Introduction
“Bullying is defined as verbal, physical or psychological aggression repeated over time that is intended to cause harm or distress to the victims who are unable to defend themselves” (Clarkson, S., Axford, N., Berry, V., Edwards, R.R., Bjornstad, G., Wrigley, Z., & … Hutchings, J., 2016, p.2) Bullying is something that takes place daily both in and out of schools. Bullying is a topic that everyone must be aware of as it is something that heavily effects the lives of your classmates, friends, neighbors and family members.
There are many forms of bullying and the six major forms we will discuss include; physical bullying, verbal bullying, relational aggression, cyberbullying, sexual bullying and finally prejudicial bullying. Watch this video to gain a greater understand on bullying and efforts that can be taken to prevent this from happening.
[video:https://youtu.be/bokjYnPeSuA]
Now that you have a greater understanding on bullying and the importance of speaking up read the article below to gain a greater understanding of the 6 major types of bullying that take place.
http://bullying.about.com/od/Basics/a/6-Types-Of-Bullying.htm
This webquest will provide an understanding of the importance of bullying prevention and give a greater understanding of the types of bullying that take place. It is now time to move onto the task section. You may revisit the video above at any time throughout the lesson if you need to!
Task
Mission: Become a Bully-Buster!
Your mission today is to gain a greater understanding on bullying and research one of the 6 major forms of bullying to create a presentation for your classmates. You will work in small groups and come up with ways that your form of bullying can be prevented.
Your task includes:
1. You must come up with your own definition of one of the 6 forms of bullying and andwer the question; why does it happen.
2. You will also come up with conflict resolution and prevention methods for your form of bullying.
3. Also, research different resources that are available to those who see this happening or those who are victims and present these to their classmates as well.
4. Finally, you will create a brochure, including all of the information above to present to your classmates.
5. Throughout your presentation you can come up with ways to demonstrate your prevention methods through skits, youtube videos or pictures.
Before you get started: If you need help thinking of ways to stop bullying or more information on bullying in general watch the videos below!
[video:https://youtu.be/ynTuA_tlZDE]
[video:https://youtu.be/EvhIdB_8WXE]