“sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.” write down what that means...

“Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.”

Write down what that means to you—do you agree?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltun92DfnPY

Write down how your thoughts have transformed—or any connections you can make.

• Feel powerful

• Feel in control

• Don’t have any friends

• They were bullied

• Story time….

Why Do People Bully?

• Say “Stop”. Stand up for yourself; know that you don’t deserve that kind of treatment.

• Report bullying.

• Do nice things for the bully. Kindness changes a cold heart.

• Stand up for someone else. Be an active bystander.

How Can You Solve a Bullying Problem?

o Introduction of characters& Settingo Problem

o Climax (high point of story)

o Resolution/conclusion

Climbing Story

Setting: School Beginning: Introduce bully (name, description, detail)Roger – rough and tough and liked to pick on kids.

Problem: Introduce victim (name, description, detail)Grayson small and had short little arms and short fingers.

Interaction: Describe bullying taking placeEvery day at recess, Roger and his friends made fun of Grayson’s short arms

How the problem was resolvedOne day Roger’s rare Yu-Gi-Oh card fell through a crack between the fence and storage box. Grayson was the only kid who had arms small enough to get it out.

Ending: Describe how things are different nowRoger stopped calling Grayson names and bugging him about his short arms. They started trading Yu-Gi-Oh cards together.

Bullying Story Box

o Five paragraphs (minimum)o Triple-Scoop Wordo No Robot Writing!!

o Add Detailso Third-Person Perspective

o Watch verb tense (past tense throughout)o Simileso Voice

Your Goal is to write about your topic in way that will get

someone to think DIFFERENTLY…transformation of thought.

Your Bullying Story