"Words + Actions = Ouch"
Bullying
What is this about?
In this project, students will explore the impact bullying has on the victim, the bystander, the bully, and society. As a class, students will become familiar with what constitutes bullying, the regularity with which it takes place, and why we should be concerned. Then, independently, students will extend their studies by conducting interest-based research examining an aspect of bullying and what can be done to
thwart this issue.
Stand Up and Speak Out!!!
A.!Research!process
Selecting a topic.Each!student!chooses!a!topic!related!to!bullying!to!study.!!The!focus!of!
the!study!is!to!bring!awareness!to!an!often!ignored!issue.!Students!should!be!
encouraged!to!expand!their!research!into!cross-disciplinary!areas;!the!guiding!questions!
below!may!be!used!to!spur!their thinking.!!Possible!cross-disciplinary!topics!related!to!
bullying!include,!but!are!not!limited!to:!!mental!health!issues,!gun!violence,!hate!crimes,!
stalking,!cyber-bullying,!teasing,!cliques,!peer!pressure,!social!issues,!bullying!in!the!
school!setting,!bullying!in!the!workplace,!bullying!in!the!locker!room!(sports),!bullies,!victims,!bystanders,!domino!effect,!body!image!and!the!media,!statistics!and!data,!
differences!between!male!and!female!bullying,!teen!violence,!teen!issues,!violence!as!
depicted!in!the!media,!and!sex!and!gender!issues.
Students!should!use!a!tool!(i.e.!Dropbox,!Evernote,!Google!Drive)!to!collect!and!organize!
information!that!they!gather.