Accepting “No” From Someone Else

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Accepting “No” From Someone Else

About This Video

Accepting “No” From Someone Else helps young adults learn how to respect another person’s answer, even when it feels disappointing. This video teaches that hearing “no” can bring up feelings like sadness, embarrassment, frustration, or confusion, and those feelings are okay. Learners practice staying calm, using respectful words, avoiding pressure or arguing, and respecting other people’s boundaries and choices.

Learning Objectives

After watching this video, learners will:

  1. Identify the key communication or relationship skill presented in accepting “no” from someone else.
  2. Distinguish helpful, respectful responses from responses that may create a problem.
  3. Use appropriate words or actions to apply the skill in an everyday situation.

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Clinician & Educator Supports

Grade 8
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.1 – Participate effectively in collaborative discussions, building on others’ ideas and expressing ideas clearly.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.6 – Adapt speech to different contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.3 – Use knowledge of language to make effective choices for meaning, style, and comprehension.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.5 – Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

Grades 9–10
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1 – Participate effectively in collaborative discussions, building on others’ ideas and expressing ideas clearly and persuasively.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.6 – Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.3 – Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts and make effective choices for meaning and style.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.5 – Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

Grades 11–12
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1 – Participate effectively in collaborative discussions, building on others’ ideas and expressing ideas clearly and persuasively.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.6 – Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when appropriate.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.3 – Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts and make effective choices for meaning and style.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.5 – Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

 

  • By the end of the instructional period, given social scenarios, the learner will identify respectful versus disrespectful responses to another person’s “no” with 80% accuracy across 3 consecutive sessions.
  • By the end of the instructional period, the learner will respond to a refusal using calm, respectful language without repeated pressure or arguing in 4 of 5 role-play opportunities across 3 consecutive sessions.
  • By the end of the instructional period, when feeling disappointed after hearing “no,” the learner will identify an appropriate regulation or problem-solving strategy and explain why it is helpful in 4 of 5 opportunities across 3 consecutive sessions.

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