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CYBERBULLYING - Grade 7
Unit Overview
Lesson 1: Introduction to Electronic Communication - 90 minutes
Examine different forms of electronic communication: how it is misused by teens, and
the connection between texting language and its translation to real-life context.
Lesson 2: Introduction to Cyberbullying - 95 minutes
Understand what constitutes cyberbullying. Idea reinforced through movement activity
on power and film on cyberbullying.
Lesson 3: Shifting Perspectives: Bullies, Bystanders, Allies, Targets - 90 minutes
Investigate complex relationships between bullies, bystanders, allies and targets.
Students view and deconstruct media texts and short videos and discuss.
Lesson 4: Digging Deeper Subtexts - 75 minutes
Investigate inner and outer voices of all people involved in cyberbullying. They develop
a first draft of monologues “in role” as their selected character from the “Childnet
International Video”.
Lesson 5: Bystanders Standby UP - 1
20 minutes
Understand role of bystanders to impact critical change in cyber bullying situations.
Through improvised drama, students explore and expand their character
comprehension.
Lesson 6: Critical Moves: Taking Control - 120 minutes
Investigate power dynamics in bullying situations and how this is negotiated through
body language and physicality. Create tableaux and dance (choreograph)
Lesson 7: Culminating Task Part 1 (Drama and Monologue) - 115 minutes
Work in small groups to integrate tableaux and monologues into dance and drama
compositions. Students share, peer review and revise.
Lesson 8: Culminating Task Part 2 (Beyond the Class)- 125 minutes
Share their learning outside the classroom on cyberbullying with larger community to
impact positive changes. Options include PSA, poster campaign, blog, poems, etc.
Key Components
● Providing students an opportunity to gain insight on cyberbullying and the
elements behind it through drama and dance.
○ Includes: motivation for bullies, perspectives of victims, allies, bystanders.
○ Growth in empathy and perspective through a critical lens
● Curriculum Expectation Drama And Dance:
○ Application of creative process to communicate ideas, feelings,
perspectives.
○ Critical analysis and reflection
■ How can I be an ally?
■ How can I use drama and dance to better understand and express
my feelings about cyber bullying?
Strengths Weaknesses
● Students understand what may constitute as ● Students may take advantage of the situation and
bullying. bully others under the guise of acting.
● Empowers potential victims. ● Some activities may bring victims back to previous
● Enhances student learning and engagement traumatizing experiences.
by making the school community more ● Only covers other forms of bullying in a small portion
positive. of Lesson 2 - does not address them enough.
● Students learn how to handle bullying as ● Students of low socioeconomic status may not have
victims and what they can do as bystanders. access to devices and therefore may not relate to
● Culminating task allows students to use the this unit at all.
media in positive ways.
Assessment AS Learning Assessment FOR Learning Assessment OF Learning
● Self Reflections ● Venn Diagram Exit Cards ● Rubric for culminating task that
● Self Assessment ● Anecdotal Observations targets the four sections of the
● Peer Feedback ● Checklists achievement chart
● Teacher-Student Conferences
Student Voice: Power and Privilege:
This unit allows students to develop their own definition This unit is responsive to the accessibility of technology as
of cyberbullying as well as allowing them to share their well as some of the current social media platforms
feelings and opinions through the many opportunities students would be using. This unit can also allow for the
that allow discussions during the lessons. Through these discussion of privacy and how it has changed or is
discussions, students are also able to share or reflect changing. This unit allows students to understand and
upon their personal experiences of how they or challenge the power structure of the bully, bystander, and
someone they know have been affected by victim. The assessments in this unit also allows students who
cyberbullying. The activities in each lesson also gave do not easily have access to technology a choice to
plentiful opportunities for students to demonstrate their complete different assignments relating to the unit.
voice through dance, drama, or literacy.