Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Artifact Number 1


Artifact Title     Bully Smack down                                 Date     10/4/12

PSOE Proficiency Addressed   1.0 The candidate uses knowledge of curriculum, learner differences, and ongoing assessment data to plan for student access to same essential content.


Artifact Description (provide context about the artifact by describing what, when, where, why, how)

“Bully Smack down” is a role play game that can teach students about the dangers of eating disorders, the media, and themselves. It will highlight what the media does to photos and what is expected of certain companies in the world. It will open their eyes to what really happens in the media and what they can do for their own self-esteem.

This particular activity would be for 4th and 5th graders. Personally I think they can grasp the concept and understand what is going on in the lesson. For this lesson I would use a power point to show anorexia and bulimia and the effects they can have on the body. I would also hold a class discussion before showing the power point to understand what they are thinking about the media. Do they think that those pictures are not messed with? Do they put a standard on girls and boys to look and act like the stars do. Do they think everything that happens in Hollywood is good? Who are good role models? Who do you know that has stood up for eating disorders?

These questions will give me a perception of what they know and what they think is important to body image.

Bully Smack down will be a game that is played by the class. It will be comprised of groups, individuals and talks about skinniness and “fat”. There will be a “bully” that picks on another student first. Then the student will talk about how they felt when they were bullied. The bullied student will get a turn to “bully” the other person back. During this lesson I will talk about personal image and healthy choices. I will also show a video of Tyra Banks talking about the model industry. I feel that she truthfully tells what happens in the industry of models and their eating habits.

Also, after bully smackdown I will give the students a blank sheet of paper to trace their hand on. Once traced, I will ask the class to pass around their papers and put one great thing about that person on that sheet.



Artifact Link to PSOE Proficiency (explain how the artifact helps you meet the PSOE Proficiency)


This artifact addresses Proficiency 1.0 because it shows that I understand the different needs for the students. It also shows that I understand the standard behind the activity that I am trying to meet. Learner Differences are highlighted in this particular lesson.

Bodily/Kinesthetic: The student will get up and move.
Interpersonal/Intrapersonal: Students will be able to think about themselves and other in this activity. How they felt when they got bullied verses what it felt like to be “in power”.
Visual: The power point will help these learners organize their thoughts.



Reflection (reflect on why you chose this artifact and how the artifact has contributed to your development as a teacher generally and as a teacher with a Differentiated Instruction perspective).

During students’ development at the older elementary age they are experiencing changes in their thoughts and who they hang out with. This activity will help them when they transition into middle school and high school. It will help them sort out what is going on and what they should do if they got into trouble with an eating disorder or if they feel self-conscience. (who isn’t in middle and high school). This game would be appropriate to teach with science because they also can learn how their body functions properly. I believe students will react positively to this assignment. In the end the student would have a page full of positive things for them to look at. I know I still have mine from when I did it in middle school. 

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