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Pragmatic Language: Public or Private

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  • A classmate wrote a swear word on your assignment in pen! Private or Public? What should you do?
    Scream at the classmate.
    Show the teacher, explain what happened.
    Write a swear word on the classmates assignment.
    Cry and go to the bathroom.
  • You are being bullied. Private or Public? What should you do?
    Tell a trusted adult and ask for help.
    Don't tell anyone.
    Call the bully names and make them pay!
    Avoid school at all cost!
  • You have allergies and your nose is running. Private or Public? What should you do?
    Get a tissues, throw it away immediately, sanitize hands.
    Wipe my nose on my sleeve so I don't bother anyone.
    Blow my nose in my hands.
    Keep sniffing, no one cares.
  • Your friend has a personal problem in the bathroom. Private or Public? What should you do?
    Tell everyone that your friend is having bathroom problems.
    Stay in the bathroom and wait for your friend.
    Don't say anything to anyone unless your friend needs help.
    Call your mom and tell her about your friend.
  • You aren't feeling well and feel nauseous. Private or Public? What should you do?
    Quietly tell your teacher and ask to go to the office.
    Announce to your class that you have a stomach ache.
    Stay in class. Do nothing.
    Call your mom from the hallway and sneak out of school.
  • You are at home and feel sick. Private or Public? What should you do?
    Tell your parents or important adults.
    Don't tell anyone.
    Go out into the yard and yell that you are sick.
    Call your frined and tell them you are sick.
  • A friend told you a personal secret. Private or Public? What should you do?
    Only tell your other friends.
    Tell everyone in your advisory period.
    Keep the secret no matter what.
    If the secret is dangerous, tell a trusted adult.
  • You have a piece of broccoli stuck in your teeth and need to pick it out. Private or Public? What should you do?
    Go to the bathroom, wash my hands, remove the broccoli.
    Pick it out while I'm sitting in class.
    Ask a friend to pick it out for me.
    Ignore it, it's fine.
  • You are at your desk and you sneeze into your hands. You now have mucous in your hands. Private or Public? What should you do?
    Wipe your hands on the desk.
    Wipe your hands on your shoe.
    Wipe your hands on your pants.
    Get a tissue, wipe hands, throw away, sanitize.
  • You are feeling anxious and overwhelmed. Private or Public? What should you do?
    Cry and put your head down on your desk.
    Ask the teacher for a break to get some water.
    Yell at the teacher.
    Flip your desk over and run out of the room.