YA Literature: BullyingCurricular Connection to the theme of bullying in Shakespeare’s Othello

Respond to the following prompts:

Bullying is…

People who bully others…

People who are bullied by others…

Types of bullying

Verbal bullying

Social bullying

Physical bullying

Bully in Othello As you read Othello, you will look at the

play through the lens of bullying– a modern-day problem.

You will understand and assess whether characters in Othello are perpetrators and/or victims of bullying as our culture understands the term today.

YA Literature Theme: BullyingCheck these titles out at SJCP Library

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

What would you do if you were at a party and you were raped? 

Would you call the police?  How would you handle

this situation? 

13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher

What would you do if you received cassette tapes detailing reasons why someone you knew committed suicide, and you were one of those reasons?

Would you keep it a secret? Or would you speak out?

The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier

Have you ever “dared to disturb the universe” by going against tradition or what was expected?

If so, what was the result?

Shattering Glass by Gail Giles

Have you ever done things your friends wanted to do, knowing inside that it is the wrong thing to do or at the very least, it could get you into trouble?

Have you ever seen things start to go bad, but you can't seem to figure out why or how to stop it from happening?

Shooter by Walter Dean Myers

How would you react if your best friend was the perpetrator in a school shooting?

What if you were being blamed for your best friend’s behavior?

YA LiteratureTheme: BullyingCheck out these titles at your local public library.

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Bibliography Keane, Nancy. “Booktalks—Quick and

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booktalks/ya.htm>. Konery, Sara and Cassandra Rondinella.

“Bully Books.” VOYA Oct 2012: 310- 312. Print.