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Senior Anxiety due to the Transition from High School to College at Frederick Douglass Academy in NYC
12th Grade/ English 8
Nisha Ramirez
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Introduction |
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What do you know about anxiety? Do- Now: ● Complete the true or false handout about anxiety. ● Watch the videos below: Common Myths About Anxiety | Facts About Anxiety You Should Know How We Cope With Anxiety & Stress | MTV's Teen Code We will learn how to effectively use the internet to research and gather information, engage in collaborative problem solving, and inform others about how to cope with teen anxiety. |
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TASKS |
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● Task #1 You will complete a Google Slides presentation analyzing senior anxiety due to transitioning from high school to college at FDA using the PPA method.
● Task #2 You will create and distribute a local survey among seniors on anxiety due to transitioning from high school to college. ● Task #3 You will create a Public Service Announcement (PSA) that will alert your classmates to the signs of anxiety and how to cope with it.
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PROCESS/RESOURCES |
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TASK #1 - PPA Slides (In Groups) Day 1 ● Create a Google Slides Presentation ● Name the presentation: “PPA Slides/First and Last Name(s)” ● 1st Slide: Cover Page Create a cover page with your name(s), class period, and the social issue we are covering-senior anxiety. ● 2nd Slide: Define the Problem ● After watching the introduction videos and reading the results from the surveys on teen anxiety, complete and post the “Defining the Social Problem” worksheet.
Day 2 ● 3rd Slide: Gather the Evidence Now it is time for you to prove that your problem exists! ● Use the National Institute of Mental Health and the CDC’s website for information. ● Read the Impact of Anxiety on College Transition. ● Complete and post the “Gathering Evidence” worksheet. Cite 3-5 pieces of evidence. Statistics, graphs, interviews, etc… are acceptable evidence. ● Complete the FDA survey on senior anxiety when transitioning to college as part of your evidence. ● Found your own evidence? Great! You must evaluate each source you cite with the C.R.A.A.P worksheet. The source must pass the C.R.A.A.P to be included in the slides.
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Day 3 ● 4th Slide: Identifying Problems Time to ask the big question, why? Let’s figure out why anxiety in teens exists. We must know the causes and factors in order to have effective prevention. ● Use CDC Risks and Protective Factors for information. ● Complete and post findings for the Identifying Problems worksheet.
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Day 4 ● 5th Slide: Evaluate an Existing Policy ● Read Mental Health and Higher Education in New York: A Call for a Public Policy Response ● Research existing policies on the national level. This article will get you started: U.S. Department of Education Act to support student Mental Health and wellness. ● Complete and post findings for the Evaluating Public Policies worksheet. |
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Day 5 ● 6th Slide: Develop Solutions So now that you are an expert in anxiety due to the high school to college transition and have evaluated policies, what are some solutions or preventions that can be put in place to help high school seniors transition to college with mental health in mind?
● Look at the results from our school surveys, New York statistics, and national level statistics that you gathered earlier. What policies are needed on the high school level and the college level?
● Complete and post findings for the Developing Public Policy Solutions worksheet. |
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Day 6 ● 7th Slide: Select the Best Public Policy Solution (Feasibility vs. Effectiveness)
● Complete and post findings for the Selecting the Best Public Policy Solution worksheet. |
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Day 7 Task #2 Public Service Announcement (Pairs or groups of 4)
Step 1: What is a Public Service Announcement (PSA)? ● Choose one PSA from Ad Council Browse Campaigns
● Complete this NearPod on Rhetorical Techniques: Ethos, Pathos, Logos.
● Answer these questions on paper or in a Google Document. 1. What is the main message of the PSA? 2. Does the message persuade you? Why or why not? 3. How did the producers use words and pictures to get across their message? 4. How did the actors use rhetorical techniques (ethos, pathos, logos) to persuade you? 5. If you were going to film a PSA about this topic, list two changes you would make in it.
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Day 8 Step 2: Plan your own PSA Now that you have all the information and solutions from your PPA to help prevent school violence, let’s make it a PSA! ● Choose to do a Google Slides presentation, 1 minute video, or a poster board. ● Choose and complete the best storyboard for your PSA draft here. Remember 1. How could you discuss the reasons in the video? 2.How do you convince people to listen to your message using rhetorical techniques? 3. What are your facts? How will you share these facts dramatically?
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Day 9
Step 3: Create PSA Let’s bring your PSA to life! ● Create your Google slides presentation, video, or poster.
Step 4: Publish Upload your PSA to our Google Classroom.
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EVALUATION
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TASK #1 PPA GOOGLE SLIDES PRESENTATION
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Sequencing of Information |
Information is organized in a clear, logical way. It is easy to anticipate the type of material that might be on the next slide. |
Most information is organized in a clear, logical way. One slide or item of information seems out of place. |
Some information is logically sequenced. An occasional slide or item of information seems out of place. |
There is no clear plan for the organization of information |
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Use of Graphics and Hyperlinks |
All graphics are attractive (size and colors) and support the theme/content of the presentation. All hyperlinks work. |
Most graphics are not attractive but all support the theme/content of the presentation. Most hyperlinks work. |
A few graphics are attractive but a few do not seem to support the theme/content of the presentation. A few hyperlinks do not work. |
Very few graphics are unattractive and detract from the content of the presentation. There are no hyperlinks. |
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PPA Organization |
PowerPoint contains all 7 PPA slides. All parts of the task are completed fully and support the theme/content of the presentation. |
PowerPoint contains all 7 PPA slides. All parts of the task are completed partially and support the theme/content of the presentation. |
PowerPoint contains fewer than 7 PPA slides or some slides designed do not support the theme/content of the presentation. |
PowerPoint contains fewer than 7 PPA slides, or some slides designed do not support the theme/content of the presentation. The presentation is missing several parts. |
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Spelling and Grammar |
Presentation has no misspellings or grammatical errors. |
Presentation has 1-2 misspellings, but no grammatical errors. |
Presentation has 3-4 misspellings and some grammatical errors. |
Presentation has 5 misspellings and grammatical errors. |
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Final Score: ____/20
Comments:
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Task #2 Public Service Announcement (PSA)
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Message Effectiveness |
The combination of creativity, technical skill, and rhetorical techniques are very effective in delivering a powerful message about senior anxiety due to the transition from high school to college |
The combination of creativity, technical skill, and rhetorical techniques deliver a clear message about coping with senior anxiety due to the transition from high school to college |
The intent of the PSA is understood, but it has little motivational value or use of rhetorical techniques. |
The message is not clear in the PSA. |
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Content |
The PSA is exceptionally rich in content and provides many facts and solutions to senior anxiety due to the transition from high school to college. |
The PSA conveys some facts and solutions on senior anxiety due to the transition from high school to college |
The PSA conveys minimal facts and solutions on senior anxiety due to the transition from high school to college |
The PSA conveys no evident facts and senior anxiety due to the transition from high school to college |
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Originality/Creativity |
The PSA reflects an exceptional degree of student creativity and use of original ideas. |
The PSA reflects student creativity and the use of some original ideas. |
The PSA reflects some creativity, but it lacks originality. |
The PSA reflects a lack of creativity and originality. |
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Final Score: ___/12 Comments:
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CONCLUSION |
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Well done, public policy analyst! You have successfully defined and analyzed the social issue of senior anxiety due to the transition from high school to college at FDA. Your problem-solving skills helped you create solutions and a public service announcement. You will truly help our school community cope with anxiety and have a healthy transition to college. Remember, mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood. |
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STANDARDS |
English Language ArtsIntegration of Knowledge and Ideas:
Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.
Text Types and Purposes:
Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas:
Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.
History/Social Studies Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:
Integrate quantitative or technical analysis (e.g., charts, research data) with qualitative analysis in print or digital text.
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