Read the excerpt from News Articles about Bullying.Jaylen also has some star-power behind his anti-bullying campaign.After creating a “Jaylen’s Challenge” website a few years ago, he got an e-mail from actor Dash Mihok. . . .And this month, they’ve reportedly visited at least 10 schools together.
Read these excerpts from News Articles about Bullying.Text 1:"I'm trying to do the best I can to stop bullying, at least in Florida," Jaylen said. "It's not a fun experience for anyone and I just want to stop it all."Text 2:"I know that [bullying] hurts people in the inside more than the outside,” he said, in an interview with Tampa, Florida, TV station WFTS. "Because words are worse than a fist or punching or kicking.”
Read the excerpt from News Articles about Bullying.When he was 8 he decided to take a stand. Now, three years and four birthdays later, "Bullying No Way!," the mantra of Jaylen's cause, has reached a worldwide audience. . . . [T]he Lakeland 12-year-old launched his website jaylenschallenge.org in May 2009 to educate people on the effects of bullying.
When readers apply information from a news report to the text they are reading in order to understand its central ideas, what kind of connection are they making?
Read these excerpts from News Articles about Bullying.Text 1:"It's crazy in a good way," Jaylen, a sixth-grader at Victory Christian Academy, said. "Kids are coming up to me and telling me they aren't getting bullied as much. I'm glad that it's gotten so big."Text 2:"It actually changed (my) life,” said classmate McKenna Inglett, in an interview with WFTS reporter Laura Harris. "I have tried to change some people that were bullying me.”"He has taught me about Tourette syndrome and how not to bully and things like that,” said another classmate, Ethan Whittaker.
What background knowledge would best add to a reader’s understanding of an online article about recycling in local communities?
Which statement is an example of a text-to-self connection?
Read the excerpt from News Articles about Bullying."Our presentations are like a pep rally," Robin Arnold said. "Bullying happens in every school, and we have found that most kids bully because they don't know any better."
What background knowledge would best add to a reader’s understanding of a newspaper article about climate change?
Read this excerpt from News Articles about Bullying.“It actually changed (my) life,” said classmate McKenna Inglett, in an interview with WFTS reporter Laura Harris. “I have tried to change some people that were bullying me.”“He has taught me about Tourette syndrome and how not to bully and things like that,” said another classmate, Ethan Whittaker.
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