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The students in Mrs. Shaffer's class worked with teaching artist Cory Wilkerson to study theatre arts and the ways in which art communicates a theme or message. Using theatre techniques, Mrs. Shaffer's classes explored the novels //Number the Stars// by Lois Lowry and //Bystander// by James Preller, comparing and contrasting them to identify themes of bullying and courage.

Yellow group chose the theme "stand up for what is right, even if you are standing alone", and then created three Problem Machine Plays using forum theatre. Watch Little Kid with a Big Problem and When the Teacher's Not Around to see some possible solutions to bullying. Then watch Bully be Gone! (below) and see if you can come up with your own solution. Talk it over with someone. What do you think might work?

**Bully Be Gone!**
Eric, Matthew and Renee are cheating. When Marie and Ann try to do the right thing, Eric and his friends begin to bully them. This problem play has no solution, it's waiting for you to write the last scene and solve the problem. What would you do? Would you back down or do the right thing and tell?

How could someone solve this bullying problem?
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