Lesson Plan: Kubler-Ross on Death and Dying



Lesson Plan: Kubler-Ross on Death and Dying

Resources Used

Section on topic in textbook

Sources on “Day of the Dead”

Objectives and Goals

The student will be able to understand the theories on death and how a person deals with each stage.

The student will be able to understand death in other cultures and how it is treated.

Show-Me State Standards

Goal 1

9. Identify, analyze and compare the institutions, traditions and art forms of past and present societies

Goal 4

3. Analyze the duties and responsibilities of individuals in societies

Material

Vocabulary-

Schneidmann Hospice

Euthanasia Living Wills

Bereavement

Concepts-

Five Stages of Dying

Denial( Anger( Bargaining( Depression( Acceptance

Dying with Dignity

Painkillers, support, finances, and honesty

Funerals

Rituals

Serve as celebrations

Bell Ringer/Attendance- 2 minutes

Journal entry- answer the question, “Have you ever lost a loved one or a pet in your life?”

Direct Instruction- 20 to 25 minutes

Lecture over Kubler-Ross’ theory on the 5 stages of death and what they mean to the individual and the family. We will talk about other aspects of death including euthanasia and its ethics. We will also talk about care for the dying in hospices and living wills. Lastly we will be talking about funerals and how they serve as celebrations in our own and a different culture, the Day of the Dead in Spanish cultures.

Class Activity and Assessment- 10 to 15 minutes

Journal entry- choose one and a minimum of one page

1. Write your own eulogy to be read at your funeral or your own obituary.

2. Finish writing about the loss of a loved one or a pet in your lifetime.

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