Online Bullies Pull Schools Into the Fray

Online Bullies Pull Schools Into the Fray (n.d.). How Should Schools Handle Cyberbullying? - NYTimes.com. The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. Retrieved April 4, 2011, from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/28/style/28bully.html?pagewanted=3&_r=1&ref=style

 

For my first annotation, I chose an article from the New York Times. This article discusses many different situations revolved around cyberbullying. The writer's purpose was to inform the reader on what sorts of things are happening in middle schools and high schools around the world, and how they are being influenced by texting, Youtube, and Facebook. The writer points out that with all the cyberbullying and texting teachers do not know if they have the place to get involved or not. They don't know if it is in their place to be able to help. The bullying did happen outside of campus after all. The writer of this passage did not necessarily argue with facts, but more presented what was happening in another place. Many times in the passage there were cut outs of interviews with teachers and parents. This was a very useful passage that not only informed the reader on cyberbullying, but also gave real life stories and events that have changed peoples' lives.

 

Here is a link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/28/style/28bully.html?pagewanted=3&_r=1&ref=style