1. LESSON FIVE PREVENTING VIOLENCE
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LESSON FIVE
PREVENTING VIOLENCE

2. OBJECTIVES IDENTIFY FIVE WAYS TO CONTROL ANGER.
IDENTIFY FIVE WAYS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM VIOLENT SITUATIONS.

3. BELLRINGER
WRITE A PARAGRAPH THAT DESCRIBES A TIME WHEN YOU WERE ANGRY. EXPLAIN WHY YOU WERE ANGRY AND HOW YOU CONTROLLED YOUR ANGER.

4. ESSENTIAL QUESTION WHAT CAN YOU DO TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM VIOLENT
SITUATIONS?

5. DEFINITIONS
TO PREVENT ANGER FROM ERUPTING INTO VIOLENCE, USE THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES:
1. TAKE A BREAK.
2. FOCUS ON CALMING YOURSELF.
3. RELEASE YOUR ANGER IN A SAFE WAY.
4. EXERCISE.
5. BE CREATIVE.
TO LOWER YOUR RISK OF BECOMING A VICTIM OF VIOLENCE, DO THE FOLLOWING THINGS:
1. PAY ATTENTION TO SIGNS THAT VIOLENCE MIGHT OCCUR.
2. WALK AWAY FROM OUT-OF-CONTROL CONFLICTS.
3. TAKE ALL THREATS SERIOUSLY.
4. AVOID PEOPLE WHO CARRY WEAPONS.
5. AVOID PEOPLE WHO TAKE DRUGS.