Book Source 1

Title of the Book (in italics when typed, underlined when written)  Ex: Twilight	The Bully, the Bullied. and the Bystander
Author(s) or Editor Ex: Stephanie Meyer	Barbara Coloroso
Publisher  Ex: Little, Brown and Company	Harper Collins
Year of Publication  Ex: 2003	2004
City of Publication Ex: New York	New York
Mode of Access (Print if you read the actual book, Electronic if you found it online, or through your kindle/nook/ereader):  Ex: Print	Print
Edition if indicated:

 

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): EX: After having known Edward for just a few short months, Bella admits that “it would cause [her] physical pain to be separated from him now" (Meyer 283).

In the introduction of her book, the author writes “Bullying is a life-and-death issue that we ignore at our children’s peril.  It can no longer be minimized and trivialized by adults, taken lightly, brushed off, or denied”(Coloroso, XV).

It is not only the children getting bullied that suffers from long-term bullying, but instead “many children who bully continue these learned behaviors into adulthood and are at increased risk of bullying their own children, failing at interpersonal relationships, losing jobs, and ending up in jail”(Coloroso,XVi).

In order to “break the cycle of violence, it involves more than merely identifying and stopping the bully.  it requires that we examine why and how a child becomes a bully or a target of a bully”(Coloroso,XVi).

The author of the book writes “a deadly combination is a bully who gets what he wants from his target; a bullied child who is afraid to tell;bystanders who either watch, participate in the bullying, or looking away; and adults who discount bullying as teasing”(Coloroso,XVi).

Basically, “some victims whose cries went unheard, whose pain was ignored, whose pain was ignored, whose oppression went unabated and unrelieved, have struck back...other have turned the violence inwards and killed themselves”(Coloroso, XVi).

 

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION): 

EX: Twilight follows the life of Bella Swan, outcast and wallflower, as she moves from her home in Arizona to Forks. Here she meets, falls in love with, and risks her life for a vampire named Edward. Throughout the story, Edward places her life in danger, and she continually latches onto him. It ends with Edward almost killing her in an attempt to save her life from the danger of another vampire. 

This is a book in which the author, Barbara Coloroso explains the three kinds of bullying and the differences between boy and girl bullies, the four ability that protects children from succumbing to bullying, the seven steps to take if your child is a bully, how to help the bullied child heal and effectively discipline the bully, and how to evaluate a school’s antibullying policy.

Credibility of Source: 

Author or Editor: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the editor. 

EX for Author: This is the first book that Stephanie Meyer has written, and according to many interviews given, she claims it is a reflection of her own life growing up, and of "vivid dreams" she has. 

Barbara Coloroso is the author of the classic kids are worth it! and Parenting Through Crisis and is an acclaimed speaker on parenting, teaching, conflict resolution, and grieving.  Featured in Time, the New York Times, and on many radio and television shows, she lives with her husband in Littleton, Colorado.  

Attachment: Does the author or editor have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? 

EX: The book was written for entertainment value, and meant to garner a profit. 

This book was written for education purposes and is informative.

Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing? 

EX: The author is clearly biased toward Bella's love of Edward, as she wrote the book. 

The author believes that both the victims and the bullies have suffered from bullying.

References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility? 

EX: There are no references, as this is a work of fiction. 

In the opening introduction, she cites references to about 15 different cases of where bullying spiraled out of control and ended in tragedy, such as deadly school shootings and suicide.  It gives it a sort of credibility because it kind of drives home her point that bullying is a cycle of violence that needs to be stopped and can’t be ignored any longer.

Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project? 

EX: I plan to use this source as a primary reference, and apply psychology to different quotes within the text, bringing out the ridiculousness of Bella's attachment to a vampire.

I am going to use this as a reference and a source that will back up my views on the topic.