This document discusses teaching students about asserting and reacting to information presented in texts. It begins with learning objectives about defining assertions, determining assertions in texts, and asserting as an effective communication style. It then presents a motivation activity and defines assertion and different communication styles like passive, passive-aggressive, assertive, and aggressive. Several application activities are described where students react to statements and determine if information should be shared or stopped. An activity asks students to choose sectoral vaccine priorities. The document ends with an evaluation and assignment for students to create a video discussing what they learned about being assertive and how to improve.