There are six levels in the Bloom’s Taxonomy discussion question process. After reading “Angry Blake,” the teacher will ask questions from the second level called Comprehension.
- Anger Management Story link: Angry Blake
- Anger Management Role-Play link: Angry Blake
- Role-Play slideshow: Angry Blake
B. Ask the Comprehension Questions.
Note to teacher: Post the Basic 2 Basic Needs posters to help facilitate the next question. For your convenience, click on the following link to print a copy of the 2 Basic Needs Display Posters.
- Poster: 5 Basic Needs and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
1. Teacher says or asks: DESCRIBE what Basic needs Blake was trying to get met.
a. Belonging
b. Self-Respect
c. Respect
d. Power
e. Safety & Security
f. Freedom
g. Fun
Students Respond:
a. Belonging- Blake was not getting his BELONGING need met with his parents since they were so busy arguing with each other.
b. Self-Respect – Blake was trying to feel more SELF-RESPECT by taking out his frustrations about his parents’ divorce on the kids at school. Sometimes, it worked for him. Other times, it did not. He did feel more feelings of SELF-RESPECT after talking things through with Alicia and the guidance counselor. It also made him feel better about himself talking about his dirt biking hobby with Tim.
c. Respect- Blake felt RESPECTED by Alicia, Tim, and the guidance counselor.
d. Power- Blake is feeling POWERLESS due to having a bad dream, his parents getting a divorce, burnt toast that morning, and memories of kids putting him down in the past. He wants and needs to feel POWERFUL by bullying others. He successfully bullies Cody and Diane. He tries to bully Alicia and Tim unsuccessfully.
e. Safety & Security- Blake felt UNSAFE and INSECURE since his parents were getting a divorce. He felt scared of how the divorce would impact his life.
f. Freedom- Blake wanted the FREEDOM of not having to listen to his parents argue with each other.
g. FUN- Blake had FUN dirt biking. He also had FUN talking about dirt biking and skateboarding with Tim. He also had FUN walking to lunch with Alicia who was being nice to him and helpful.
2. Teacher says or asks: DESCRIBE what Basic Needs Cody was trying to get met.
a. Belonging
b. Self-Respect
c. Respect
d. Power
e. Safety & Security
f. Freedom
g. Fun
Students Respond:
a. Belonging- Cody wanted to get his BELONGING need met with his best friend by repeating a juicy piece of gossip.
b. Self-Respect – Cody lacks feeling SELF-RESPECT since he could not come up with a good way to handle Blake’s bullying.
c. Respect- Cody feels RESPECT from his best friend, but he definitely does not feel RESPECTED by Blake.
d. Power- Cody felt that be repeating a juicy piece of gossip to his best friend, this would make him feel more POWERFUL.
e. Safety & Security- Cody did not feel SAFE or SECURE when Blake suddenly pushed him and called him names and threatened him.
f. Freedom- Cody would like the FREEDOM to walk through the hallway without getting pushed or yelled at.
g. FUN- Cody was planning to have FUN by repeating a juicy piece of gossip to his best friend; however, being pushed and yelled at by Blake destroyed his ability to enjoy himself at that time.
3. Teacher says or asks: DESCRIBE what Basic Needs Diane was trying to get met.
a. Belonging
b. Self-Respect
c. Respect
d. Power
e. Safety & Security
f. Freedom
g. Fun
Students Respond:
a. Belonging- Diane did not get her BELONGING need met as Blake called her a bunch of mean names. There was no one to come to her rescue.
b. Self-Respect – Diane felt a lack of SELF-RESPECT since she did not know how to handle Blake’s put-downs. She felt really bad about herself because she ran into the bathroom to cry.
c. Respect- Diane did not feel RESPECTED by Blake.
d. Power-Diane felt POWERLESS when Blake called her a bunch of mean names.
e. Safety & Security- Diane did not feel SAFE or SECURE because of Blake’s name-calling. Diane was at least feeling a little SAFER by running into the girl’s bathroom to cry. At least Blake could not follow her in to continue his name-calling.
f. Freedom- Diane would have liked the FREEDOM to not be called a bunch of mean names by Blake.
g. FUN- Diane was not having any FUN due to Blake’s name-calling.
4. Teacher says or asks: DESCRIBE what Basic Needs Alicia was trying to get met.
a. Belonging
b. Self-Respect
c. Respect
d. Power
e. Safety & Security
f. Freedom
g. Fun
Students Respond:
a. Belonging- Alicia got her BELONGING need met with Blake once she offered to listen to his problems. They actually made a bit of a connection that continued the next time they saw each other.
b. Self-Respect – Alicia had enough SELF-RESPECT to not give much credence to Blake’s put-downs. She felt even more RESPECT for herself when she was able to act like a counselor to Blake.
c. Respect- Alicia started out feeling DESRESPECTED by Blake. That changed. In the end, after offering to listen to his problems, she felt RESPECTED by him. She especially felt RESPECTED by him later on when she found out he took her advice to visit a guidance counselor.
d. Power- Alicia started to feel POWERLESS when Blake first started calling her names. Then she re-claimed her POWER and felt more POWERFUL as she offered to listen to him recount why he was having a bad day.
e. Safety & Security- Alicia started out not feeling SAFE or SECURE when Blake first started calling her names. After they started talking things out, she felt much more SAFE and SECURE that day and the next time they saw each other.
f. Freedom- Alicia would have liked the FREEDOM to not have had to been called names by Blake in the first place. After they started talking things out, she felt FREE to suggest they walk together to lunch.
g. FUN- Alicia started out not having any FUN due to Blake’s name-calling. She ended up having more FUN when they began to talk things out. She had even more FUN the next time they ran into each other when she found out he had taken her advice to talk with a guidance counselor. Then, walking to lunch together felt FUN and easy.
5. Teacher says or asks: DESCRIBE what Basic Needs Tim was trying to get met.
a. Belonging
b. Self-Respect
c. Respect
d. Power
e. Safety & Security
f. Freedom
g. Fun
Students Respond:
a. Belonging- At first Tim did not get his BELONGING need met when Blake started calling him names. Once he got Blake talking about his favorite hobby of dirt biking and he got to talk about how much he loved skateboarding, he really felt like he BELONGED. The two of them forged a bit of a friendship together.
b. Self-Respect – Tim had lots of SELF-RESPECT. He had so much SELF-RESPECT that Blake’s name-calling barely touched him.
c. Respect- Tim did not feel RESPECTED by Blake at first. Once he got him talking about his favorite hobby of dirt biking, he felt much more RESPECTED by him.
d. Power- For a brief moment, Tim might have felt POWERLESS when Blake first started the name-calling. Once he managed to control and direct the conversation with talking about their favorite hobbies, he probably felt much more POWERFUL.
e. Safety & Security- Tim might felt a brief moment of not feeling SAFE or SECURE when Blake started the name-calling. Once he managed to distract Blake with a conversation about their favorite hobbies, he probably felt extremely SAFE and SECURE.
f. Freedom- Tim liked the FREEDOM he felt with enjoying his hobby of skateboarding. He enjoyed talking about his hobby. He also enjoyed the FREEDOM he felt in getting Blake to talk about his favorite hobby as well.
g. FUN- Tim had fun skateboarding. He had FUN talking with Blake about dirt biking and sharing conversation about their two favorite hobbies.
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