Introduction
Cyberbullying - Intro
Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose.
Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place using electronic technology.
Please watch the video below:
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTndM0IXMoI]
Task
Listening:
You have just listened to the video. Answer the questions below on a seperate sheet of paper. If you need too, watch the video again. Please hand the paper in after the lesson:
- What was the nickname of the girl?
- What happened to her?
- Why were people wearing bright ribbons and T-shirts at the funeral?
- What actions did the family take to reduce the cyber bullying?
- What actions will the family take against the bullies?
Hand in the paper, or send the answers per mail to the teacher.
Reading
Please research online about cyberbulling, covering the following items:
- Reasons for
- Statistics
- how to deal with it
- how to prevent it
Write down your sources!
Process
Writing
Please write an essay about cyberbulling, covering the items you just read about.
You need to name your sources in your paper.
Be sure, that your opinion is clearly stated in the conclusion of your essay. Your essay needs to be in standard essay form (Intro, body, Conclusion).
the maximum word count is 500.
Evaluation
Hand in your essay or send it per mail to the teacher! If you do not finish in time, you need to finish it before the lesson tomorrow. Only students that have handed in their essay will be allowed into class.
Conclusion
Cyberbullying is a real, world wide issue! Next class we will continue to tackle this!