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1. Get your worksheet and read through all the questions first.
2. Next, start to read the story.
3. As you are reading, answer the questions on your paper. But do not click on
the ANSWER links until you have done through the entire story.
4. Once you are done answering all the questions, read through the story again
and click on the ANSWER links.
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Here is the story of Raymond and what he went through with a school bully.
Raymond and his friends are playing with the softball and mitts at lunch time. They're playing catch and practicing the game for the weekend.
Raymond sees Leon coming toward them. Raymond feels nervous because Leon is a bigger kid who often likes to bug the younger ones. Last week Leon had been teasing a friend of Raymond's, teasing her until she cried.
Raymond watches as Leon grabs the ball and starts to walk away.
Was Leon's behaviour bullying? ANSWER
Although Leon makes him feel nervous, Raymond also feels very angry. He is thinking, "How could Leon think he can just take someone else's ball and walk away with it?" He feel so mad, he just wants to do something, anything to get the ball back!
Raymond things, "I'm so angry! I could yell at Leon and get my friends to push Leon down! Then I'll show him! Then I'll get the ball back!"
Raymond things, "I'm so angry! I could yell at Leon and get my friends to push Leon down! Then I'll show him! Then I'll get the ball back!"
How do you think Raymond is feeling as he thinks these thoughts?
Raymond had other feelings about Leo. He was also feeling nervous and scared. He is feeling nervous and scared. Raymond started to think about how mean Leon had been to his friend, teasing her until she cried. He started to think, "Leon is bigger than me. He does mean things. I just want him to leave me alone and never bother me again. I probably can't get the ball back anyway."
What do you think Raymond is feeling now? ANSWER
Raymond has another choice. He could control his angry impulses by telling himself to be calm, to stop and think. He could control his scared impulses to do nothing by thinking, "I can do something. It is not fair for him to take my ball." He could be assertive. He could stand up for himself and say what he wants. Assertive behaviour helps to solve problems and change things.
To be assertive, what could Raymond do?
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