WELCOME TO YOUR WORLD WORKSHOP
April 27, 2007
INTRODUCTION ACTIVITY
Connect YOUR World
PASS it ON!
YOUR WORLD PRESENTATION
THINGS THAT HURT
-Sexual Harassment
-Racial, Ethnic, Cultural and/or Religious Discrimination
-Physical Discrimination
-Defamation, Libel and/or Slander
-Electronic Harassment
-Bullying
-Abuse
Group Activity
VIDEO
BREAK
EXAMPLES
Questionnaire on Bullying
Questionnaire on Harassment
RESULTS and STATISTICS
EMOTIONS
Faces of Emotion Activity-How does it make you feel?
Words of Emotion
Emotion Crossword
Daily Emotions Worksheet
STRATEGIES
WHAT COLOR FITS YOU BEST?
Color Activity
GRADE YOUR CHARACTER
ASSESSMENT OF WORKSHOP

WORKSHOP

Make your world a better place for everyone.
Enhanced workshop to recognize the effects of others and on themselves.

Enhanced workshop to recognize the
effects of others and on themselves.
A REALITY CHECK.
Presented by
Christina Smith

Connect to YOUR World
How do you connect to each other?

THINGS THAT HURT

Sexual Harassment
Racial, Ethnic, Cultural and/or Religious
Discrimination
Physical Discrimination

Defamation, Libel and/or Slander
Electronic Harassment
Bullying
Abuse

Additional Information
Cyberbullying
http://www.cyberbullying.us/resources.php
Bullying in School
http://www.waunakee.k12.wi.us/midlschl/principal/BULLYING.pdf
Girls Health.gov (resource for girls)
http://www.4girls.gov/4girls.cfm?page=news/index.htm
http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/emotions/offline_activities.html
http://www.johnsesl.com/printables/emotions/emotions.pdf"

Character isn't inherited. One builds it daily by the way one thinks and acts, thought by thought, action by action." -- Helen Gahagen Douglas
http://www.mindoh.com/TRlessonplans.aspx

http://www.jimwrightonline.com/pdfdocs/bully/bullyBooklet.pdf

Grade your Character

Color YOUR World!

HOW TO HANDLE YOUR EMOTIONS
All of us experience a wide range of emotions in our lives. Usually, that's a good thing. But sometimes we have difficulty controlling our emotions, even to the point of letting our emotions control our behavior. Usually, that's not such a good thing. Here are some helpful suggestions for handling your emotions.
• Be honest with yourself.
• Talk to somebody about your feelings.
• Don't ignore your emotions, they are telling you something.
• If you are having an unpleasant feeling, think of something you can do that will help, and then do it.
• Find positive ways to express anger that are not hurtful to others.
• Remember, whatever you are feeling, you're not alone.
• Try not to get overwhelmed, things usually improve.
• If you do get overwhelmed—ask for help.

Strategies for Students to
Prevent Harassment
If someone harasses you, tell him or her to stop. Say you do not like what he or she is doing to you. If you are uncomfortable confronting the person directly, do it in writing.
• If you are harassed, tell an adult—a parent, a teacher you trust, or someone in your school who has been designated to handle issues of sexual harassment. Be persistent. If the first school official doesn’t respond, go to someone else until you are taken seriously. Whether a fellow student or an adult is harassing you, the school is required by law to listen to your claim and take action.
Remind yourself that sexual harassment is wrong, is illegal, and should stop. Don’t tell yourself (or believe it if anyone else tells you) it’s your fault. Don’t ignore what is happening to you and just hope it will stop.
Remember that someone you date, someone you used to date, or someone who wants to get involved with you can harass you. If you feel scared, uncomfortable, or threatened by the way someone is “flirting” with or treating you, tell a trusted friend or adult and get help.
• Keep a journal of your experiences with sexual harassment. This will help you if you ever need to remember particular details. Getting your feelings on paper also might make you feel better. If the person harassing you or that person’s friends send you any notes or e-mails, keep them. Your records might later help substantiate the harassment.
Interrupt any harassment you observe and tell an adult you trust. Don’t be a bystander.
Ask to see your school’s sexual harassment policy. Read it and see what it tells you to do if you experience or witness sexual harassment. The policy might also help you understand what behaviors are considered harassment.

How do you or other people make you feel?
What actions caused you or them to make them feel that way?

How do you or other people make you feel?
What actions caused you or them to make them feel that way?

Across
Down
1 a feeling of dread or anxiety
1 to be distressed, disturbed or excited about something.
3 to be agitated as by anger
2 to become suddenly fearful, to be surprised or alarmed
a strong feeling of displeasure or
resentment
5 wretchedly unhappy; disconsolate
6 a feeling of no worries or cares
8 a feeling of deep despair or misery
9 hopeless or despairing
10 a feeling of extreme happiness
7 in good spirits

EMOTIONS CROSSWORD

WORDS OF EMOTIONS

FACES OF EMOTIONS

1. Have any of the following things happened to you at school when you did not want them to?
(Write the appropriate letter in the space before each question.)
A = Very often
B = Often
C = Occasionally
D = Rarely
E = Never
__ I have been the target of sexual comments, jokes, teasing, gestures, or looks.
__ I have had my clothing pulled in a sexual way.
__ I have had sexual rumors spread about me.
__ I have had my way blocked in a sexual way.
__ I have been touched, grabbed, or pinched in a sexual way.
__ I have been shown or given sexual pictures, photographs, illustrations, messages, or notes.
__ I have been physically intimidated by another student.
__ I have stayed home or cut a class because I felt intimidated.
__ I have felt unsafe in school.
__ I have been penalized, threatened, or further harassed as a result of complaining about or reporting sexual harassment.
2. Where did the incident(s) take place?
(Check all that apply.)
__ In the hall
__ In a classroom
__ On school grounds outside the school (other than the parking lot)
__ In or near the gym/playing field/pool
__ In the cafeteria
__ At a field trip location, including another school for away games
__ In the parking lot
__ In or near the locker room
__ In the rest room
__ In the driver education car
__ On school transportation on the way to school/on the way home/on a school trip
__ On public transportation on the way to school or on the way home
3. When did the incident(s) take place?
(Check all that apply.)
__ Before school
__ Between classes
__ In class
__ During lunch
__ During recess
__ After school

http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/index.asp?area=signs

If you said yes, you're not alone. All over the country, in all types of neighborhoods and schools, there are all types of young people who bully others. Bullying is serious business. It causes young people a lot of pain, and it can affect their ability to do well in school and their general happiness.

Are you a bully?
Many young women are bullies both in school and outside of school. Some people may not realize that what they’re doing is bullying. Ask yourself if you have ever repeatedly hurt someone because they were younger, weaker, different, or less confident than you. Are you a bully? Take this quiz to find out.
Pick the correct answer for each question.
Do you make mean faces or bad hand signs to others?
Do you spread rumors or say mean things about others behind their back? Do you make fun of or tease other teens often?
Do you whisper secrets to a friend in front of another person and then not share the secret with him or her on purpose?
Have you purposely not invited someone to hang out with you and your friends? Have you been or are you currently part of a clique that is exclusive about whom you can and cannot be friends with and has not let others join?
Do you often make fun of others because they are "different" from you or your friends? (Example: they have glasses, ugly clothes, bad hair, or a different race/ethnicity or religion).
Have you hazed another member of your sports team? Have you ever threatened to hurt someone?
Have you ever punched, shoved, or hit another boy or girl?

Are you harassed?

If you've ever heard an adult - or anyone else - say that bullying is "just a fact of life" or "no big deal," you're not alone! Too often, people just don't take bullying seriously - or until the sad and sometimes scary stories are revealed.
It happens a lot more than some people think - Studies show that between 15-25% of U.S. students are bullied with some frequency, while 15-20% report they bully others with some frequency (Melton et al, 1988; Nansel et al, 2001).
It can mess up a kid's future. Young people who bully are more likely than those who don't bully to skip school and drop out of school. They are also more likely to smoke, drink alcohol and get into fights (Nansel et al, 2003; Olweus, 1993).
It scares some people so much that they skip school. As many as 160,000 students may stay home on any given day because they're afraid of being bullied (Pollack, 1998).
It can lead to huge problems later in life. Children who bully are more likely to get into fights, vandalize property, and drop out of school. And 60% of boys who were bullies in middle school had at least one criminal conviction by the age of 24 (Olweus, 1993).

YOUR World

EMOTIONS DAILY JOURNAL

EMOTIONS DAILY JOURNAL

Do you have any pets?
What was the last book you read?
Do you like to cook?
What's your favorite food?
Are you good at cooking/swimming/etc?
Are you married or single?
Do you have brothers and sisters?
Are they older or younger than you?
Do you like baseball?
Do you live alone?
Do you live in a house or an apartment?
Have you ever lived in another country?
Have you ever met a famous person?
How do you spend your free time?
How long have you been studying English?
How old are you?
How tall are you?
Tell me about a favorite event of your adulthood.
Tell me about a favorite event of your childhood.
What are your hobbies?
What two things could you not do when you were.....?
What countries have you visited?
What country are you from?
What do you do on Sundays?
What do you do? What's your job?
What do you like to do in your free time?
What hobbies do you have?
What is the nearest bus stop or train station to your house?
What is your motto?
What is your religion? (Perhaps not a good question in some situations.)
What kind of food do you like?
What kind of people do you like?
What kind of people do you not like?
What languages do you speak?
What two things could you not do when you were a child, but you can do now?
What's something you do well?
What's your address?
What's your father like?
What's your name?

When did you start to study English?
Where are you from?
Where do you live?
Where do you live? How long have you lived there?
Where were you born?
Which sports do you like?
Who do you live with?
Who do you respect the most?
Who has had the most influence in your life?
Why did you decide to take this course?
Why do you want to learn English?
Would you like to be famous?
What do you think you will be doing five years from now?
Where do you think you'll be living five years from now?
What is your goal in life?
Are you a 'morning' or 'night' person?
When do you feel best? In the morning, afternoon, or evening?
How many cities have you lived in?
What jobs have you done?
Which do you prefer, sunrises or sunsets?
What could you do as a child that you can't do now?
Who is your next door neighbor in your home country?
What is he or she like?
Did you get along with each other?
What is the best memory of our country that you will take back home with you?
What is the worst memory of our country?
How many times did you move as a child?
Are you a task oriented person or a people oriented person?
What is the profile of the wife/husband you would meet?
What kind of woman/man would you like to marry?

Numerous studies point to an ongoing problem of discrimination and violence that has severe consequences for students and schools. One such study, the Safe Place to Learn report issued by the 4-H Center for Youth Development at UC Davis and the California Safe Schools Coalition, cites findings from the 2001-02 California Healthy Kids Survey, which found that:
-7.5 percent of California students reported being harassed on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation, which translates to over 200,000 middle school and high school students.
-91 percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students reported hearing students make negative comments based on sexual orientation.
Compared to students who were not harassed, students harassed based on actual or perceived sexual orientation are:
-More than three times as likely to report missing at least one day of school in the last 30 days because they felt unsafe.
-Twice as likely to report depression, seriously considering suicide and making a plan for attempting suicide.
-More likely to have low grades, be victims of violence, or use illegal substances.

YOUR World

http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/index.asp?area=effects

Published and Printed by
Christina Smith