Lesson
Chatting and Red Flags
How can you tell when an online relationship is risky?
Grade
9Time
45 mins.
Objectives
- Identify the types of messages that might cause a red flag feeling for someone.
- Use the Feelings & Options thinking routine to analyze and respond to a situation involving a red flag feeling.
Vocabulary
grooming (online) .
red flag feelings
grooming (online) – when someone older uses chatting or messaging to befriend and manipulate a child or teenager into an in-person meeting for the purpose of sexual abuse or sex trafficking
red flag feelings – when something happens that makes you feel uncomfortable, worried, sad, or anxious
Standards
This lesson meets standards for Common Core ELA, ISTE, CASEL and AASL.
What You’ll Need
Supplies
Blank paper