BULLYING IS A BIG PROBLEM

Nowadays students at schools have a lot of problems, most of them make feel students afraid, upset, embarrased, anxious or ashamed.

 What problems have you faced at school?  Do you know what is bullying? What are the different kinds of bullying? Do you know the causes consequences and ways to prevent it?

WHAT IS BULLYING?

People have a lot of problems in their community, family, school or job andmost of the times they dont know how to deal with 

One of these problems is bullying. Bullying is when one person hurts another person on purpose.  This hurt can be physical or emotional.

In order to know what kind of person are you, read the meaning of the next words and   illustrate them. Hand in your activities to the teacher.

·         Avoid: Do not permit. Keep away from someone or something

·         Bullied: The victim. People who support the bad people

·         Bully: The aggressor. A person who bothers.

·         Bullying: The action of bothering

·         Bystander: A non participant spectator. Witness.

·         Bother: Bad or offensive actions. Cause trouble, unhappiness, or discomfort.

·         Compassion: Understand someone is suffering

·         Conflict: A problem

·         Defend: To protect someone or yourself

·         Exclusion: Being excluded. Do not include

·         Ignore: Give no attention

·         Insult: An offensive word or phrase.

·         Isolation: Be alone

·         Mediator:  A person who acts as a link between the parties. (referee)

·         Support: To help. Understand his or her feelings.

·         Target: The victim of the aggression 

·         Punch: Hit with the fist

3. Do the multiple choice exercise about bullying vocabulary in the next link:

    http://flashcards.engrade.com/bullyingvocabulary 

  PROJECT:

1. In teams choose one type of bullying, investigate: characteristics (definition),causes, consequences and tips to prevent it. With the information:

         PRODUCT 1: Make a pamphlet

         PRODUCT 2: Design a poster

         PRODUCT 3: Make a Video

These resources will help you to find information about your project, use them:

• • What is bullying?, facts about bullying, tips to prevent bullying, more tips
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  VERBAL BULLYING:
  • What is verbal bullying?, Tips to prevent verbal bullying, more tips  
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  PHYSICAL BULLYING:

  • What is physical bullying?, Tips to prevent physical bullying
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  SEXUAL BULLYING:

  • What is sexual bullying?, examples of sexual bullying, Tips to prevent sexual bullying
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  CYBERBULLYING:
  • What is cyberbullying?, Tips to prevent cyberbullying, more tips
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  MOBBING:
  • What is mobbing?, Tips to prevent mobbing
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  PSYCHOLOGICAL BULLYING:

  • What is psychological bullying?, Tips to prevent psychological bullying
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  TUTORIALS TO MAKE THE PRODUCTS:

  • Mind map
  • Pamphlet using word, pamphlet using publisher
  • Videos with Movie Maker, another tutorial with Movie Maker