Grade 4 DC: Cyberbullying • Troll Stinks (SF)

Grade 4 Digital Citizen Cyberbullying

TROLL STINKS

Overview

Today I will learn to generate solutions for dealing with cyberbullying.

Motivation

STEP 1.

Directions: Follow along with your teacher as you discuss the following questions as a class.

  • What does the word troll mean?
  • What other stories, books, TV shows, or films have you seen that feature trolls?
  • How is a troll portrayed in those stories?

Lesson

STEP 2.

  Directions:  What predictions can you make about what might happen in this story by looking at the cover image and your knowledge of trolls?

Image of front cover of the story Troll Stinks by Jeanne Willis

STEP 3.

    Directions: Follow along with your teacher as they read aloud the story Troll Stinks.  If you want to re-read the story on your own, select the play button to begin Troll Stinks Links to an external site.. 

 

STEP 4.

  Directions: This book is marketed as "A timely tale of cyberbullying...." What does cyberbullying mean?  How does this story connect to cyberbullying?

What is an Internet Troll?

  • What do you think an Internet Troll might do? 
  • How do they behave?
  • Why do you think they behave this way?
  • Why do you think the behavior might have become linked with this title?
  • Why do you think the word troll was chosen to describe this kind of behavior?

 

Activity

Step 3.

    Directions: Follow your teachers directions and select the activity below that you will be working on today that connects with the story Troll Stinks in Adobe Express.

 

Troll Doesn't Stink

Screenshot of Troll Doesn't Stink Adobe Express Project

Don't Be a Troll!

Screenshot of Don't be a Troll Adobe Express project

 

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