SESSION OBJECTIVES
AFTER review of the topic, participants will be able to
*OUTLINE the psychology of cursing
*LIST commonly used curse words
*IDENTIFY the meanings of these words
*SUGGEST appropriate words to use instead
*EXPUNGE four letter words from the vocabulary
LESSON PLAN:
Do sketch:
Group work
Give key note talk
SHO-WD
STARTER: HAPPENING: OUR: WHY: DO:
STARTER:
Sketch:
Boy meets boy
Boy A: Hi John, how was your Chemistry exam?
Boy B: "@#$$%%^ (Expletive deleted)
... Gun Knee Chow's Cheese Bars...
I studied Sodium but they asked about Potassium. #$%^& bad word
bad word bad word..."
HAPPENING?
ASK: What did you see?
(MAKE SURE they talk about what was going on up till
"bad word bad word bad word..." and not after).
OUR?
ASK: Could this be happening to in Singapore?
WHY?
In groups of 5, discuss
A) What exactly that string of bad words means.
B) What he could have said instead
After 15 minutes,
appoint a scribe
collect serially one idea from each group,
scribe to write these on a flip chart
Review the list:
edit, supplement
DO:
In groups of 5 (new grouping),
Ask: What other bad words/ curses are there?
A) List these bad words in various languages
B) Identify their meanings
C) What response can we make when we hear these bad words?
D) What are more socially acceptable expressions?
After 30 minutes,
appoint a scribe
collect serially one idea from each group,
scribe to write these on a flip chart
Review the list:
edit, supplement
Add overview and summary of moral points of the lesson
keynote talk about: Bad words: why we curse and swear:
socially acceptable ways of expressing anger