"Bully Out!" state standards addressed

These outcome goals are from the Vermont Framework of Standards and Learning Opportunities.

Vital Results

Communication

1.3 Reading Comprehension

Students read for meaning, demonstrating both initial understanding and personal response to what is read.
d. Make extensions/applications of a text.

1.12 Personal Essay

aa. Relate personal experiences to concepts, patterns, and ideas.

1.13 Listening

a. Ask clarifying questions
b. Restate
c. Respond through discussion, writing, and using art forms

Problem Solving

2.2 Problem Solving Process

aa. Seek information from reliable sources, including knowledge, observation, and trying things out.

2.8 Taking Risks

Students demonstrate a willingness to take risks in order to learn.

Personal Development

3.3 Respect

Students demonstrate respect for themselves and others.

3.7 Taking Risks

Students make informed decisions.
d. Recognize others' points of view, and assess their decisions from others' perspectives
e. Analyze and consider alternative decisions
f. Differentiate between decisions based on fact and those based on opinion.

3.10 Teamwork

Students perform effectively on teams that set and achieve goals, conduct investigations, solve problems, and create solutions.

3.11 Interactions

Students interact respectfully with others, including those with whom they have differences.

Civic/Social Responsibility

4.3 Cultural Expression

Students demonstrate understanding of the cultural expressions that are characteristic of particular groups.

44. Effects of Prejudice

Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of prejudice and its effects on various groups.

Fields of Knowledge

5.3 Universal Themes

Students discover universal themes by comparing a broad range of cultural expressions from various times and places.

5.7 Audience Response

Students respond constructively as members of an audience.

5.12 Literate Community

Students participate as members of a literate community talking about books, ideas, and writing.

5.13 Responding to Text

Students respond to literary text and public documents using interpretive, critical, and evaluative processes.
d. Make inferences about themes and styles.
g. Explain the effects of points of view/bias.
h. Evaluate literary merit.

5.14 Responding to Media

Students interpret and evaluate a variety of types of media, including audio, graphic images, film, television, video, and online resources.
d. Make connections among various components of a media presentation and analyze how these components form a unified meaning.