Explain to students that today’s lesson
will explore how young people can be
manipulated by someone they have met
online, focusing on Anna’s story. The
lesson will also consider the emotions
involved in incidents of online sexual
coercion and extortion and how they can
impact on young people.
Prior knowledge of the full Say No!
video is recommended for giving
context to Anna’s story. A recap of this
would be useful before completing
worksheet 2.1 or 2.1a for students to
gain a fuller understanding of the
background to Anna’s Story e.g.
how Mark gains Anna’s trust.
After watching Anna’s Story and reading the handout
(www.webwise.ie/beinctrl), it may be useful to re-
cap key definitions from the previous lesson – online
communication, online sexual exploitation, coercion
and extortion.
Distribute worksheet 2.1 or 2.1a – Warning Signs – and
divide students into small groups.
This activity will allow students to identify what Mark said
and did that were warning signs of his true intentions.
This will raise awareness of safe and unsafe online
communication among students.
Take feedback from each group and reference information
from the full Say No! video and the ‘Warning Signs’ slide
from the presentation in the previous lesson.