I am writing my paper on bullying, but I am going to focus on boys versus girls.
1. Introduction- here I will give a definition of bullying and the different kinds. Then I will show different statistics relating to girls being bullied and boys and the different types 1 gender refers to. Also, I am going to briefly go over some of the literary books we have read or that were presented that relate to bullying. Examples, The Chocolate War, Speak The Bluest Eyes. Thesis: Eventhough bullying exists everywhere, it is harmful and can have everlasting effects on people, whether it is a boy or girl, which is one a the major themes discussed in some of the novels read in class.? (I have not come up with a good thesis yet)
2. Different ways boys tend to bully in society. The effects of bullying physically and mentally. Why do boys bully?
3. Different ways girls tend to bully in society. The effects of bullying mentally and pyschologically. Why do girls bully
4Explaination of how bullying and literature were have read relate to one another and then go into specific stories such as The Bluest Eye and The Chocolate War.
* The Bluest Eye- In the Bluest Eye there is a lot f bullying that goes on and it is all centered around Pecola. Pecola is not only bullied and made fun of by her peers but also her family and other adults. I will address the bullying Pecola went through and how it affected her.
5. The Chocolate War- This book was from an individual presentation but it mainly focuses on bullying and it has to do with boys. Here, I will discuss the effects of th bullying why it happened, etc.
6. My opinion of bullying and my own personal thoughts and experiences of bullying. And how I can relate to the characters in the literature we have read or not.
7.Conclusion- wrap up of my essay and talk about the main points briefly. Explain briefly how ullying and American Literature go hand in hand. Concluding statement will be last.
My outline is definitly rough and could use some ideas. I am open for any suggestions.
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11 years ago
When I was reading the beginning of you post, you said you were going talk about bulling. I thought of the individual presentation for the Chocolate Wars between the main character and two gangs I believe, but you've already mentioned that.
ReplyDeleteAnother individual presentation for bulling would be my book. It is called Native Son by Richard Wright and I've only read the first half of it. There is a slight aspect of bullying in this title. It occurs with the main character who bullies his friends because they don’t want to help him break into a store to rob the clerk. However, it is very brief account of bulling between boys. I don't know if this could possibly be a reference for you.
Overall, I think you have a good start to your outline. I would say just develop your ideas more and do a little research; especially your individual recollection of bullying in your adolescence. It is always interesting to hear other people points of view about a situation. Furthermore, I think it will be interesting because often times you only hear of boys bulling as opposed to girls. But, overall development of your ideas is good to start with.