The Butter Battle Book
Feb 23, 2016
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By: Dr. Seuss
Justin TienhaaraThe Butter Battle BookThe Butter Battle BookThe Yooks vs. The ZooksButtered toast upright vs. Buttered upside downGrandfather Yook explains to his son how he fought The Zooks (VanItch)Arms raceboys in the back would make him a new weapon when he was defeatedBack to present day: Grandfather Yook and Vanitch are going to drop a Big-Boy BoomerooRest of town hiding under grounds
Tucker Mans TheoryForming- Storming-Norming-Performing-AdjourningFormingAt some point there was a meeting about the enjoyment of toastStormingDisagreement on which way the toast should be buttered once feelings and expressions began to be discussedNormingTwo separate towns (Yooks & Zooks) Towns put other differences aside for the common ideal of how toast should be preparedTwo separate sub groupsWorking Group vs. Team
Strong leader vs. Shared leadership roles Discuss, decides, and delegatesLeader has the boys in the back makethe weapons. He assigns grandpa Yook jobs.vs. Discuss, decide and work togetherIndividual Work-Products vs. CollectiveWork products.Story is about Grandpa vs. VanItch rather than Yooks vs. Zooks.
Roles of Group Members
Energizer- Prods the group into actionThe LeaderInitiator/ Contributor- Contributes ideas suggestions; new old or old in a novel fashionThe LeaderFeeling Expresser- Shares own feelings with othersGrandpa YookFollower- Goes along with the movement of groupThe Yooks and the ZooksBlocker- Interferes with progress.VanItch for the YooksGranddpa Yooks for the Zooks
Group NormsMuzafer Sherif created a study where men hand to make a judgment call if dot of light had movedHe found that the men believed the groups norm rather than their own judgmentThis is dangerous because the Yooks and Zooks do not make judgment calls on individual levels.Rather they believe what their group has agreed
(Nature of Group Dynamics Handout)Groups are a living systemGroups change over time like a living thingHowever, some groups are stable and do not changeStick to their basic processes and structures days, weeks, or even years (rare)Yooks and Zooks have been fighting for a long timeBelief structure has remain the same a long timeI believe the Big-Boy Boomeroo will not be dropped and eventually the two groups will change their basic processes and structures.Tuckermans Theory= Change My Family ( I have a mom too)
My Family Cont.Tuckermans:Forming- Birth?Storming: Growing up- Florida tripsNorming: Growing up again- Do thing togetherPerforming: NowAdjourning: The futureWorking group vs. TeamStrong leader vs. Shared leadership rolesMom and Dad- democracyDiscuss, decides, and delegates vs. Discuss, decide and work togetherFamily talk every decision through. People volunteer to help in ways they canIndividual Work-Products vs. Collective Work products.Summer house project
Again Family cont.Roles:Mom= Feeling ExpresserDad= DiagnosticianMorgan= Deserter/ Playboy- cynicalGraham= FollowerMyself= Tension reliever/ PlayboyGroup Norms= Christianity & XGroup is a living thingFamily is constantly changing systems and beliefs
