Bullying

Introduction

                            

Bullying has been an issue in schools for several years. Bullying used to be an act of violence towards another person that is less than them. Now we see bullying in many different ways. Bullying has changed a lot over the years. With new teachnologies brings new ways for people to bully. We can now be bullied over the web, without knowing who is bullying us. Eventhough the tactics of bullying has changed we still see many students suffering from the issue in our schools. There is no way for students to know what exactly another students situation is at home without them personaly telling you. Some students may not look the same as you or act the same as you but that does not mean they are any less than you. So today we are breaking up into pairs and each person will play the role of a detective. What is bullying and how can we stop it?

Task

In this activity students will learn about bullying and ways to address the issue. You will be broken into pairs, then you will choose which detective role you want to play.

Process

1. Pick which detective you are going to be.

2. Follow the following directions to each role:

  • Detective 1 is going to research what bullying is and the different ways to bully.
  • Detective 2 is going to research ways to stop bullying and who victims can talk to.
  • Both will then discuss their findings and talk about who in the school they can go to for help if they are being bullied or know of someone being bullied.
  • Afterwards both will write a summary of what they have learned today and will give ways they are going to help with bullying.

Use the following links to research your topics:

Detective 1:

http://www.stopbullying.gov/what-is-bullying/roles-kids-play/index.html

Detective 2:

http://us.reachout.com/facts/factsheet/what-to-do-if-you-are-being-bullied

Evaluation

 

Beginning

1

Developing

2

Accomplished

3

Well Done

4

Score

Group Work

Group was off task more than 5 times and did not work well together.

Group was off task 3-4 times and had problems working together.  

Group was off task less than 2 times and worked together in an okay manner.

Group was on task and worked well together.

Individual Work

You did not do your share of the work and was not on task throughout class.

Did partial work and was off task 3-4 times.

Did most of the work and was off task less than 2 times.

Did the work assigned and was on task.

Discussion

 Did participate and was not discussing research.

Barely participated in discussion and did not give good information on topic.

Participated in some of discussion and gave partial answers.

Participated in group discussion and gave information that was learned.

Summary

Did not write a summary.

Wrote a poor summary. Did not write every point that was researched.

Wrote a summary discussing most of what was learned.

Wrote a good summary discussing what was researched and information discussed in group discussion.

Conclusion

In this activity, students should have done research on the topic of bullying in pairs. One student was to research what bullying was and the other had to research ways to address bullying. At the end of this activity students should have done the research, discussed it in pairs, and completed a summary of what they learned and how they could address the issue within the school.

Credits