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20. Read and choose information about the problem you chose for your public
service announcement.

• Distinguish between what can be a short main phrase for your public service
announcement and information that can complement or expand it with two
different colors.
• Look at the example below. Note the information highlighted in red (for
information that can become a short main phrase) and the information highlighted
in blue (information that can complement ideas).

• If you use your RB to choose the problem, use the information written there.
Example:

teasing
Facts for Kids About Bullying » Sad, lonely, or nervous lonely
» Feel sick smart session 7
Bullying is being mean to another kid over and on the spot
over again. Bullying often includes: » Have problems at school Glossary on
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» Teasing » Bully other kids
» Talking about hurting someone Kids Who Bully Others
» Spreading rumors Kids bully others for many reasons, they may:
» Leaving kids out on purpose » Want to imitate their friends
» Attacking someone by hitting them or yelling » Think bullying will help them fit in
at them » Think they are better than the kid they
Bullying does not always happen in person. are bullying
Cyberbullying is a type of bullying that happens Bullying is never ok. Those who bully use power to
online or through text messages or emails. It hurt people. Power does not always mean bigger
includes posting rumors on sites like Facebook, or stronger. Power can also mean being popular
sharing embarrassing pictures or videos, and or smart. Or, the kid doing the bullying may know a
making fake profiles or websites. secret about the kid being bullied.
Kids Who are Bullied Kids who bully can have other problems, too, even
when they get older, like using alcohol and drugs,
Kids who are bullied can feel like they are:
» Different getting into fights, and dropping out of school.
» Powerless Kids Who See Bullying
» Unpopular When kids see bullying, they may not know what Main ideas. Additional information. Expressing support and solidarity
» Alone to do. They may feel depressed or worried. They
Kids who are bullied have a hard time standing may be absent from school because they don’t
up for themselves. They think the kid who bullies feel safe. They may join in or stay silent so they
them is more powerful than they are. Bullying can won’t get bullied themselves. They may stand up
make them: to the bully. But the best thing to do is get an
adult who will stop the bullying on the spot.

Source: https://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/facts/index.html

21. With your teacher’s help, and based on the information you read and chose,
write sentences with the main ideas for your public service announcement.

• Remember to use your own words.

• Include a reference to the original text if necessary. Look at the example.
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