Lesson plan

Teacher:Tamar Badashvili

Class – VIII Class size-16 students

   Time11.00 – 11.45

   Date 18.11.2016 

The purpose of this lesson is to increase awareness among school students about the problem of cyberbullying and provide them with strategies to deal effectively with the social pressure that encourages them to participate in online cruelty. After hearing the true story of a target of cyberbullying, students explore the nature and extent of the problem in their own lives. Through a public service announcement and case studies, students consider why cruelty is so common in an online forum and use this insight to build empathy, explore personal motivations and devise positive alternatives for online communication.

Key Words: continuum, cyberbullying, ethics, harassment, retaliation, bullying, rumour,depression, self-esteem.


Aims for the lesson (language/skills/other aims)

By the end of the lesson the students will

• § Students will increase their awareness of the problem of cyberbullying. 
• § Students will consider what motivates young people to participate in online cruelty. 
• § Students will increase their empathy for others. 
• § Students will develop strategies for resisting peer pressure and communicating in positive ways online. 

Anticipated problems (language/behaviour/other things which may disrupt your lesson)

Students may not remember some supposed vocabulary items. Solution-monitoring/eliciting/teaching the words, checking the meanings and drilling.

Some students may have problems in understanding instructions. Solution-using ICQ.

Materials:

http://www.digizen.org/resources/cyberbullying/films/uk/lfit-film.aspx - Let’s fight it together (video)

http://cyberbullying.org/2015-data - Cyberbullying data,results of the survey

Digital support – power point

Handouts, cards, whiteboard.

Stage and time	Aim	Procedure	Interaction
Introducing objectives of the lesson (3 min)	To realise the reason of doing the following activities. What is a cyberbullying?	Brainstorming, critical thinking	T.-Ss
Lead in(7 min)	To raise the motivation	Show the video about cyberbullying	T.-Ss
Pair work (5 min)	To check what kind of information is important for them	Ask Ss to work in pairs and tell each other what new information do they get from the video. Get feedback from the Ss. here	S-S
Vocabulary input (7min)	To introduce and practice the vocabulary	Use power point slides to teach the vocab. (drill the words if necessary) Vocabulary:new words about cyberbullying	T.-Ss
Freer practice(8min)	To memorise the words	a.       Ask Ss to work in pairs. Tell them to match the words to the pictures. b.      Ss work in pairs. S –A says numbers, B- responds with the letters of the pictures. (handouts)	S-S
Controlled check (10 min.)	To make sure they understand and memorise vocabulary and  the definition of cyberbullying	Students create a flyer demonstrating how to prevent and respond appropriately to bullying and/or cyberbullying.	S-S
Feedback and Home work (5 min.)	Critical thinking,forming opinions.	Students should think of one statement that reflects their values regarding conduct toward others online.  E.g. Always use respectful language! Protect your own and others’ safety! Value all people and never ridicule others!