Story Summary: The Bully By Chelsie Hardin

Bullying is very common in most schools in the United States Around three million United States students miss class every month just because of bullying. When Alex Libby shared his story he gave a voice to millions of children who suffer from bullying, because he shared his story it changed the way most people think of the effects of bullying. An example of bullying is there was a girl named Kelby Johnson who was mocked by teachers and students because she was a lesbian, she had to stop playing basketball because her ignorant teammates didn’t want to be near her. Alex Libby is one of the 13 million school children in the United States that is being bullied. Alex’s mom said “ Kid’s back in the day, could go home and be safe you can’t do that a lot now, now you can get bullied online.”

In the novel “The Bully” an important event that occurred was when Darrell finally stood up for himself after being bullied by a group of boys . When Darrell defended himself it showed that he wasn't the tiny and scared boy he used to be. He was strong and courageous. This event also made the group of boys stop bullying Darrell.

“Bullying can threaten students’ physical and emotional safety at school and can negatively impact their ability to learn. The best way to address bullying is to stop it before it starts”( Prevention at school). My critical literacy book is about bullying at school. Bullying happens at all age levels and can happen anywhere. For educators the least we can do is make school a safe bully free zone for the students.

The first month of transitioning from a home to a school environment can be a monumental change for any child. It is a circumstance that is both scary and exciting for most. The short story, “Charles” by Shirley Jackson, occurred during the 1950’s, at a young boy’s home and in his new kindergarten class. Laurie is a young, impressionable student who was attending his first year of school. Students in school need to feel special, protected, and receive attention from the teacher, but Laurie’s teacher did not seem to give him the reassurance he needed. At home, Laurie’s infant sibling was getting all the attention. While at school, Laurie did not adjust well in his new kindergarten class. This proved to be the cause of his new search for identity.

According to the article, Meet the New Sheriff by Suzanne McCabe, “One out of every five students are bullied or are bullies themselves.” This one piece of ground-breaking evidence is enough to destroy our society, and our children’s lives forever. Bullying is a highly discussed topic that American children face every day and it’s near impossible to stop. There are also topics within bullying, like how students become bullies, or how to stop bullying, also which is worse being a bystander or being a bully. And you can’t deny that bullies are almost like mad serial killers, they go around and they don’t stop even if they get into trouble. There are so many topics on bullying that you can’t even count them all. “Everyone has been bullied for

What is the most effective way to stop bullying? According to the article “ Teenage Bullies” by Jenifer Goodwin, the author discusses that the reason why teenage bullying others is because they want attentions to be more popular. First,the bullying level is also relate to the ability. Second, most of the teenage bullies are the popular kids but not the most popular kids. Third, the majority of kids did not bullying others. In addition, the author suggested that if we want to solve the bullying problems we should consider to encourage all the bystanders to speak up to stop bullying. Finally, the author also mentions other solution is the victims should know how to protect themselves. The article makes an important point when it discusses the popular kids’ intention of bullying, and the witnesses should help to stop bullying.

Andrea Gibson’s’ poem ‘Letter to the Playground Bully’ is an unforgettable poem about bullying. She cleverly crafts a poem from the perspective of an 8 and a half year old girl who is trying to confront the playground bully through a letter. The poem’s sole purpose is to expose the hardships and reality for victims of bullying. She achieves this by making the speaker a younger version of herself. She wrote this poem in order to perform in front of high school and elementary school students to try and stop bullying. Gibson explores unfamiliar territory related to bullying in a straightforward, sweet, yet different approach.

I was still up when my mother got home late that night. “Mom? Can we talk?” I asked.

Have you ever struggled to make friends at school? Neither did Eric Haskins from the novel the bully book, by Eric Kahn Gale . Eric was an average sixth grader from arborland school district. It's the beginning of the year and he is determined to get through sixth grade with no problems so he thought. He meets up with one of his friends melody.

“Tuesday of the Other June’’ by Norma Fox Mazer is a realistic fiction genre about a girl named June and how her life gets affected by bullying. In the beginning, a girl named June goes to swim classes. Another girl named June, is mean and also goes to swim class. Mean June tells nice June not to have the same name as her (June). Mean June gives nice june a nickname called fish eyes. Soon, mean June starts to pick on nice June. Mean June pinches her, ties her braids together, steps on her feet, hides her clothes and calls her names. In the end, nice June and her mom move to a different house. Nice June thought she got rid of mean June until she saw her standing at a house on the way to her new house. Nice June slouched down in her seat, hoping mean June wouldn’t see her but she did! This story shows that being bullied affects nice June’s life in many ways.

My book I chose is about a 15 year old boy named Darrell. He lived in Philadelphia all his live until his mom found a better job in California. He loved being in Philadelphia with his best friend Malik and when he found out he had to go he was devastated. Him and his mom had to go because after his father died in a car accident six years back it got hard on his mom. She had to find another job after a large insurance company bought out the agency where she worked and they eliminated her job and hundreds of others and the only jobs that were available were fast-food restaurants so she had to come up with something. Then a couple months later his uncle called and offered his mom a job that pays twice as much money that she’s making

Everyone has gone through bullying no one is safe from it. Bullying at MHS is not as vibrant in MHS as in other schools, but students know it happens on a daily even if it is not witnessed by one. Tho it occurs it seems common for students at school to not go to anyone for help. Eliza Rubio, another student, explains that, “It brings down your confidence on how people will think of you. It affects your ability to do your best at the things you used to do. I didn't go to someone because I felt like I could just ignore it, but in reality it sticks to you for life”. From Rubio’s words this reveals how the bullying and harassment led to her not performing the best as she once did. She even includes how she did not seek help because she ignored

After I clearly tell him I don´t need his help, he helps me put my stuff in my room. He hugs me and when I'm walking back to my room, I see Rob. He is staring at me with a jealous sort of look in his eyes. I ignore it because he creeps me out and I run back up to my dorm. Jen is in the shower, so I decide to go to bed. I lock the door, as always, and hop into bed. I fall into a deep sleep very quickly.

It was a bright, hot summer day, and all of the people in the town was there except one person, Tessie Hutchinson. After a while Mrs. Hutchinson showed up because she forgot about it. She hurried to find her family before

It was a Thursday; the school bell rang through the halls alerting everyone that the day had come to a close. Mary had been struggling at school with bullying and trying to find who she was. She collected up her belongings and stuffed them into her backpack. She wandered down the hallway to the exit near the front. Everybody around her was happy the day was over but Mary seemed to be in a fog, she didn’t hear the conversations going on amongst the other students, she just kept walking until she reached the student parking lot. Looking around she spotted the red 2009 Subaru Legacy as she walked towards it her brother was standing by the driver’s side door waiting.