Lesson Plan
Be a Cyber Hero Lesson Plan
Students will define cyberbullying, recognize its emotional impact, and practice strategies to prevent and respond to online bullying by creating their own ‘Cyber Hero’ pledge.
Cyberbullying can harm students’ well-being and school climate. Teaching awareness, empathy, and response strategies empowers all students to create a safer, more respectful online community.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Teacher Preparation
10 minutes
Step 1
1. Introduction
5 minutes
Step 2
2. Watch & Discuss Video
10 minutes
Step 3
3. Scenario Activity
15 minutes
Step 4
4. Create Your Cyber Hero Pledge
10 minutes
Step 5
5. Wrap-Up & Reflection
5 minutes
Slide Deck
Be a Cyber Hero
What is Cyberbullying?
Why It Matters
Video Discussion
Scenario Activity
Create Your Cyber Hero Pledge
Wrap-Up & Reflection
Reading
Worksheet
Activity
Reading
Lesson Plan
Giver & Cyber Hero Integration
Students will connect themes of information control and emotional suppression in The Giver (chapters 8–12) to real-world cyberbullying, analyzing scenarios and creating empathetic community rules and a ‘Cyber Hero’ pledge from Jonas’s perspective.
Linking The Giver’s themes of control, community rules, and emotional awareness to digital ‘netiquette’ deepens understanding of power, empathy, and responsibility in literature and online life.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Teacher Preparation
15 minutes
Step 1
Session 1 — Warm-Up & Introduction
10 minutes
Step 2
Session 1 — Reading Discussion
15 minutes
Step 3
Session 1 — Rules Comparison
10 minutes
Step 4
Session 1 — Watch & Discuss Video
10 minutes
Step 5
Session 2 — Recap & Connection
5 minutes
Step 6
Session 2 — Scenario Remix Activity
15 minutes
Step 7
Session 2 — Create Jonas’s Cyber Hero Pledge
15 minutes
Step 8
Session 2 — Debate & Reflection
10 minutes
