A Project Critical WebQuest
Schwanna Ellman
P.S. 175
It is the first day of
school. Antwan is new to MS 54. He stands in the school yard and waits to see
if he sees anyone from his elementary school.
He sees Lateak with Mark and Anthony, they walk towards each other. Antwan goes to greet Lateak in their usual
way, but Lateak punches him in the chest!
Lateak has grown over the summer.
He is now 5’9” and weighs 160lbs.
Antwan is all of 5’0” and weighs 100lbs soaking wet. Lateak tells Antwan that from here on out he
has to pay him if he doesn’t want to receive that type of treatment every time
they see each other. Mark laughs, but
Anthony thinks it’s wrong but he says nothing.
Bullying is a social issue
that knows no bounds. From school yards,
to chat rooms, to one country bullying another country. Everyone has the right to feel safe no matter
where they are. Unfortunately that is
not always the case. What can be done?
Your class has been asked to
learn about bullying both in the past, and in the present, and to teach others
how they can help to reduce the incidence of bullying in your school community.
In researching this topic,
you'll find that any "bullying situation" has a person being bullied,
a person doing the bullying, people that watch and do nothing, and finally
people that watch and do something about it.
You will be asked to
critically and personally respond to a number of print accounts, and visual
accounts of bullying using the 6 steps of the PPA. Responses will be written, and can be either
a Power Point Presentation or a Public Service Announcement (PSA). The PSA can an audio or video-tape.
However before you begin,
test your Bullying IQ. Bully IQ Test
Individual Products Produced
1.
Written
Reflection /Responses to articles
a. Must be at least 2 pages typed.
b. Must make text to self, text to world, or text to text
connection
c. Must use information from your PPA Sheets
Group Products Produced (Choose one)
1. Power Point Presentation
a. Must
be two minutes long
b. Must
use all 6 Steps of the PPA Process
2. Public Service Announcement (visual/audio)
a. Must
be two minutes long
b.
Must use all 6 Steps of the PPA Process
Part 1: Exploring the Topic of Bullying
(Individual Work)
1. You will have had an
opportunity to reflect on a number of issues related to bullying. Familiarize
yourself with the types of bullying you've witnessed, write a reflection
outlining a few key thoughts and emotions that come to mind when you consider
the issue of bullying.
2. As you read the stories
about bullying ensure that you understand and comprehend the details of the
stories.
Each member of your group will create a written response to the article(s)
you've read. It may be helpful to refer to Types of
Bullying.
For
Power Point
Since you are leading experts on bullying, as a
group you will come together to utilize your skills to put together either a
PowerPoint slide show presentation, or a Public Service Announcement sharing
your knowledge you have obtained through your research on bullying. You will be
divided into small groups and assigned a particular role in this process. This
visual presentation, when viewed, will help other students in the school deal
with bullying. Useful links and
worksheets will be provided for you to assist in your research.
Your
Power Point Presentation must include the following information:
·
Know what bullying is.
·
Be able to recognize a bully.
·
Know some useful ways to deal with a bully.
·
Have an idea of some people they can go to if they are being bullied.
·
Know how to react in crisis or emergency bully situations.
·
Know of immediate steps to be taken if you are being bullied by and
adult, even a teacher.
Your
Power Point Presentation Roles
· Reporters
You will make sure that all PPA worksheets are
complete and accurate.
Make sure that the Anti-Bully Pledge
is included
· Editors
You will make sure that all
the spelling is correct, sentences are complete and make sense, and make sure
the information is factual. You may include any pictures, tables, charts, etc.
that you may find in your investigation of the topic
· Production Managers
You will make sure the project is Visually
Pleasing. You will lay out what the
reporter and editor have given you to include. You will choose color
schemes, cover art and style. You must make sure everything is in place the way
the team likes it.
· Producer
You will make sure that the product gets finished on
time.
Your
facts are accurate
Your
resources are cited
That
everyone in the group contributes
For
Public Service Announcement
Your group will be filming a two minute public
service announcement to inform your community about a key issue and a solution
to the problem of bullying. As a group, you must create a catchphrase you would
use to highlight your message.
Your
Public Service Announcement Roles
Producer-Director
- Restate the task to ensure the team’s
understanding of expectations
- Coordinate the team product development
- Encourage participation by all team members in the selection of an
appropriate ‘theme’, ‘title’, ‘slogan’
- Ensure that assigned roles/tasks are in line with the interests and abilities
of individuals in your group
Script
Writer
-Record the directions for the group production
-Collaborate with Producer-Director in staging your 120 second performance
-Include ‘parts’ that allow participation by each interested group member
-Make sure that PPA worksheets are complete and accurate
-Make sure that the Anti-Bullying Pledge
is included
Costuming
& Properties Coordinator
- take informal inventory of props/costumes
- guide your group in the selection and creation of costumes/props appropriate
to the task
- ensure the ‘safe’ return of equipment following filming/recording
- assist in finding the proper location for the public service announcement.
Audio-Visual
Expert
- effectively ‘frame’ the live performance
- use the video camera provided to capture your group production
- select appropriate background music
- assist in finding the proper location for the public service announcement.
PPA Worksheets
Step 4: Evaluate current
policy
Step 6: Selecting best
solution
Step 1 of PPA
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Step 2
of PPA
Step 3
of PPA
Step 4
of PPA
Examples
of Public Service Announcements
Additional Resources
Resources for parents
Written
Reflection/Response Rubric
Power
Point Presentation Rubric
Public
Service Announcement Rubric Visual
Public
Service Announcement Rubric Audio
Hopefully
after completing this WebQuest your eyes have been opened to this problem.
Have you seen a bully before and asked yourself "why"? Have you been
bullied before without knowing what to do? Have you felt that you were alone as
the victim of a bully? Your research has helped you to look around, and
hopefully to look inside yourself. Everyone has experienced a bully one way or
another, whether it is the bully down the hall or the bully inside. Now you are
equipped to stand up to that bully.
English Language Arts
Standard 1: Language for Information
and Understanding
Students will listen, speak, read, and write for information and understanding.
As listeners and readers, students will collect data, facts, and ideas;
discover relationships, concepts, and generalizations; and use knowledge
generated from oral, written, and electronically produced texts. As speakers
and writers, they will use oral and written language that follows the accepted
conventions of the English language to acquire, interpret, apply, and transmit
information.
Standard 2: Language for Literary Response and
Expression
Students will read and listen to oral, written, and electronically produced
texts and performances from American and world literature; relate texts and
performances to their own lives; and develop an understanding of the diverse
social, historical, and cultural dimensions the texts and performances
represent. As speakers and writers, students will use oral and written language
that follows the accepted conventions of the English language for
self-expression and artistic creation.
Standard 3: Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation
Students will listen, speak, read, and write for critical analysis and
evaluation. As listeners and readers, students will analyze experiences, ideas,
information, and issues presented by others using a variety of established
criteria. As speakers and writers, they will use oral and written language that
follows the accepted conventions of the English language to present, from a
variety of perspectives, their opinions and judgments on experiences, ideas,
information and issues.
Standard 4: Language for Social Interaction
Students will listen, speak, read, and write for social interaction.
Students will use oral and written language that follows the accepted
conventions of the English language for effective social communication with a
wide variety of people. As readers and listeners, they will use the social
communications of others to enrich their understanding of people and their
views.
Social Studies Standard 5
Understand that the American legal and political systems guarantee and protect the rights of citizens and assume that citizens will hold and exercise certain civic values and fulfill certain civic responsibilities
• discuss the role of an informed citizen in today’s changing world
•
explain how Americans are citizens of their states and of the