Empathy: Mojo, the Director
From Big Ideas by ClassDojo · 2016
5 minK1st2nd3rd4th5thSocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
The monsters are putting on a school musical and Mojo is directing — loudly. He is so sure he knows best that he never checks how anyone else feels about it. Episode 1 of the empathy series, made with Harvard's Making Caring Common project.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Mojo isn't trying to be unkind. He simply never stops to ask how anyone else feels.
- What is Mojo's job in the musical, and how is he doing it?
- How do you think the other monsters felt being bossed around?
- What could Mojo have asked them?
- When is it hard to notice other people's feelings?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: empathy, feelings, perspective, director, notice.
Try it: Pick one moment from the show and write it twice: once as Mojo saw it, once as one of the other monsters saw it.