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Common Core State Standard
SL.CCS.1/2/3/4 Grades 6-12: An essay of a current news event is provided for discussion to encourage participation, but also inspire the use of evidence to support logical claims using the main ideas of the article. Students must analyze background information provided about a current event within the news, draw out the main ideas and key details, and review different opinions on the issue. Then, students should present their own claims using facts and analysis for support. FOR THE WEEK OF OCT. 04, 2010 Rutgers student's suicide again spotlights the consequences of cyberbullying![]() ![]() References to YouTube, Facebook and Twitter abound throughout your newspaper today, espcially in the ads. Why? What's the the draw for advertisers to be on your social network?
![]() Bullying is a hot-button issue these days. Craft a letter to the editor as a class to voice your concern over the topic and list the ways you think your school should combat the problem.
![]() Have you ever been bullied? Do you know someone who has? What was the outcome? Is it still going on?
Grief and outrage over the discovery of a Rutgers University freshman's suicide last week continues to reverberate on college campuses and high schools across the country. Tyler Clementi is the 13th teen to commit suicide because of alleged cyberbullying, prompting renewed calls for compassion in online conduct as well as legislation to deal with cyber harassment. Clementi's roomate and another student now face serious criminal charges, including invasion of privacy. Excerpts from an NPR panel discussion on the tragedy
Ironically, the same malevolent Internet that tormented Celemnti could have provided him some assistance.
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