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"Where I'm From..." Poem-Wed. (should finish in class)

Expository Essay- Friday

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Sent.Structure/Proofreading Marks Quiz- Friday

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S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders--Book Trailer

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“Explain the causes & effects of bullying.  Evaluate and analyze how your  personality and demeanor can affect the bullying/treatment of peers.”

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In a well-written paragraph, explain your favorite learning activity, discussion, project, or lesson this week. Why was this your favorite? What did you learn, or enhance your understanding of, this week in English class? How will you apply this learning in the future?

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Do you believe that technology has increased bullying across America? Why? How do you think we can deter cyber bullying?

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Describe the environment of our school community.  Do you believe that it fosters good, positive relationships within your peer group? How can we as a student body create a more inviting and friendly atmosphere?

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Do you believe that our society contributes to the stereotypes that are placed on us? How does our society's expectations determine the way we feel or interpret our own self worth?

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How do stereotypes affect the way we treat people that we do not know very well? Do the groups or cliques that we associate with influence our response to new people?

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September 2011 | Volume 69 | Number 1
Promoting Respectful Schools Pages 18-23

Stan Davis and Charisse Nixon

Young people who have been bullied tell how educators and peers can help.

What advice should we give to students who are bullied? What should adults and concerned peers do to help? To get answers to these questions, we turned to the experts-students themselves.

We began the Youth Voice research project in response to a common problem we have both observed as we've worked in bullying prevention for the last 15 years: As teachers, counselors, and administrators strive to create emotionally safe and respectful school environments, they are often confronted with conflicting ideas about what to do. Many experts tell us that adults should intervene to stop mean behavior. Others say that we should coach young people to solve the problem themselves-tell the bully to stop, pretend that the mean behavior doesn't bother them, or make jokes about it. Some books tell us to encourage bystanders to speak up and confront the bullies; others advise us to encourage quiet acts of support instead. For every resource that advocates one approach, another advises the opposite.

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September 2011 | Volume 69 | Number 1 Promoting Respectful Schools Pages 18-23 Stan Davis and Charisse Nixon Young people who have been bullied tell how educators and peers can help. What advice should we give to students who are bullied? What should adults and concerned peers do to help?

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Expository Writing Explains Expert ...by
giving facts about a topic You are the expert! Explain your topic. Back them up with facts. Start with an introduction 1 or 2 sentences telling what your topic is. The body:
points
back-up information
splashes 5 to 7 sentences for each point, including splashes. End with a conclusion:
wrap it up
lesson learned
thoughts for the future 2 or 3 sentences that wrap it up Analyze your prompt How do you do it? Mark important words. They help you stay focused! Magnify Does the prompt have more than one part? For example: Does it ask you to write about a topic AND explain why? 1 2 Brainstorm 3 possible topics. 1. 2. 3. topic idea topic idea topic idea This takes care of the first part of the prompt. Choose one Think of points to talk about that relate to the topic idea. Point 1 Point 2 Point 3 You can even have a These should be your reasons or explanations. (Reason) (Reason) (Reason) Yes? No? It just asks me to explain something. I have to choose a topic AND explain it. State your points. SPLASHES Show your knowledge of the topic by adding SPLASHES! ...by using
the How & Why C.A.F.E.! How? How - Explain how to do something (steps). Why - Give reasons. C - caution --Warn your reader. A - anecdote F - fact E - example --a time something happened to you --true statement with a source --a time something happened to someone else So what does it look like on paper? Write a composition explaining why it is important to have a good friend. Do you remember what to do? Let's give it a try! Let's watch a quick video to help us get ideas. What did the big bird want? friends How would the story be different if his friend was there? His friend would have stuck up for him. His friend would have made him feel better if he was upset. His friend would have suggested they do something else. Congratulations! Now you have 3 points! Let's go back to our prompt. A good friend sticks up for you. A good friend makes you feel better about yourself. A good friend is someone you can do things with. Now we just need to fill in the facts and add some SPLASHES! Now it's YOUR turn! Happy writing! Move on to your points... more on that in a moment. Adapted from Randi Whitney's Writing Academy

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BRIDGEWATER, Mass. - Even the most stoic person might shed a tear at the goodness found in a group of boys.

After the group of fifth-grade football players from Massachusetts found out their 6-year-old water boy was being teased for his attire and speech, they played great defense and showed him their support.

As ABC affiliate WCVB reports, Danny is a first-grader in Bridgewater, Mass.

He has a small speech impediment developed after a brain hemorrhage he had shortly after he was born.

And he's the fiercely loved water boy for the fifth-grade football team.

His fifth-grade teammates found out other kids were picking on Danny for wearing a tie and jacket -- and for his speech impediment.

Instead of lashing out, though, the boys decided to use their football skills to good use and planned a great defense.

Watch the video below for a smile you won't be able to get rid of all day.

Mobile users view video here: http://bit.ly/1r1NdZx

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6-year-old teased: band of elementary schoolmates rally around boy to stop teasing

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Danny, 6-year-old teased: Band of elementary schoolmates rally around boy to stop teasing

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BRIDGEWATER, Mass. - Even the most stoic person might shed a tear at the goodness found in a group of boys. After the group of fifth-grade football players from Massachusetts found out their 6-year-old water boy was being teased for his attire and speech, they played great defense and showed him their support.