The Arts
Grade 6
*Bullying*
Resources
Caught in the crowd Kate Miller-Heidke
AusVELS:
The Arts. Level 6: students listen to and discuss the mood created in selected advertisement jingles or sound tracks for a cartoon or a theme for a movie character, then using a variety of sound sources and a range of sounds they create two arrangements of group-devised music to convey two different moods.
Interpersonal Development. Level 6: Through discussion and activities such as role-play, they reflect on inclusion, belonging and tolerance. They consider how it feels to be excluded from a group. They identify examples of bullying in a range of contexts. They explore the impact of bullying on people’s sense of self-worth and are assisted to identify, discuss and use different strategies to reduce, avoid and resolve bullying.
ACARA:
The Arts. Years 5 and 6: As they make and respond to music, students explore meaning and interpretation, forms and elements of music. They explore the social, cultural and historical contexts of music. They evaluate the use of elements of music in music they listen to, perform and compose.
Sample poster
Poster Criteria
1-2 3-4 5
Clear Heading
Clearly identified strategy to
resolve, avoid or reduce bullying
Clearly identified how it feels to
be A) a bully, or B) bullied
Well presented
The poster will serve as a piece of sumative assessment pictating what students have learnt in regards to bullying.
Introduction - Music Videos
Students are to be split into 6 'even' groups and assigned one of the music videos. As a group they need to identify the theme of the song (bullying). They must then identify the mood/emotion that is intended through the song providing reasoning.
Body - Anti Bullying Poster
Students work in pairs to create a poster with strategies to resolve, avoid or reduce bullying. A section is to be included on how it feels to a) be a bully, or b) be bullied.
Conclusion - Peer Sharing
Students come together to share their posters and strategies with the rest of the class.
Note: Students have previously looked at the effects bulying has on an individual. They have role played scenarios to overcome bullying. This activity is intended as a closure to the topic, drawing on key terminology and ideas discussed in prior lessons. Students come into the lesson with all information required to complete the tasks.
Dont Laugh at me
Mark Willis
Who says
Selena Gomez
Mean
Taylor Swift
Dare to be different
Rachael Lynn
Stole
Kelly Rowland
