hero by superchick

Daily Goals
By The End of Class, I Will…
0 Describe concepts related to bullying that relate to our
current society.
0 Define and Identify different types of bullying
0 Develop an understanding of why bullying occurs, the
causes and consequences
0 Become aware of how to respond to bullying as an
individual and as a bystander
Pre-Assessment Quiz
0 Read each question carefully and write or choose the
best answer.
Analyze A Song
Think-Pair-Share Directions
1.
Listen to the 2 songs provided and follow
along reading the lyrics.
2.
THINK - After the songs are played,
complete the analyze a song worksheet
by yourself.
3.
PAIR - Turn to a partner at your table
and take turns reading “between the
lines” on each set of lyrics. Then review
and compare answers.
4.
SHARE - You will be called on randomly
to share with the class the answer you
have developed with your partners.
Think
Analyze/Write
Taylor Swift- Mean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi5F3PGd1WU&saf
e=active
Hero- Superchick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNlZz3RQxos&safe
=active
*Complete the analyze a song worksheet by yourself*
Pair
Read/Dig
0 Turn to a partner at your
table
0 Take turns reading
“between the lines” on
each set of lyrics
0 Review and compare
answers on your analyze
a song worksheet
Share
Speak
0 You will be called on
randomly
0 Share the answer you
developed with your
partners
0 Use a combination of what
you talked about to create
this response
To This Day Project- Shane Koyczan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltun92DfnPY&safe
=active
Some Bullying Statistics
0 Each day, 160,000 students miss school because of bullying. - Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
0 2/3 of students who are targets of bullying become bullies. - StopBullying.gov
0 Victims of cyber bullying show more signs of depression than other bullying victims. BullyingStatistics.org
0 1 million kids were cyberbullied over Facebook last year. - Consumer Reports
0 Adolescent girls are significantly more likely to experience cyber bullying. - Cyberbullying
Research Center
0 Every 30 minutes, a teenager attempts suicide due to bullying. – US National Institute of
Health
0 While suicide is more common in the late teen and early adulthood years—it’s the thirdleading cause of death among 15- to 24-year-olds in the United States—suicide is also a
threat for younger children. In fact, suicide is the fourth-leading cause of death in children
between age 10 and 14; in recent years, national news coverage has reported children as
young as 7 attempting suicide. –
http://www.childrenshospital.org/az/Site1672/mainpageS1672P0.html
What is bullying?
0 Efforts to try and harm or affect someone who is
weaker or more vulnerable.
Quick Stats:
0 This year 13 million kids will be bullied
0 3 million will be absent because they feel unsafe at
school
Bullying has many faces
Successful People Who Survived Bullying
Adversities:
• Verbally bullied – teased for his
lisp, large ears, and having ADHD
• Physically bullied – ears swatted at
by other kids
Impact or consequences:
• Reacted physically to bully 
suspended from school
• Learned to ignore the taunts of
others
Michael Phelps
Success:
• World-Renowned Olympic
Medalist
Adversities:
0 Relationship bullied – excluded from
birthday parties
0 Verbally bullied – teased for not looking or
acting like other girls
Impact:
0 Changed schools several times
0 Learned to not worry about the “mean girls”
Jennifer Lawrence
Success:
0 American actress
0 Oscar & Golden Globe Award winner
“And all of them not only survived, but thrived.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marlo-thomas/celebrities-who-survivedbullying_b_3367046.html
4 Types of Bullying
0 Physical
0 Relationship Bullying
0 Verbal Bullying
0 Cyber-Bullying (new to the 21st century)
Physical
0 Hitting, shoving, spitting
0 Taking/Stealing or breaking someone’s things
0 Mean or rude hand gestures
0 Making someone do something they don’t want to do
Relationship Bullying
0 Refusing to talk to someone
0 Spreading lies and rumors
0 Making someone feel left out or rejected. Excluding
people on purpose, embarrassing someone in public,
breaking up friendships
Verbal Bullying
0 Saying mean/insulting things
0 Teasing and name-calling (face-to-face)
0 Inappropriate sexual comments
Short-term Consequences of
Excluding Someone
0 React in self destructive ways
0 Depressed
0 Suicidal thoughts
0 Deal with emotions in aggressive ways
0 Anxiety
0 Sleep issues
Long-term Consequences of
Excluding someone
0 Problems with self-esteem and anxiety
0 Suicidal thoughts
0 Depressive and anxiety disorders
0 Is anyone else effected?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/20/long-term-effects-of-bullying_n_2728190.html
Is This Bullying? You Decide
0 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?
0 You call someone stupid or fat but are joking about it?
Is this bullying?
Kristina A Calco
Kristina’s Story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxnCSqBZsE&safe=active
Rebecca Sedwick Case – 12
Years Old
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXNI55yv5f4&safe
=active
Why do people bully?
0 Bullies put other people down to make
themselves feel more interesting or
powerful. (Many times bullied
themselves in the past…usually dealing
with things in their own lives that are
extremely difficult to take)
Who Bullies?
Something or someone is making them feel insecure.
~Therefore they bully to make themselves feel
better.
•They could have something going on in their family.
•They might not feel like they are getting enough
attention from parents or teachers.
•They might have watched their parents or older siblings
get their way by being angry and pushy.
•Maybe they are also bullied.
•They might be spoiled by their parents.
Which teens are most likely to
become bullies?
0 Focused on themselves
0 Usually physically aggressive
0 Hot-tempered, easily angered, impulsive
0 Strong need to dominate others
0 May have poor social skills or social judgment
0 May not have empathy or care about others
Why do people get bullied?
0 2 main reasons include: appearance or social
status.
0 Bullies pick on the people they think don't fit in.
(People who may look or act different )
0 Could include race or religion, or because the
bullies think their target may be gay or lesbian.
0 Could be because a student gets good grades.
The CB Virus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5PZ_BhM6o&safe=active
Cyberbullying-
st
21
century
0 Cyberbullying is the use of technology to harass,
threaten, embarrass, or target another person.
0 Online threats, rude texts, and mean tweets, posts, or
messages all count. So does posting personal
information or videos designed to hurt or embarrass
someone else.
Cyberbullying…
0 Cyberbullying also includes photos, messages,
or pages that don't get taken down, even after
the person has been asked to do so. In other
words, it's anything that gets posted online
and is deliberately intended to hurt.
0 Cyberbullying can be considered harassment
and law enforcement can get involved.
0 Remember: what you put online/phone can be
accessed!
Why Cyberbullying is
Different:
0 Cyberbullying can happen 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, and reach someone
even when he or she is alone. It can
happen any time of the day or night. It is
harder to get away from this type of
bullying.
Why Cyberbullying is different
ctd.
0 Cyberbullying messages and images can be posted
anonymously and distributed quickly to a very wide
audience. It can be difficult and sometimes
impossible to trace the source.
0 Deleting inappropriate or harassing messages, texts,
and pictures is extremely difficult after they have
been posted or sent.
0 People who are cyberbullied are also likely to be
bullied in person.
How does bullying affect teens
that are targets of bullies?
0 Lead to feeling tense, anxious, and afraid
0 Affects concentration in school
0 Avoid school (Declining GPA)
0 Affect self-esteem and feelings of self-worth
0 Research shows years later, after bullying is
stopped adults who were bullied as teens have
higher levels of depression and low self-esteem
How does bullying affect teens
that are targets of bullies?
0 A very small number of bullied children might
retaliate through extremely violent measures.
In 12 of 15 school shooting cases in the 1990s,
the shooters had a history of being bullied.
0 Columbine High School (Littleton Colorado,
‘99)
0 Chardon, Ohio (‘12)
0 Cho, Virginia Tech
What are the long-term
consequences of bullying?
0 Teen boys are more likely to engage in antisocial
behavior (vandalism, shoplifting, truancy and drug use)
0 4 times as likely than non-bullies to be convicted of a
crime by age 24
0 Abuse alcohol and other drugs in adolescence and as
adults
0 Engage in early sexual activity
0 Be abusive toward their romantic partners, spouses, or
children as adults
What can you do if someone
else is being bullied?
DON’T BE A
BYSTANDER…BE
A HERO or an
UPSTANDER!!!
Arizona Football Team
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY_7dICpzOY&safe
=active
Bystanders
Part of the
problem, NOT
the solution
Be A Hero or an Upstander!
0 Encourage other bystanders to help stop the bullying
incident by being assertive.
0 Make friends with someone who continually gets
picked on.
0 Report it or send someone to a trusted adult.
0 You are a key player in stopping bullying
Tattling – Is trying to get someone in trouble.
VS.
Reporting – When you report bullying you are helping
someone else.
What can you do if someone
else is being bullied?
0 Refuse to join in
0 Attempt to defuse situation (draw attention
away from targeted person)
0 Get an adult immediately
0 Speak up or support the person being bullied
(help them up, if they are tripped). Show
kindness
0 Anonymously telling an adult
What can you do if you are
bullied?
0 Talk to your parents or teachers
0 Don’t blame yourself for the bully’s action
0 Don’t retaliate
0 Stay calm, respond firmly
0 Act confident
0 Make friends with others
0 Work your self-esteem
0 Do not resort to violence
Invisible- Hunter Hayes
References
0 http://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/what-is-
it/index.html
0 http://action.thebullyproject.com/
0 http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/bul
lies.html#
0 http://kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/bullying/cyb
erbullying.html?tracking=T_RelatedArticle#
0 http://www.risk-withinreason.com/2012/03/06/bullying-facts-statistics/