Introduction
Objective
Introduce the concept of public and private telling.
Activity: My story in post-its (10 min)
Teacher's note: Watch the 'My Story in Post-its' video in preparation.
Step 1:
Make a chart or use the wall with the following headings:
- A story I feel comfortable sharing
- A story I feel uncomfortable to share with
- Three people I feel comfortable to share with
- Three people I don't feel comfortable sharing with
Each participant is given four post-its: yellow, pink, blue and green. They must not write
their name on them. Tell the learners that you will be re-writing the answers from the post-its before the class sees them.
Step 2:
On their blue post-it, the learner should write the title of a personal story they would feel
comfortable to share.
E.g. ‘My childhood’, ‘The day I was bullied’, ‘My favourite pet’.
Step 3: Listen
On their pink post-it, the learner must write one word to summarise a story that they would
not feel comfortable sharing.
E.g. ‘divorce’, ‘depression’, ‘bullying’.
Step 4:
On their yellow post-it, the learner writes down three people they feel comfortable sharing
their story with.
E.g. Mom, sister, friend.
Step 5:
On their green post-it, the learner writes down three people they would feel uncomfortable
or unsafe sharing their story with.
E.g. uncle, policeman.
Step 6:
Collect all the post-its, except for the pink ones. Place them on the board for all to see. Give the learners time to look at the board.
Step 7: Journal reflection
How did you experience doing this activity? Did anything surprise you? What?
Step 8: Summarise
Explain the concept of public and private telling.
