Introduction
Have you ever been the victim of bullying? Have you ever known someone who was the victim of bullying? Have you ever been afraid to come to school because of a bully? If so, you are not alone! According to www.bullyingstatistics.org, 77% of students have been the victim of some type of bullying.
A bully is a person who purposely tries to hurt others. This can be done by spreading rumors, excluding others, making a person feel uncomfortable, name-calling, physically hurting others, etc. A bully hurts others over and over again.
Bullying can lead to despression, low self-esteem, and even suicide. "Bully victims are between 2 to 9 times more likely to consider suicide than non-victims." - www.bullyingstatistics.org
Often, the person being bullied feels that there is nothing they can do to stop it! They often don't realize the help there is out there. Sometimes they feel like no one will listen or be able to help or that telling someone will make the situation worse.
Teachers, parents, and kids must all join together to work toward stopping bullying!
Task
Your job, as a group, will be to research bullying and create a "Survival Guide" to help others.
You will:
1. Research different aspects of bullying from the perspective of a student, parent, or teacher (you will be assigned one of the three).
2. Complete a worksheet to show the findings of your research. You will find your group's worksheet under "Process."
3. Select information, as a team, that you feel is the most important and should be included in the "Survival Guide."
4. Create a list of information to be included in the "Survival Guide."
5. You will create a "Survival Guide" as a group.
Process
You will be assigned either student, teacher, or parent. Click on your assigned role to find the worksheet your group will be using during research.
Resources
The following websites are organized according to the role your group has been assigned. Visit those websites to complete the research portion of the assignment:
Student Resources
| STOP the Bullies |
It's My Life | Dealing with Bullies |
| Bullies! |
Parent Resources
| Bully Beware | Bullying & Your Child | Parents Primer on Bullying |
| Why do Kids Bully? |
Teacher Resources
| Bully Beware |
Deflect Bullies | Stop Bullying Now |
| Why do Kids Bully? |
Evaluation
| Categories | Unsatisfactory | Developing | Accomplished |
| Research |
You visited one website to complete your research. You completed the worksheet, but left some questions blank and/or did not fully answer the questions. |
You visited two websites to complete your research. You completed the worksheet leaving none blank, but did not fully answer all the questions. |
You visited all of the websites listed for your research. You completed the worksheet answering all questions with full detail. |
| List of recommendations for Survival Guide |
You have listed less than five recommendations to be included in theSurvival Guide. Many of your suggestions indicate that you did not research your assigned role adequately. |
You have listed five to nine recommendations to be included in the Survival Guide. Most of your suggestions are relevant and indicate that you did some research, but a few recommendations are not relevant. |
You have listed ten or more recommendations to be included in the Survival Guide. All of your suggestions are relevant and indicate that you did very thorough research. |
Conclusion
Through your research you have increased your knowledge about bullying. You have learned who are the bullies, who are the victims and what to do if you are bullied. Most importantly you have taken the first step to eliminating bullying at your school. You are off to a good start. Keep up the good work! Your efforts will make your school a happier and safer place to be.