“Cancel Me” Discussion Slides

Open Ended

What is your reaction to the story?

(How do you feel about the story and why? What questions do you have about the story? Why do you think someone wrote this story? Is it a good story? Why or why not?)

(Write 3-5 sentences with your reaction. You do not need to answer all the questions. Just write what you are thinking about. The questions might help you think more about your reaction).

Open Ended

If someone makes an accusation against another person, how do you know if you should believe it? (For example, if your friend made the accusation are you more likely to believe it? What if the accusation is against your friend?)

(Write 3-5 sentences with your thoughts. Really think about how your reaction might be different for an accusation your friend made, versus an accusation against your friend.).

Open Ended

If one of your friends had been canceled (meaning that you would not be allowed into a party for being with them) would you still hang out with them? Why or why not?

(Write 2-3 sentences with your thoughts).

Poll

What is more important to you: loyalty to your friends, or your reputation among your peers and classmates (ie the rest of the party, the rest of the world)?

• Loyalty to my friends

• My reputation among others

Poll

If a friend said something that upset you or hurt you, would you be able to accept an apology and forgive them?

• Accept the apology (forgive them).

• Do NOT accept their apology (they're dead to me).

Open Ended

The narrator says, “Apologizing is not like changing.” What does this mean? Why does she compare apologizing and changing?

(Write 2-3 sentences to explain what you are thinking). 

Poll

Does the threat of being canceled actually encourage people to become better (more thoughtful, caring, and considerate)? Or does it just lead people to avoid speaking their minds and censor themselves?

• Canceling encourages people to be better.

• Canceling only leads people to censor themselves (or hide their true thoughts).

• Canceling mostly encourages people to hate on others.

• It's complicated (a little bit of each).