BullyingTeacher’s Speaking Club February 10th 2015

Vocabulary

Bullying, To Bully, BullyTo IntimidateTo Harass, HarassmentIntervene, stand up toPhrasesOther Common verbs

Bullying/To Bully/Bully

Bullying is the use of force, threat, or coercion to abuse, intimidate, or aggressively dominate others.

The behavior is often repeated and habitual.

Bullying is a big problem in American schools. (noun)Travis is a bully, he pushed me after school. (noun)

Travis bullied me after school. (verb)

To Intimidate

frighten or scare (someone), especially in order to make them do what one wants.

The bully intimidated little Billy by making a mean face and punching the air.

To Harass/Harassment

To Harass: (Verb) To be aggressive pressure or intimidating towards other person or people.

He harassed the waiter for being slow

Harassment: (Noun) Aggressive pressure or intimidation.

Incidents of harassment in school should be reported.

To Intervene/ To Stand Up To

To come between disputing people

The teacher intervened before the two boys began fighting.

Phrase 1: to laugh at someone

Subject + Laugh at + Object.

All the kids laughed at me when I fell down.

Phrase 2: “to be nice to someone”

Subject + TO BE + mean/nice + to + Object

He is mean to all the girls in his class.They were nice to each otherYou should be nice to your little brother.We used to be really mean to our teachers.

Phrase 3: “Make fun of”

Subject + make fun of + objectHeath made fun of Martha.

Subject + make fun of + object + for being + adjective

Heath made fun of Martha for being tall.

Subject + make fun of + object + because + reason (independent clause)

Heath made fun of Martha because _____________.She was/is tall

Other Common Verbs

Ridicule: To treat someone with contempt or be dismissive of.

Tease: to make fun ofMock: to make fun of, often through imitation

WRITING

Cyber bullying is new term for harassment that occurs between peers over the internet.

What should companies like Facebook do to prevent cyber bullying?

Experience

• Tell a story from your childhood wherein you saw someone bully someone else.

• Tell a story of when you were bullied by a peer or sibling/relative.

• Tell a story from your time as a teacher wherein you so someone bully someone else. Did you intervene? How? If you could do it again would you do anything different?

Opinion

• What could schools do to prevent bullying?• Why do bullies do what they do?• Why are bullies so powerful?• What are the characteristics of a typical bully?• What are the characteristics of a typical

harassment victim?• Is bullying always bad? Why?