The+Issue+of+Bullying

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=Bullying is a prevalent issue in society; many individuals in secondary schools experience this. It is an issue that I would like to address to my students though a writing assignment involving in-depth thinking. I would like to create an event where students in my 10th grade classroom share their knowledge and experiences to 6th graders. Middle school is when students are undergoing changes tend to get picked on, or pick on others because they feel insecure. My event will move students and create an impact on their stance of bullying. =

media type="youtube" key="0dqcb0tFZmE" width="560" height="315" align="center" = = =This event is geared towards 10th graders. = = = =I want them to reflect on their experiences of bullying, such as it made them feel when they were bullied or when they bullied someone. I’m targeting 10th graders because they are in the middle of their high school career; they have gone though the awkward stages of middle school and are now developing into young adults. They should be able to recognize bulling and prevent it when recognized. My students are a diverse bunch, 40% are upper class, 40% are middle-class, and the remainder 20% is lower class. This allows students to hear perspectives and learn from students with different economic backgrounds. =
 * =The grade level of your students, and their social and economic situation. =



= = =I will like to begin my assignment by having the students take about 30-35 minutes and write in their journals about what they know about bullying, their experiences, what they’ve seen, and etc. Then I would like to split them up into small groups consisting of about 5 students in which they discuss what they wrote. From there, I would like to ask students to share what they wrote and learned from this exercise as a class and have a class discussion on it. My goal is to have the students present a stance of bullying to a 6th grade classroom. The event will take place after I split the class into four groups, one group will tell the 6th graders the different types of bullying, the second group will share their experience and feelings of being bullied, the third group will tell the students their experience and feelings on bullying individuals, and lastly the fourth group will demonstrate how to prevent bullying. The 10th graders will use posters to illustrate and bring the presentation to life. = = = = I will give them different websites and articles in which they can gather information from, such as adding statistics at the end of their speech, showing pictures of the types of bullying, and how to help prevent this terrible issue. This event will matter to students because it will show themselves and the 6th graders how often this occurs, how awful it makes an individual feel, and allow students to see bullying from different perspectives. = = = =[|Bully Prevention] = = [|Types of Bullying] = =[|Bullying Statistics] = = = = = =While putting on this event students need to recall different times when bullying has effected them. They need to put themselves in the shoes of the bully, the victim, the preventer, and the observer. These roles are all very key because, depending on which group a student is assigned to they need to think from a different perspective. = = = = = = = = = =The roles the students are assigned to, allows them to think as they are in the given situation. I want the 10th graders to think back on previous bullying experiences and express their feelings though the writing of this assignment. = = =
 * =The "event" itself and why it will matter to your students. =
 * =What "identities" will your students need to assume/take on to participate in this event? =
 * =Given these identities, how will your students "frame" or understand the activity? =



= = =Students will work in groups in order to accomplish this assignment. My goal is to give them class periods to discuss the project with their group. The given class time will allow them to assign tasks for each group member and begin the project. Bullying is a topic in which I believe most students can relate to. It is constantly occuring and has become a prevalent issue in society. = = = = = = = =The readings will vary depending on the group and their assignment. I will provide articles and websites the students can read describing the types of bullying, bullying prevention, stories of bullies, and stories of bully victims. These articles will get the students engaged with the topic of bullying and generate ideas for their presentations. = = = =Example of some articles:= =[|Why Kids Bully]= =[|Searching for My High School Bully]= =[|What if My Son is a Bully?]= =[|Types of Bullies]= =[|Effects of Cyber Bullying]= =[|What is a Bully?]= =[|Getting Involved]=
 * =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How will they relate to and collaborate with others? =
 * =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What reading will be involved and how will the event involve sythesizing and connecting texts? =

= = =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Each group will have different writing requirements. = =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> __Students in group 1__ (types of bullying) will make a poster including pictures and captions in order to demonstrate the various kinds of bullying, such as cyber bullying, physical, emotional etc. I want them to write note cards for the presentation describing some of the most prevalent bullying acts. = = = =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> __Students in group 2__ (story of being bullied) will present a written letter to the group of 6th graders explaining how they were bullied and how that act made them feel. This letter must include a description of their feelings and how they overcame this. = = = =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> __Students in group 3__ (story of bullying others) will also present a written letter to the 6th graders explaining how they bullied students, why they did this, and how it made them feel. This letter must include a detailed description of why they picked on another individual and how they dealt with the repercussions of this action. = = = =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> __Students in group 4__ (prevention of bullying) will create a poster describing all the signs to look our for when trying to prevent bullying to occur. The students will create a small script in order to reenact these situations and demonstrate how to approach uncomfortable bullying situations. = = =
 * =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What kinds of writing will students engage in? How might some of that writing be multimodal? =



= = =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My goal is to have students think deeply into their past experiences of being bullied or bullying others. I want them to reflect on what their thought process was and their feelings during this experience. This project will do just that. It forces the students to listen to their classmates’ experiences and see what they went through as well. I believe that by having students share what they have learned on bullying and presenting it to 6th graders will have an impact on everyone. = =First students will write a journal entry at the beginning of class as a warm up. This will get them thinking and begin reflecting on what they know about bullying. From there this will generate small group discussions talking about what they wrote about and listen to what others wrote as well. This activity sets up for the event.=
 * =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How will the event involve critical thinking and social change? (might include addressing historical, institutional, cultural, psychological, economic perspectives) =
 * =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How will students engage in "metacognition"? =



= = =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-The Common Core State Speaching/ listening Standards = =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> -Dialogic Interactions In Class Discussions = =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> -Small- Group Discussions = = =
 * =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What Common Core Standards will be addressed? =