1. I will find my talents and give them away.
Warm-Up: Choose your slogan. Write it on the ¼ sheet.
I will find my talents and give them away.
I will create my own luck through hard work.
No one can rise above me.

2. Goals: Today’s objective is to understand how to answer the central idea questions and to have a second chance at taking the test. We will walk through each question and be given the chance to answer correctly.
Create your goal…

3. Copy the following word on your paper:
A N O N Y M O U S L Y
Use the rules for chunking words apart to break the word in to its parts.

4. Use context clues to write a definition for the word anonymously:
By using the Internet, the Mob is able to lose a sense of self as they bully others anonymously from a distance. In addition, they treat their victims as objects, rather than people.

5. Anonymously
Definition: Without a name (it is not known who wrote or said it)
Word Origin
C17: via Late Latin from Greek anōnumos, from an- + onoma name
Symbol:

6. Slogan
Goal
Word Study Warm-Up
Mini-Lesson: Central Idea
Look at “Busting Up Bullying” and Q, C, S, P, V.
Read each multiple choice question. Students redo the test, one question at a time.

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12. ____1. What is the central idea of paragraphs 1 and 2?
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____1. What is the central idea of paragraphs 1 and 2?
A. There is a better chance people will behave differently if they are in a group.
B. Human nature causes everyone to want to be included in a group.
C. Groups of people typically use fear and threats to strengthen their power over others.
D. The Holocaust was one of the world’s biggest tragedies in which mob mentality was used.

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14. D. There are three theories to explain crowd behavior.
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____2. Which two of the following details does NOT support the central idea of paragraphs 3 and 4?
Central Idea: Humans and other animals tend to make decisions based on the actions of others.
A. Members look to each other for cues of what is expected within the group.
B. Researchers from the University of Leeds were interested in studying the migration patterns of birds.
C. Birds, dogs, sheep, fish, and countless other animals demonstrate group decision-making.
D. There are three theories to explain crowd behavior.

16. B. Large groups of people can be helpful to keep mobs from forming.
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____3. Which of the following is what paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 are mostly about?
A. When some people intimidate others, they can make it look like others are out to hurt them and cause violence in mob mentality.
B. Large groups of people can be helpful to keep mobs from forming.
C. Groups of people can try to add other followers to gain more power, which can lead to dangerous situations.
D. Violence and dangerous situations can be avoided if we don’t join up with groups who don’t have the same beliefs as us.

19. ____4. What is the central idea of paragraphs 8 and 9?
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____4. What is the central idea of paragraphs 8 and 9?
A. The internet can make bullying worse.
B. The internet helps many people in the war against bullying.
C. It is improper to use the internet to express your opinions.
D. Cyberbullying can be stopped on the internet.

21. D. Psychologist use the internet to teach about bullying.
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____5. Which three of the following details support the central idea from question #4?
A. Using technology to hurt someone is equal in severity to in-person bullying.
B. The Internet allows the Mob to lose a sense of self as they bully others.
C. Cell phones and social media have become weapons in the psychological war waged on many young people.
D. Psychologist use the internet to teach about bullying.

23. A. Mobs are only most powerful when people are bullying.
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____6. Which of the following is the central idea of the entire article?
A. Mobs are only most powerful when people are bullying.
B. Bullying people has become much easier because the internet has created a mob mentality that cannot be overcome.
C. When Hitler’s Nazi party began using mobs during the Holocaust, he created a dangerous situation for us all.
D. Mob mentality can be used to make bullying worse, or it can be used to help solve the problem of bullying.

26. You write the joke!

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33. ___1. What is the central idea of paragraphs 1 and 2?
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___1. What is the central idea of paragraphs 1 and 2?
A. There is a better chance people will behave differently if they are in a group.
B. Human nature causes everyone to want to be included in a group.
C. Groups of people typically use fear and threats to strengthen their power over others.
D. The Holocaust was one of the world’s biggest tragedies in which mob mentality was used.

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35. D. There are three theories to explain crowd behavior.
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___2. Which two of the following details does NOT support the central idea of paragraphs 3 and 4?
Central Idea: Humans and other animals tend to make decisions based on the actions of others.
A. Group behaviors and ideas emerge gradually as members look to one another for cues of what is expected within the group.
B. Researchers from the University of Leeds were interested in studying the migration patterns of birds.
C. Birds, dogs, sheep, fish, and countless other animals demonstrate group decision-making.
D. There are three theories to explain crowd behavior.

37. B. Large groups of people can be helpful to keep mobs from forming.
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____3. Which of the following is what paragraphs 5 and 6 are mostly about?
A. When some people intimidate others, they can make it look like others are out to hurt them and cause violence in mob mentality.
B. Large groups of people can be helpful to keep mobs from forming.
C. Groups of people can try to add other followers to gain more power, which can lead to dangerous situations.
D. Violence and dangerous situations can be avoided if we don’t join up with groups who don’t have the same beliefs as us.

40. ____4. What is the central idea of paragraph 7?
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____4. What is the central idea of paragraph 7?
A. The internet can make bullying worse.
B. The internet helps many people in the war against bullying.
C. It is improper to use the internet to express your opinions.
D. Cyberbullying can be stopped on the internet.

42. D. Psychologist use the internet to teach about bullying.
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____5. Which three of the following details support the central idea from question #4?
A. Using technology to hurt someone is at least equal in severity to in-person bullying.
B. The Internet allows the Mob to lose a sense of self as they bully others.
C. Cell phones and social media have become weapons in the psychological war waged on many young people.
D. Psychologist use the internet to teach about bullying.

44. A. Mobs are only most powerful when people are bullying.
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____6. Which of the following is the central idea of the entire article?
A. Mobs are only most powerful when people are bullying.
B. Bullying people has become much easier because the internet has created a mob mentality that cannot be overcome.
C. When Hitler’s Nazi party began using mobs during the Holocaust, he created a dangerous situation for us all.
D. Mob mentality can be used to make bullying worse, or it can be used to help solve the problem of bullying.

47. You write the joke!