Characters:
Ally, a girl who wears hearing aids
Brandon, Ally’s classmate
Background Information/Scene:
At school in the busy hallway.
Person # 1- Brandon
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The Scenario
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Person # 2 - Ally
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Ally is walking in the busy hall at school right before the morning bell rings.
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You say: Hi Ally.
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Ally didn’t hear him.
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You say: HEY ALLY!
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Ally still doesn’t hear Brandon
so says nothing.
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Brandon thinks, What’s wrong with Ally? She is not very friendly
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Later at lunch, they meet again.
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Hi Brandon. Are you getting hot lunch or did you pack today?
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So now you’re going to talk to me? Well, I’m not talking to you!
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What?
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Well, you didn’t talk to me this morning. You just ignored me.
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When did you talk to me? I didn’t hear you.
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Stop pretending.
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Oh my gosh! You are really mean!
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Ally gives a dirty look to Brandon and walks away.
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Person # 1- Brandon
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The Scenario
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Person # 2 - Ally
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Ally is walking in the busy hall at school right before the morning bell rings.
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You say: Hi Ally.
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Ally didn’t hear him.
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You say: HEY ALLY!
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Ally still doesn’t hear Brandon
so says nothing.
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Brandon thinks, What’s wrong with Ally? She is not very friendly
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Later at lunch, they meet again.
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You say: Hi Brandon. Are you getting hot lunch or did you pack today?
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You say: So now you’re going to talk to me? Well, I’m not talking to you!
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You say: What?
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You say: Well, you didn’t talk to me this morning. You just ignored me.
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You say: When did you talk to me? I didn’t hear you.
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You say: Stop pretending.
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You say: No really, it’s hard for me to hear and understand when it’s noisy. Remember, I wear hearing aids. I told you that before.
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You say: Oh yeah.” I totally forgot. I thought you were just being rude. It’s cool then I guess. No worries!
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You say: So, I brought leftover pizza. What are you having for lunch today?
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How does Ally feel? How would you feel? What would you do?
Discussion:
What was the communication break down?
What would you do in this situation?
Use the Boss of your Hearing Loss strategies.
Now, let’s try again: