Bullying The Facts and How the Power of Books Can Help Presentation by: Ms. Hannah Rodimel Imaginary High School Imaginary, USA

WHAT IS BULLYING?  “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. Both kids who are bullied and who bully others may have serious, lasting problems.”  (“Bullying Definition”) (Image 1)

THE SPECIFICS  “ In order to be considered bullying, the behavior must be aggressive and include:  An Imbalance of Power: Kids who bully use their power— such as physical strength, access to embarrassing information, or popularity—to control or harm others. Power imbalances can change over time and in different situations, even if they involve the same people.  Repetition: Bullying behaviors happen more than once or have the potential to happen more than once.”  (“Bullying Definition”)

TYPES OF BULLYING  Physical Bullying  Social Bullying  Verbal Bullying  Cyber Bullying content/uploads/typesOfBullying.jpghttp://simpleacts.org/bullying-prevention/wp- content/uploads/typesOfBullying.jpg (Image 2)

SHORT VIDEO ON BULLYING  watch?v=qWn_7_f8b3U& h=315 watch?v=qWn_7_f8b3U& h=315

WOW: VIDEO REFLECTION  The result of the scenario in the video was jarring. However this is a very possible result of unchecked bullying.  The statistics that followed were even more jarring.  If 75% of bullying happens during the breaks at school, we as teachers should make an effort to fight this issue in the classroom. ( b3U&h=315) b3U&h=315

LET LITERATURE HELP!  A great way to have students think about bullying and its effects is to foster discussion through literature.  In the rather removed experience of the characters, discussion about bullies, emotions of the bullied, and what can be done about this issue can be analyzed and encourage further awareness.

TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY  Jay Asher’s book, Th1rteen R3asons Why, touches on a variety of tough subjects including suicide, depression, and the effects of bullying.  The girl in the story that commits suicide records 13 tapes and mails them to a classmate describing different events that affected her.  This book would encourage discussion on how students should be aware of how their words or actions can affect others.  (AGirlNamedSara “Content Matter: Bullying”) ThirteenReasonsWhy.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b2/ ThirteenReasonsWhy.jpg (Image 3)

THE CHOCOLATE WAR  Robert Cormier’s The Chocolate War, is another opportunity to talk about fitting in and bullying.  This book is about a young man at an all male high school who rebels against the customs of the school.  This story could also open up discussion about what it takes to fit in and bullying by giving a realistic scenario to the class.  (AGirlNamedSara “Content Matter: Bullying”) The_Chocolate_War_novel.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/15/ The_Chocolate_War_novel.jpg (Image 4)

SPEAK  Laurie Halse Anderson’s book, Speak, is a great book to analyze the effects of bullying to an individual.  The main character, Melinda, begins high school plagued by results from an event that transpired in the summer.  Students would be able to analyze the causes and effects of this event in order to have a better understanding of how detrimental bullying can be.  (AGirlNamedSara “Content Matter: Bullying”) mages/speak.jpghttp:// mages/speak.jpg (Image 5)

IS THIS REAL LIFE?  One way to enhance a reading experience is to connect the issues in a book with current events in real life.  Essentially we need to answer the question: Does bullying really occur around us? /david-after-dentist%5B1%5D.jpghttp://images.rtsguru.com/articles/images/5000/ 4521/david-after-dentist%5B1%5D.jpg (Image 6)

USING THE NEWS…  One way to make these connections is to have students read news articles about the issues they are discussing in class.  For example, many students don’t fully understand the concept of cyberbullying and its adverse effects on a bullying vicitm.  Here is an article that students could read to see how bullying is happening even today:  Six Unforgettable CyberBullying Cases: bullying-cases/ bullying-cases/  (“Six Unforgettable Cyberbullying Cases”) 1/feminspire-com.jpeghttp://incaseimgone.files.wordpress.com/2013/1 1/feminspire-com.jpeg (Image 7)

GET STUDENTS INVOLVED!  Another way to increase interest in an issue is to get students involved in fighting that issue!  For example, The Great American NO BULL Challenge encourages young adults to stand up against bullying by videoing public service announcements like the one you viewed earlier in this presentation. Adding this fun and proactive element to a discussion will help students further explore the issue of bullying.  (NoBullChallenge.Org) No_Bull_Challenge.pnghttp://safekidzone.com/urna/common/partners/ No_Bull_Challenge.png (Image 8)

WORKS CITED  AGirlNamedSara. “Content Matter: Bullying.” YALitGoodBadUgly.Wordpress.com. Web. 25 September  "Bullying Definition." StopBullying.Gov. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, n.d. Web. 25 Sept  NoBullChallenge.Org. Cyber Safety Academy. Web 25 Sept  “Six Unforgettable Cyberbullying Cases.” NoBullying.Com Web. 25 Sept