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Teachers Guide
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6

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20

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27

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10

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17

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1

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5

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19

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COVER STORY: STEP-BY-STEP LESSON PLAN

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 aking Connections: This weeks cover story will likely elicit
personal reactions from your students. During and after reading,
they may be eager to make connections to their own lives.
Together, set some ground rules to create a safe space for sharing.

uW
 hat is the authors main point about bullying? Cite text evidence.

The authors main point is that bystanders can do a lot to stop

bullying. For example, they can help by speaking up to the bully, or
simply not laughing or joining in with him or her. RI.3.2 Main Idea
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 hat led Isabella to start the program Be a Buddy, Not a Bully?

Isabella saw a student being bullied. She stood up for him and the
bullying eventually stopped. That experience made her realize how
important it is to take a stand against bullying. ri.3.3 Cause and effect

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 hat evidence does the author give to show that Isabellas

program has been successful? The author says that the program
has spread to six other schools. Also, the photo shows Isabella with
kids who are in the program. RI.3.8 Supporting evidence

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 ow might joining a program like Isabellas give kids the

confidence they need to stop bullying? Kids who want to stand up

to bullies might be afraid of being bullied themselves. But being
part of a program would let them know that theyre not alone.
RI.3.1 Making inferences

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6

Apr.
13

Apr.
27

May
11

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Whats Online

No More Bullying!

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Do you think having an anti-bullying program at your school would
be a good idea? Explain. Answers will vary. RI.3.6 Point of view

What Is Bullying?

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Skill Focus

Writing Dialogue (W.3.3b)

Objective: Students will write dialogue to show a characters

response to a bullying situation.

Discussion: Pose the following discussion questions.

I sabella says that 20 seconds of courage can make a huge

difference to someone who is being bullied. Do you agree or
disagree? Why?

Based on the article, what is the difference between a
bystander and an upstander? Give examples of things each
of them might say or do in a bullying situation.

Direct Instruction: State the lessons objective. Tell

students that fiction writers make their dialogue come alive by
putting themselves in the characters shoes and imagining their
reactions. Model the strategy.
Practice: On page T3, students will write the dialogue for an

Answer Key
STUDENT EDITION
Reading a Bar Graph
1. Asia
2. about 150 volcanoes
3. Antarctica
4. South America

Reading Comprehension
1. B
2. D
3. B
4. A

Vocabulary Builder
1. mission
2. confidence
3. disabilities
4. Answers will vary.

upstander named Denise. Instruct them to follow the notes in the

margin of the page to help them construct her responses.

TEACHERS GUIDE

Share: Have students read or act out their dialogues in small

groups. Using lines from the students dialogues, create a list of
phrases that an upstander can use in a bullying situation.

Answers will vary.

Extension: Have students write a complete story that

incorporates the dialogue on page T3.

Page T3
20 Seconds of Courage
Page T4
Create a Volcano

1. It turns into a thick, gooey

mixture.
2. You should seal the baggie and cut
one of its corners.
3. One person needs to hold the
index card while the other one
squeezes the mixture through it.
4. The experiment shows that a
shield volcano erupts slowly, rather
than in a big explosion.
5. Answers will vary.

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Writing Dialogue
Common Core W.3.3b

Name: ___________________________________________

20 Seconds of Courage
In No More Bullying!, Isabella says, All it takes to stand up to a
bully is 20 seconds of courage. Write a dialogue that could take place
between a bully and an upstander in those 20 seconds.
At lunch, Katie always makes fun of Rachel in front of all the other kids at the table. Rachel
is too embarrassed to say anything, but Denise finally decides to stand up for her.

Katie: Hey, dont you think Rachels earrings are ugly? She must
have bought them from the Ugly Store.

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Have Denise
say something
that lets
Katie know
her comment
is not OK.
Denise should
let Katie
know that
her bullying
will not be
tolerated.

Denise: _____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

Katie: What, do you shop at the same store as Rachel or something?

Denise: _____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

Katie: Whats the big deal? Im just saying what I think about Rachels
earrings, thats all.

Have Denise
say something
nice about
Rachels earrings.
This will let
Rachel know
shes not alone.

Denise: _____________________________________________________________

Denise has to
be patient and
calm. Have her
stand up to
Katie again.

Denise: _____________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

Katie: If you like Rachel so much, why dont you two just sit at
another table?

______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

Katie: Whatever.
The issue is dropped for now. Thanks to Denise, Katie may think twice about bullying
someone in the future.
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Name: ___________________________________________

Science Experiment
rI.3.3

Create a Volcano
In this weeks issue, you read about a volcano in Hawaii named Kilauea. When you think
of a volcano erupting, you may imagine a huge fiery explosion. But a shield volcanolike
Kilaueais a type of volcano that erupts slowly. The experiment below teaches you how
to create a shield volcano. Read the experiment, then answer the questions below.

index card
1 tablespoon of
plaster of Paris
(a dry powder)
2 tablespoons of
water
small plastic baggie
red food coloring
scissors
NoTE: youll need
a partner for this
experiment.

StepS
1. With a pencil, carefully punch a small hole in the center of the
index card. The hole represents the volcanos vent (opening).
2. Mix the plaster of Paris with the water in the baggie. Add a few
drops of food coloring. The mixture should be thick and gooey.
It represents lava.
3. Seal the baggie, then cut one of its corners to make a small hole.
4. Partner A should hold the index card.
5. Partner B should place the hole in the baggie right under the hole
in the card. He or she should then squeeze the bag gently, letting
about half of the mixture ooze out of the hole in the index card.
6. When the mixture hardens, switch roles and repeat steps 4 and 5.
(you may have to reopen the hole if the plaster clogs it.)

1. What happens to plaster of Paris when it is mixed with water? _______________________

__________________________________________________________________________________
2. What should you do right after adding food coloring to the mixture? __________________
_________________ __________________________________ _______________________________
3. Why do you need two people for this experiment? __________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
4. What does the experiment show you about how a shield volcano erupts? _____________
__________________________________________________________________________________
5. Would you like to try this experiment? Why or why not? _____________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
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