Grade 8 Self-Advocacy Skills Worksheet
A worksheet for 8th graders to practice and understand self-advocacy skills in various situations.
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Self-Advocacy Skills Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will help you understand and practice self-advocacy skills.
1. Which of the following best defines self-advocacy?
Letting others make all your decisions for you.
Speaking up for yourself and your needs.
Always agreeing with what an authority figure says.
Ignoring problems and hoping they go away.
2. What is a key component of effective self-advocacy?
Being aggressive and demanding.
Clear and respectful communication.
Waiting for someone else to solve your problems.
Complaining to friends instead of the person involved.
1. Knowing your and responsibilities is the first step in self-advocacy.
2. When you self-advocate, you clearly state your needs and .
3. An important part of self-advocacy is being able to respectfully with others.
1. Self-advocacy means you always get your way.
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False
2. Self-advocacy is only for adults, not for middle school students.
True
False
1. Imagine you received a grade on a project that you believe is unfair. What are three steps you could take to self-advocate for a review of your grade?
2. You are working on a group project, and one member is not doing their share of the work. How can you self-advocate for a fair distribution of tasks without being confrontational?
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
1. Effective self-advocacy requires you to be when expressing your opinion.
2. Knowing your and responsibilities is crucial for self-advocacy.
3. Self-advocacy means clearly stating your and wants.
4. You must be able to clearly and calmly to self-advocate.