Bully Busters

Assessment 1 – Bullying Plays (small groups)

You will work in a small group to create and act out a play about bullying which you will perform to your class. Each group should consist of 6 people, with a mixture of boys and girls.

Create a play which demonstrates one of the types of bullying:
1. Physical
2. Verbal
3. Emotional/Social
4. Cyberbullying
The play should should your understanding of the different types of bullying and how to handle the situation.  

Play advice - make sure you have the following:

1.     A scenario for the type of bullying
2.     Characters names
3.     A realistic solution to the situation
4.  Props and costumes
5.  Several acts/scenes

Read the Play Rubric below to see how your teacher will assess your group play.

Assessment 2 - Brochure (individual)

You will create a brochure about bullying aimed at primary school kids. First, find out more about how to create a brochure by working through the following interactive -
https://learningplace.eq.edu.au/cx/resources/items/5abe77af-1c54-a08f-0c54-c501f5209a37/4/viewIMS.jsp?.hb=true

Look at the following documents in the resources section below which will help you with your brochure:
1. Example Brochures 1, 2 & 3 - these examples will show you some bullying brochures.
2. How to Write a Brochure - this sets out all the required elements your brochure will need.
3. Brochure Template - print this template to use for your first draft copy.
4. Brochure Rubric - your teacher will use this rubric to mark your brochure.

Your teacher will now give you computer lab time to start creating your brochure. Go to "Microsoft Publisher" and choose a brochure template.

Consider the following points - 

1.      Audience – write your bullying brochure for primary school students.

2.      Topics – your brochure should contain information on these topics:
               ·        What is bullying?
             ·        Types of bullying
             ·        Who is a bully?
             ·        Are you a bully?
             ·        Who is a target?
             ·        How to handle bullying
             ·    Where students can go for help or information

3.       Websites – go to the websites below to help you gather the information for your brochure:
http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/school_stuff/bullies.html#cat20069
http://stopbullying.gov/kids/index.html 
http://www.bullyingnoway.com.au/
http://www.pacerkidsagainstbullying.org/?gclid=CM7H9eGi5ZICFSJ3lgodajDH5g  http://www.letsstopbullying.co.uk/children-young-people-info.html http://library.thinkquest.org/07aug/00117/bullying.html http://stopcyberbullying.org/