Assertiveness Role-Plays for Adolescents 12 to 14 Years Old Print

A Lesson Plan from Life Planning Education: A Youth Development Program (Chapter Three)

NOTE:  Life Planning Education (LPE) is currently being revised. The printed/for-sale version includes an older version of this lesson plan. Please make sure you have looked at the PDF of Life Planning Education before purchasing - that is the version that is available to buy.

Leader’s Resource for the lesson plan, Speaking Up For Yourself

  1. A salesperson ignores you and waits on an adult, even though you have been waiting at the counter longer.
  2. You have been on the phone with a friend for over an hour and aren't interested in hearing more about the friend’s girlfriend/boyfriend.  You want to watch a television show that is about to start.
  3. You are attending a meeting to plan a citywide event to raise money for children in need.  Every time you start to say something, someone older interrupts you.
  4. You cannot concentrate on your homework and are getting a headache because of the loud music coming from the apartment next door.
  5. You have seen your school counselor three times about the same problem, that your teacher is sexually harassing you. But nothing has changed.  You are annoyed and scared and want her to help you, now!
  6. A friend borrowed your library book and lost it. You want your friend to pay for the book.
  7. You are watching a movie, and someone behind you is talking and laughing loudly.
  8. A friend promised to come to your house and help with an English paper on Sunday afternoon, but she didn't show up.  She calls you two days later.
  9. You have been dating one person for a while but now you want to date someone else.  The friend you have been dating calls to ask what the two of you are doing Friday night.
  10. You are having lunch at a restaurant and someone at the next table lights a cigarette.  There is supposed to be no smoking in the restaurant, and the smoke is making you feel sick.
  11. You have been waiting 45 minutes for a friend to meet you for lunch.  Finally, your friend shows up and apologizes, but you still feel angry.
  12. You overhear a friend make a rude comment about the guy in your class who has epilepsy.  You want the friend to know how you feel about the comment.

Life Planning Education, Advocates for Youth, Updated 2009.