed schedules.
Who could help when the usual contact is away?
One sentence to keep
Choose one story above. Write the first thing the person could say or do.