Planned Teaching    
                      Boys Town Social Skill Lesson Plan  
 

How to Accept Criticism

    
       
       
Introduce Skill Who can explain what the word "criticism" means?  
What? How do you feel when you're criticizd?  Why is criticism  
When? given?  Can you give an example?  When?  (to improve  
Who? behavior, performance, etc.)  Who? (parents, teachers,  
  coaches, peers, bosses, etc.)    
       
Describe Skill Steps 1. Look at the person.    
  2. Say "Okay."    
  3. No arguing. (Give examples of what would be considered  
  argumentative.)    
       
Rationale When you accept criticism, people will see you as  
Benefit wanting to improve yourself.  You will be thought of as  
Neg. Consequence mature, and others may want to work with you.  
Concern      
       
       
Request for Does this make sense?  Repeat the skill steps for me.  
Acknowledgment      
       
Practice Put the class in groups.  Give each group an envelope containing several
  slips of paper on which specific criticisms are written.  Have students  
  take turns accepting criticism drawn from the envelope by someone in the
  group.  Monitor and help as needed.  Ask for group volunteers to model  
  for the class.    
       
Feedback You really did a good job of practicing How to Accept Criticism.  
  (List steps giving specific praise and feedback on each step.)  
       
       
Positive  Because you practiced How to Accept Criticism correctly, we have 5  
Consequence minutes of extra free time today.    
       
       
Follow-Up Practice During lunch today each f you need to remember How to Accept   
  Criticism if it is given to you when you are putting away your trays and lining up.