Works Cited Page

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Mamaborg

Students will learn how to format a Works Cited Page.

Three samples are given from our readings about Bullying already. Students will copy these samples down and add the rest of the entries to a hand-written draft of their works cited pages.

They should add works cited entries for any and all images / data on their posters that did not come from our readings.

EVERY student needs to create a works cited page – even if you worked in a group.

Drafts are due on Monday, 11/09. All works cited pages should have a minimum of 5 entries to cover our readings (which informed all posters).

Anti-Bully / Upstander Poster Project

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Mamaborg

Prompt: Students may choose from one of the following.

Poster Campaign: Students may create a poster related to the articles / fact-sheets we’ve read. Students may conduct more research as well. Posters must be on big poster-board and must visually and textually represent ideas related to anti-bullying / upstanders. Worth 150 points. See Anti-Bully / Upstander Poster Rubric for details. Posters should be ORIGINAL: Pasting images printed from simply Googling the word “bully” or “upstander” will earn a LOW grade in “Creativity,” “Design,” “Graphics/Relevance,” and “Text” categories on the rubric. You must get approval from Borger before printing images from the computer.

Research Paper: Students can choose to write a paper about bullying based on the information they’ve read & discussion we’ve had in seminar. Papers need an introduction & conclusion, multiple body paragraphs, should quote multiple texts, and have a works cited page (we will learn how to do this in class). Students can do additional research, but those sources should also appear on their works cited page. Worth 150 points. See Bully Paper Rubric for details. (4-5 pages)

Both projects require a works cited page. Posters and papers will need to cite where text / images / ideas come from or are inspired by (a la the Sponge Bob poster outside Borger’s door).

Students will have time in class during the week of Tuesday 10/27- Monday 11/02 to create posters. Students working on posters at home should bring something to work on in class those days.

Projects are due Tuesday 11/03. Late projects will be docked 1-letter grade per day late and will not be accepted beyond November 10th.

Students may work in pairs but no groups of three or more allowed. There is not enough work for more than two people to engage in. Not everyone who wants to work in a pair will be given approval to do so; some people will need to work alone on this project based on class behavior on previous group projects or because Borger wants you to work solo for your own brain’s growth.

Anti-Bully / Upstander Project

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Mamaborg

Prompt: Students may choose from one of the following.

Research Paper: Students will take data from the “map bully zones” surveys conducted during 9^th hour. Students will write an essay discussing bullying (using data from the articles they’ve read), analyzing the data from surveys, and offering solutions for reducing bullying in hot-spots at SHS. Solid essays will be presented to the principal / superintendent for future policy implementation. See rubric for details.

Both projects require a works cited page. Posters will need to cite where text / images / ideas come from or are inspired by. Papers will need to cite articles we’ve read or other external research.

Students will be in the computer lab on Monday 11/10 & Wednesday 11/12 to collect data, type text to print, sketch out & draft poster ideas, or start drafting essays. Students will have time in class during the week of 11/10 – 11/14 to create posters. Students working on posters at home should bring something to work on in class those days.

Projects are due Friday, November 14th. Late projects will be docked 1-letter grade per day late and will not be accepted beyond November 21^st.

Bullying Unit Schedule

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Mamaborg

Wednesday 10/29:

Students read an article from The Southern Illinoisan about a bullying incident that occurred in Anna-Jonesboro High School.
They read the fact-sheets on Bullying & the Roles Kids Play.
They read the article “Why We Don’t Use the Word ‘Bully’ to Label Kids“

Thursday 10/30:

Students took a quiz over the fact-sheets on Bullying & the Roles Kids Play.
They read “A Case Study in Ostracism.” They were to annotate as they read and respond to the article.

Monday 11/03:

Students read and annotated fact-sheets on Bystanding and Upstanding.
Students sketched out ideas for posters which will be an upcoming project.
Students will take a quiz over the Bystanding & Upstanding fact-sheets on Tuesday 11/04.

Tuesday 11/04:

Students will take a quiz over the Bystanding and Upstanding fact-sheets they read and annotated yesterday.

Wednesday 11/05:

Students will view a video clip about mapping “bully zones” in a school. We will discuss how to collect survey data from the entire school and make plans to map “bully zones” at SHS to make our school safer.
Students will also be introduced to the Upstander / Anti-Bullying Poster project

Thursday 11/06 & Friday 11/07:

Seminar / graded discussion

Monday 11/10 & Wednesday 11/12:

Lab time / class time to work on projects

Bullying

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Mamaborg

October is National Bullying Prevention Month (though EVERY MONTH is Bullying Prevention Month in Borger’s class – hashtag: no violence, only love!). Below are some resources students will be reading, engaging, annotating, & discussing in coming days.

from Stopbullying.gov