Cheating - Students 1 - not up

Directions: Write about a time you had in which someone cheated. How did it make you feel and how did you handle it?

Study the comic strips below. Circle the answers that show the characters apologizing appropriately.

• Who are the characters in this script?
• What are Ken and Darren doing?
• How did Ken respond when Darren kindly pointed out that he had cheated?
• How do you think Darren felt when Ken cheated?
• How do you feel when someone you are playing a game with cheats?

Directions: In the scripts below circle two nouns in purple that name a person and one noun that names a place. In red circle two verbs.

Remember: A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea. A verb names describe an action, state, or occurrence

Example script of demonstrating how to handle cheating appropriately:
Ken: I beat you in the board game!
Darren: Ken I’m not sure if you realized but you just took my turn. You just cheated and that is why you think you won.
Ken: Oh, I’m sorry, let's do it again. It’s your turn now.
Darren: Thank you for understanding and playing fairly.

Example script of demonstrating how to handle cheating inappropriately:
Ken: I beat you in the board game!
Darren: You cheated! I’m not playing with you anymore!
Ken: No I didn’t, you are just jealous that you did not win.
Darren: No way, you did not play correctly.
Ken: I don’t care what you say, I won!

Directions: How many syllables do you hear in the words below?
beat __
cheated __
understanding __
playing __
fairly __

Directions: Complete the following questions.

1. Do you want to play a game or sport with a cheater yes or no? Please explain why.
2. What happens to an activity if someone cheats?
3. Do you think you should tell an adult if someone cheats?