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SHANICE'S MUM:Finish your breakfast Shanice, it's nearly eight!
SHANICE:Mum, it's fine…
SHANICE'S MUM:What lessons have you got today?
SHANICE:I dunno, Science?
SHANICE'S MUM:You are making an effort there…
SHANICE:Yeah…
SHANICE'S MUM:Shanice, we went to a lot of effort to get you into that school, don’t let all that be for nothing. First impression is the last impression.
SHANICE:Mum, it's early you know.
SHANICE'S MUM:IT'S LATE!
FEMALE CLASSMATE #1:I told you innit! They let us do practicals from early.
SHANICE:Shut up mate. You're gonna wet yourself!
MALE TEACHER:OK guys, now remember that you have to record everything that you do here today, alright? Because you're going to need it for your homework.
ALL:SIGH
MALE TEACHER:I know, I know.
FEMALE CLASSMATE #2:Don't this wasteman know we've got lives? This? It is BABY stuff. I swear we don't do things like, cutting up hamsters till year nine?
JULIE:They make us dissect hamsters?
FEMALE CLASSMATE #2:Yeah! Are you gonna donate yours for the cause?
FEMALE CLASSMATE #1:She's joking.
MALE TEACHER:OK, once all the solutions been filtered. Pass the flask onto someone else in your group They're going to place it in the evaporating dish. Now very, very careful with that dish OK guys? Tongs and towels. NEVER fingers.
FEMALE CLASSMATE #2:Shanice, I dare you to touch that.
SHANICE:Shut up man, you touch it.
FEMALE CLASSMATE:Oh, you're shook aren't you, yeah?
SHANICE:Is this a shook face?
FEMALE CLASSMATE #2:Yeah.
JULIE:Careful you'll get burnt!
FEMALE CLASSMATE #2:"Careful you'll get burnt". Don't listen to 'save the animals' over there, just DO it!
FEMALE CLASSMATE #1:Go on!
MALE TEACHER:Shanice! Is that what we call "responsible behaviour"? No, it's not. Why did we spend last lesson talking about health and safety for you to go and do that? Right, over here please. You can sit the rest of the experiment out.
FEMALE CLASSMATE #2:She's so dumb I didn’t think she was gonna do…
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SHANICE:Why have you moved my computer?
SHANICE'S MUM:Don't start Shanice! I just wanna see how working down here goes for a while.
SHANICE:No, you just wanna keep an eye on me.
SHANICE'S MUM:Shanice, I've seen you upstairs. Headphone on one ear, mobile clamped to the other, music blaring away!
SHANICE:I work better when I'm listening to music though!
SHANICE'S MUM:You can still listen, upstairs.
SHANICE:Argh, you're treating me like a baby!
SHANICE'S MUM:Shanice! Look, I just want you to focus. You're in secondary now! Being able to study properly at home it's part of the deal.
SHANICE:Why should I bother with homework anyway? No one else does!
SHANICE'S MUM:Shanice!
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CHATTER
FEMALE CLASSMATE #1:Shanice!
SHANICE:Hi!
FEMALE CLASSMATE #1:I'm so tired! I had to record all the soaps, cause the Science homework took me literally forever!
JULIE:Really? So you didn't watch EastEnders? Don't worry, I won't tell you what happened!
FEMALE CLASSMATE #2:Cause you never saw it, because it was on way past your bed time!
LAUGHS
FEMALE CLASSMATE #2:Bet my girl Shanice didn't do that stupid assignment?
SHANICE:I did… I… I just didn't finish it.4FEMALE CLASSMATE #2:Well! We all know what I was doing last night! My nails!
JULIE:Shanice, wait. Shanice wait. Did you really not finish your homework?
MALE TEACHER:OK year seven, I want to collect your homework now please? Quick as you can!
FEMALE CLASSMATE #2:Shanice, I beg you don't give yours in! I don't want to be the only one, just this one time, yeah?
SHANICE:Shall I give it in or not? I mean, it's only homework. Not worth making enemies over? But what would my mum say? What should I do?
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Video summary
It is week two of Shanice's first term at secondary school and her mum wants her to concentrate and do well.
However, Shanice is pressured by Lauren into fooling around and being the centre of attention in class.
Is this compatible with being seen to be conscientious with her work?
Lauren's influence over Shanice strengthens when she convinces her not to hand in the homework she has worked hard on.
Her mum and friend Julie try to convince her to work hard and ignore the bullies but she pushes them away in order to impress Lauren.
This clip is from the series L8R Youngers 2, exploring the issues faced by a group of young friends.
Teacher Notes
Student could brainstorm what they are looking forward to about moving to secondary school and what they are not sure or concerned about, compiling two lists and discussing them.
Consider why keeping up with school work is important at secondary school.
Students could explore Shanice's dilemma with her classmates.
Why doesn’t Lauren want Shanice to hand in her homework? What would they do in Shanice’s place?
Ask the students what bullying behaviour is.
The students could consider strategies for responding to, and managing, bullying behaviour.
Emphasise the importance of telling someone if students witness bullying behaviour as doing nothing can perpetuate bullying.
This clip will be relevant for teaching PSHE and Modern Studies at KS2 in England and Northern Ireland, PSE at KS2 in Wales and First Level and Second Level in Scotland.
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