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Before & After
Questions

Discuss these questions with your students before and after watching Oskar's Not So Simple Comeback to review key points of the play.
Pre-Show
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What is different about coming to school in-person after learning remotely during COVID? (You can think of both positive and negative things.)
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Have you ever had a hard time doing something you thought would be easy? How did you respond to the challenge?
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Think of a few things you’re good at. Were you born with these skills, or did you learn them? Did they come easily to you at first?
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Think of a few other things that you struggle with. Do you think you will always be bad at these things, or can you learn to improve?
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What do you do when something seems too hard for you?
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Have you ever felt like you were falling behind in school?
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How can you help a friend who is struggling?
Post-Show
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How did Oskar feel when he couldn’t do what was asked of him in his classes?
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What made it hard for Oskar to ask for help?
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How did Oskar expect others to react if he admitted that he was experiencing a setback? Was this different from their actual reaction?
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What did the Anxious Aardvark want Oskar to do? What did the Dude want him to do instead?
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When did Oskar regain confidence in his Brain Ball skills?
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Have you ever known you needed support, but did not want to ask for it?
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Name one emotion that Oskar experienced and give an example of when you’ve felt the same emotion.
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Have you ever had your own comeback from a tough time, like Oskar?

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