Turn Down the Dial on Cyberbullying and Online Cruelty Day 05

Vocabulary target: a person who is the object of an intentional action. offender: a person who has malicious intent to hurt or damage someone.

escalate: to increase or make more intense de-escalate: to decrease or make less intense bystander: a person who does nothing when they witness something happening upstander: a person who supports and stands up for someone else

Consider the following: Have you or a friend ever experienced a situation similar to Stacey’s? How might the strategies in the chart have helped you in that situation? What prevents a bystander from taking action? What advice would you give to someone to convince them to be upstanding?

Scenario In groups of 2 or 3, create a 2 minute skit that shows an upstander in a cyber bullying situation. Create lines and parts for each actor. You will present your skit to the class. You will turn in your script. Each member of the group must play an active role in the skit (specify names with specific characters).