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• Answer the questions in complete sentences and use proper English (restrain from using MSN chat style of writing).
• Use evidence from the novel to support your answer and include page numbers.
• When commenting to your peers, be respectful in your language and about their responses. It is okay to disagree, but do it in a polite manner.
When Elliot writes about his experience with the Jock Rots and sends it out over the KidNet, he includes the following quote in his letter."I think people ought to realize that stuff like this goes on every day…The rest of you are all part of it-because you let it go on and maybe you think it's funny, or you think it only happens to geeky outsiders and kids who are smaller or fatter or skinnier or don't have so many friends or so much money as you. So tell me-what happens when you don't have so many friends one day, or you don't have so much money, or something bad happens to you?" (91-92)
Blog Question:What is the message is he trying to get across to his classmates? (6pts)
Two Peer Responses (4 pts)
The message Elliot is trying to get across to his classmates is that anyone can get bullied. It's not a person's own fault if they're small or skinny or don't have a lot of friends, and one day you could become skinny or without friends, and you'll be picked on. People should not ignore the bullying going on, because the bully can easily turn from the outsider to you. Also, people should realise it's not as funny as it seems, and stop it. Bullies shoud care a bit more about how their victims might feel, and what can happen when it gets out of hand, like on page 56-59, when the Jock Rots drop Elliot off the bridge. It's not right to hurt people unnecessarily. The students that aren't with the crowd aren't people who deserve this kind of treatment; it's not punishable for being an outsider. So what Elliot is trying to say is that one day you might be with the crowd, the next day you're not and you could be a victim. Stop bullying and don't pretend it doesn't happen; care about other people's feelings and see the wrong in hurting people.
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3 comments:
You DID AN AWESOME JOB AT PUTTING EVIDENCE BUT I THINK THERE IS ANOTHER WAY THAT YOU CAN STOP BULLYING WITHOUT REALLY DOING THAT MUCH. I THINK IT WOULD BE IGNORING THE PERSON AND ACTUALLY SAY I KNOW I AM SKINNY. EXAMPLE OF WHAT I WROTE.
but you still did an awesome job on what you topic was and it was very descriptive. My own example for ignoring. Just addition.
Hey Eva.
I completely agree with you and i like how you put it. I like the part where you put "it's not punishable for being an outsider."
Great Blog!
Well done!
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