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GUIDANCE CLASS. RUMORS AND GOSSIP SOCIAL BULLYING. RUMOR. A rumor is a piece of information or a story that has not been verified, meaning that the person telling it doesn’t know if it’s true or false. GOSSIP. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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GUIDANCE CLASS
RUMORS AND GOSSIPSOCIAL BULLYING
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RUMORRUMORA rumor is a piece of information or a
story that has not been verified, meaning that the person telling it doesn’t know if it’s true or false
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GOSSIPGOSSIP
Gossip is usually about things like love and relationships, or private
things that people don’t want others to know.
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REAL OR MADEUPREAL OR MADEUPRumors and Gossip might be true,
they might be partially true, or totally made up. Unless someone can definitely say the story is true
- it will stay a rumor or gossip story!
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RUMORS AND GOSSIP SPREAD
RUMORS AND GOSSIP SPREAD
From person to person, or can spread from one person to a
bunch of people at once. This is usually done behind the person’s
back.
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RUMORS AND GOSSIP CAN CHANGE
RUMORS AND GOSSIP CAN CHANGE
They can change slightly each time they’re told, so they get more
exaggerated over time
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RUMOR EXAMPLERUMOR EXAMPLEI heard that anybody who fails the next social studies test is going to have to repeat the class over the
summer. What are some rumor/gossip examples that you
have heard?
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WHY DO PEOPLE GOSSIP AND SPREAD RUMORS?
WHY DO PEOPLE GOSSIP AND SPREAD RUMORS?
To feel superior
To feel like part of a group
For attention
For control or power
Out of jealously/revenge
Out of boredom
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Why It Hurts, Why Its WrongWhy It Hurts, Why Its Wrong
Words hurt as much or more than a punch!
Gossip and rumors can be a form of exclusion - leaving someone out!
Gossip and rumors DESTROY TRUST!
True or not, private is private!
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BREAKING THE CHAINBREAKING THE CHAIN
Decide whether the rumor or gossip is hurtful or harmless by asking yourself the following questions.
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QUESTIONSQUESTIONSWhy do I want to pass this on?
Would I want people to know this about me?
How will the person feel?
Will this rumor reduce how people feel about this person?
Will this person be excluded from the group?
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RUMOR BLOCKSRUMOR BLOCKSMake the rumor stop with you.
Don’t be part of the audience.
Be a peacemaker - speak up - label it a rumor!
Respect other’s privacy.
Get the facts.
Ask someone you trust what they think.
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That sounds like a rumor to me!
You don’t have proof of that!
You don’t know if that’s true!
That sounds like something you should talk about with the person involved.