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[radish kimchi]

I just had 4 successful classes with a high school bunch, one class being lower level but still able to participate. I thought I would share what I have so far. If you want to try it in your class, go ahead and please comment on any things you may have done differently that worked out.

After talking about prom or showing video to help introduce what it is, pick 3 boys and 3 girls. I use a deck of cards often to do this and use the class arrangement as a grid. Each person (6) picks a card from the deck. Only use ace to 10, no face cards are needed unless you have a longer lesson and want to have the class choose king and queen.

Each suit represents something. A heart obviously means the person wants to go to the prom with the other person, 2 hearts is a perfect match. A spade means the person is not sure, they have to ask the person for more time to decide or ask a friend for advice. A diamond means the person will go to the prom with the person only if they do something special for them. A club is a rejection.

I used the numbers to rate how much they feel in the category and to show politeness. For example, a 10 of hearts means they will go to the prom together no matter what (parent approval or not), 1-5 would mean either they have to do something else or maybe someone else asked them. These are just guidelines, students can make up whatever they want and don't really need to follow exactly. When a student doesn't want to talk, I start talking for them and the other students have gotten quite a laugh. Try it and let me know your results. Some of the cards picked don't always match so I suggest spade first to give the class an example, and then go to diamond or club. Save heart for last.

(Opening questions before selecting boys and girls)

A. What is prom?
B. Should (school city or name) have a prom? YES NO
C. What theme would be good for a prom?
D. Who would you ask to the prom? How would you ask?
E. What would you say when asked to the prom?

(Numbers correlate to a rating scale)

heart = you want to
10 - "Yes, Yes!!! I will go with you"
5 - "I really want to go with you ____, but ________"
1 - "Yes, but ____ already asked me"


diamond = only if they buy you something
"Ok, how will we arrive?"
"What will we do before the prom?"
"What will we do after the prom?"


spade = not sure, decide later
(to the person who asked)
6-10 - "Thank you for asking me, can I tell you later?"
6-10 - "Thank you, but I am not sure my parents would allow it."

(to your friends)
1-5 - "______ just asked me to the prom. Should I go with them?"
1-5 - "I really want to go with _____ to the prom, but I don't know what to wear."

club = you don't want to
1 (ace) - "I am sorry, but I can't go to the prom"
4 - "I think we are good friends, but nothing more. I hope you understand."
7 - "That's not a good idea. You know we aren't a good match."
10 - "No, I would never go to the prom with you!!"

[ttompatz]

PROM = Programmable Read Only Memory, a memory chip that can be programmed only once by the manufacturer or user.



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[Numpty]

Yes, as per ttompatz, I'm not sure what you're referencing - 'prom' is obviously short for something... promed? What is 'prome'? Prometheus? Doesn't seem particularly appropriate. A Burmese kingdom?

Perhaps you could give some frame of reference to this term before assuming that everyone understands its meaning.

[radcon]

[ttompatz]

[tanklor1]

[Fox]

[radish kimchi]

[ontheway]

prom

noun
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.

Origin:
1890–95; short for promenade