Builder or Breaker(100 pts ONLY)
Builder or Breaker
“I like when you share your opinion with the team”
Builder
“You make me angry because you are always late”
“I feel____when____ because____.”
"I feel angry when you come late because it makes me worry about you.”
A classmate keeps teasing you about your glasses. He or she may not mean to hurt you, but it bothers you anyway.
Give a “You” Statement and turn it into a “I” Statement
You Statement: You are bothering me because you always make fun of my glasses.
I Statement: I feel hurt when you tease me about my glasses because I need them to see.
Builder or Breaker
“Every time we go somewhere you get to pick the location”
“You never text me first!"
“I feel____when____ because____.”
“I feel mad when you don’t reach out first because we wouldn’t talk if I didn’t.”
Your parents do not speak English. You find out that someone in your class, who you thought was your friend, makes fun of your parents behind your back.
Give a “You” Statement and turn it into a “I” Statement
You Statement: You are so mean for always talking about my parents behind my back.
I Statement: I felt angry when I found out what you said about my parents because they don’t speak English.
Builder or Breaker
“All of your ideas are the same!”
Breaker
“You don’t care about me or my feelings”
“I feel____when____ because____.”
“I feel sad when you don’t make time for me because it makes me think you don’t care about me or my feelings”
You got in trouble with your teacher for talking when it was really your neighbor who was talking.
Give a “You” Statement and turn it into a “I” Statement
You Statement: You have it all wrong!
I Statement: I feel angry when you accused me of talking because it was someone else.