Introduction
Dear students!
As you probably already guessed the topic for this week is bullying.
I would like you to imagine to be a little adviser for a day and write a Facebook post for a friend who has been bullied to make him/her feel better.
You have ONE chance to make the difference in your friend's day and put a smile on his/her face!
Task
In order to reach out to your friend and make him/her feel like he/her matters you will need to write a Facebook post of 300 words where you will include some solutions to what happened to your friend.
Please remember that this writing will have to contain the words /expression presented on the board during the lesson.
For this task you will be working alone.
Process
Before you start writing, you may want to find some more information about the topic. For example the meaning of the word 'bullying', the different contexts in which bullying can happen (e.g. school, sport clubs, park) and the reason why some young people get bullied (e.g. appearance, personality, hobbies, culture, languages spoken).
TIPS! 
Check out the videos and articles I attached for you below to see what other people say about bullying and how they overcome it. You can use the information from videos and articles to answer the questions below and in your writing.
Don't forget to look for the words/expressions we wrote on the board earlier on! Try to spot as many as you can in the materials below.
Remember to use reading scanning strategies you have learnt in class with your teacher when you read the material. You are not interested in every information but only the ones you need for your task. Spotting the words I suggested for you should help you!
Please think about what you already know about bullying and your past experiences in relation to this topic. This may help you to think outside the box and be more creative about your solutions for your friend.
Click on these links to help you. Have a little browse and pick the ones you find most interesting. Just remember, you can use up to THREE sources and one of them should be a VIDEO.
1. This is a short movie about a kid being bullied in his class on his first day in a new school. You can watch the first 5 minutes of this (word to spot: poking)
2.This is a letter of forgiveness a teenager girl wrote to her bully.
https://www.hercampus.com/school/auburn/open-letter-bully (words to spot: reach out, you matter, strength)
3. This is a video of young people talking about their personal feelings towards bullying and their solutions.
(words to spot: lonely, I was made fun of, insignificant, speak up and called names)
4. This is a web page with a useful audio clip which provides you with a definition of the word bullying, why people bully others and the strategies you can use if you are being bullied.
https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/teenagers/ask/being-bullied/#link1 (words to spot: self-confidence, cyberbullying, target)
5. This is a song by teenager from the UK who survived bullying and who talks about his feelings.
(words to spot: reject, invisible, drawing, prejudice, discrimination)
NOW ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. These will help you to write up your Facebook post.
1. What is bullying?
2. Why do people bully each other?
3. What is the difference between bullying and a normal conflict with a friend?
4. What are the feelings a person who is bullied may feel?
5. What should young people do if someone tries to bully them?
5. Who can help people who are bullied?
6. What could you do if one of your best friends becomes a bully?
7. How could you help?
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Evaluation
Here are some examples you can use to write up your post.
This is an open letter to a friend to a friend who is bullied.
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/open-letter-anyone-bullied
This is a list of things to say or not to say to someone who has been bullied.
https://www.ditchthelabel.org/what-to-say-someone-bullied/
Conclusion
Remember your post should be 300 words and posted on our class Facebook page by the end of the lesson!
I expect to see at least 8 words/expressions we learnt today in your writing and your pictures attached!
Thank you! :)