Twelfth graders build self-awareness into action through self-advocacy — knowing their needs and speaking up for them clearly and respectfully. It’s an essential adult skill for college, work, and beyond. They explore the idea, then practice advocating for a real need.
Students will be able to…
How do you ask for what you need — clearly and confidently?
Project this and tap each. Have students explore self-advocacy.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
When have you needed something but found it hard to ask?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students apply.
Students close.
Aligned to the CASEL Framework for Social and Emotional Learning across its five core competencies.
Identify needs and strengths.
Communicate needs assertively.
Advocate for oneself.
Act on personal goals.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students draft and practice a real self-advocacy request. A printable request-draft sheet is in the SEL library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.