Bully or Not to Bully?

There Should Be NO QUESTION!

Ms. Herr

Ditmas JHS

INTRODUCTION

Bullying is a growing epidemic in schools across the country. It has been estimated that around 15% of students are either the bullies or the victims, and that it happens mostly in middle and high school. It is a serious matter, yet a lot of people don't even notice it happening around them.

Ditmas JHS will change this. Our school community wants to better inform our students and teachers about bullying. We need your help. You will create an informational brochure that includes why children become bullies, why children are bullied, what the signs of bullying are, and what should be done if someone witnesses it.

TASK

It is your job to gather all the facts to share with Ditmas JHS on how to deal with bullying in our school. You are well-informed on using the Public Policy Analyst to analyze a problem. Your task is to analyze the growing epidemic bullying creates. You will produce an informational brochure that will be distributed to Ditmas JHS students, parents and teachers that informs the reader about the dangers of bullying and provides a solution.

RESOURCES

· Do Something!

· Bully Free

· Why do Children Become Bullies?

· Stop & Prevent

· How can Parents Teachers and Students Prevent Bullying?

PROCESS

1. You will follow the steps of the PPA to analyze the problem and research solutions of how people will deal with the epidemic of bullying in schools. Worksheets and resource links will be provided. All worksheets must contain your name and will be collected.

2. Describe what types of problems that bullies create. Worksheet 1

3. Gather evidence about the types of bullying that occur in Ditmas JHS and the types of problems that bullying creates. Worksheet 2

4. Identify the causes of bullying in Ditmas JHS. Worksheet 3

5. Evaluate several solutions that will help prevent bullying at Ditmas JHS. Worksheet 4

6. Decide on possible solutions to help those in the Ditmas JHS community who will suffer from bullies or who are bullies. Worksheet 5

7. Choose 2 of the best ways that you feel would help alleviate the amount of bullying that occurs in Ditmas JHS. Worksheet 6

8. Read through your notes and decide which information is the most important and should go into your brochure.

9. Using Microsoft Publisher or Microsoft Word, create a 6-page brochure. The first page should be the cover with a title, picture, your name, and the date. The last page should be your credits page.

EVALUATION

Brochure Rubric

CONCLUSION

Woohoo!! You are now an official Bully Prevention Specialist. Get out there and educate your peers as well as the adults in your life. Not only are you knowledgeable about the dangers and signs of bullying, but you have generated a way for others to learn about it as well. Congratulations. Now, STOP THE HURT!

STANDARDS

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 6–8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.7 Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea.