10/14/14 TOC: Intro to Bullying

Rebecca Helena

Phoebe

Asher

MontanaCarl

Warm-Up:What do all these kids have in common?

Media

• Rebecca • Phoebe•

E- Define the following words during the presentation:

1. Bullying2. Indirect Bullying3. Direct Bullying4. Cyber-Bully

Bullying Definition

• Behavior that is intentional, hurtful and repeated by one or more persons.

• Bullied students are teased, harassed, and assaulted verbally or physically.

Two Types of Bullying

•Direct

• Indirect

Direct

• Physical – hitting, kicking, pushing, stealing, hiding or ruining someone’s things.

• Verbal – name calling, teasing, insulting, threats.

• Making someone do something they don’t want to do.

Indirect• Relationship Bullying – gossiping, spreading rumors and lies about someone. • Making someone feel left out or rejected.

Cyber-bully

• The use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature.

Bullying – You Decide?

• Jennifer recently broke up with her boyfriend Andrew. Andrew is now dating Melissa. Jennifer convinces all of her friends not to speak or hang out with Melissa anymore. Is this bullying?

Bullying – You Decide

• When John walks in the hallway to his class, Chris repeatedly knocks his books out of his hand everyday. Is this bullying?

How does it make you feel?

Bystanders

Part of the problem not the solution

Be a Hero• Encourage other bystanders to

help stop the bullying incident by being assertive.

• Make friends with someone who continually gets picked on.

• Report it or send someone to a trusted adult.

• You are a key player in stopping bullying.

L- Number Paper 1-12

• Answer the following questions honestly, with yes or no.

1. Do you pick on people who are smaller than you, or on animals?

2. Do you like to tease or taunt other people?

3. If you tease people, do you like to see them get upset?4. Do you think it's funny when other people make mistakes?

5. Do you like to take or destroy other people's belongings?6. Do you want other students to think you're the toughest kid in school?

7. Do you get angry a lot and stay angry for a long time?8. Do you blame other people for things that go wrong in your life?

9. Do you like to get revenge on people who hurt you?10. When you play a sport or game, do you always have to be the winner?

11. If you lose at something, do you worry about what other people will think of you?12. Do you get angry or jealous when someone else succeeds?

Statistics

L• Why do you think kids get picked

on? Be specific.Top 10 reasons:

1. Target may be good at what they do based on ability.2. Target may be intelligent, determined, and creative

3. Target may have personal vulnerabilities. Low self-esteem.4. Target may have few or no friends.

5. Target may be popular or well liked.6. Targets have physical features that attract attention. Glasses,

acne, large nose or ears.7. Targets have an illness or disability

8. Target may had different sexual orientation.9. Targets have different religious or cultural beliefs.

10.Targets belonging to a different racial group.