Get the word out about friendship, support, and a safe school community with a media literacy lesson about bullying. Young journalists investigate instances of bullying and take descriptive pictures as they compile a magazine to fight against bullying in their school.

Concepts

newspapers, magazines, bullying, self esteem, friendship, desktop publishing, the writing process, journalism, digital photography

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use in a journalism class, peer counseling group, or in language arts when discussing different types of writing and publication
• Publish the edited magazines to distribute to the school during a focus on preventing bullying

Classroom Considerations

• Examine the teacher's note at the beginning of the lesson for implementing the lesson in a sensitive way
• Learners should have experience with the writing process
• Requires digital cameras and access to desktop publishing programs
• Project is divided into nine parts, but you can modify the schedule based on the needs of your classroom
• Lesson is applicable to older learners as well as sixth graders
• When taking pictures that include students, make sure the photos comply with your districts policy and COPPA

Pros

• Encourages group collaboration and media skills
• Focuses on a topic that all members of your class will have an opinion about

Cons

• None

Common Core

W.6.4 W.6.5 W.6.6