Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-114) and index.
Contents:
Bullying: it's not just for kids -- Bullying is a life-threatening problem for American children / Sirdeaner Lynn Walker -- Bullying and other conflict between children is normal and healthy / Helene Guldberg -- Cyberbullying is a serious problem / Ashley Surdin -- The problem of cyberbullying has been exaggerated / Larry Magid -- Laws are needed to make cyberbullying a crime / Linda Sanchez -- Anti-cyberbullying policies threaten free speech / Lisa Waananen -- The five-paragraph essay -- The narrative essay -- When bullying kills -- Create an outline from an existing essay -- Create an outline for your own essay -- Death by MySpace -- Identifying and organizing components of the narrative essay -- Examining introductions and conclusions -- Confessions of a former bully -- Practice writing a scene with dialogue -- Final writing challenge: write your own narrative five-paragraph essay -- Supporting research material -- Facts about bullying.
Summary:
Describes the fundamental principles of essay writing while discussing various perspectives on bullying.
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