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BethanyWright
Betterhealth=Betterfuture
6thGradeStudents
STANDARDS
(PO2.)Formalogicalargumentaboutacorrelationbetweenvariablesorsequenceofevents.
(68.WHST.1)Writeargumentsfocusedondisciplinespecificcontent.
LESSONSUMMARY/OVERVIEW
Thegoalofthislessonisforthestudentstoapplythematerialtheyvebeenlearningonnutrition
inordertohelpthemcurrentlyandinthefuture.Theywillbecompletingaoneparagraphletter
totheirfutureselves,persuadingthemtomakehealthyfoodchoiceseachday.Thisletterwillbe
informativeastheywillbeusingthefactsofthecausesandeffectsofovernutritionaswellas
howtoavoidtheissueasawhole.Thisisrelevanttosustainabilitybecauseitillustratesstrategic
thinkingwithcauseandeffectofdailychoices.Italsoprovesthatthedecisionswemakenow
willaffectusinthefuture.Itteachesthestudentstovaluetheirownhealthandvalueitona
personallevel.
OBJECTIVES
Studentswillbeabletoknowtheproperdietofthehumanbodywithnecessaryportionsizes.
Studentswillbeabletoexplainthecausesandeffectsofovernutrition.
StudentswillbeabletocompareandcontrastAmericasdietwithothervariouscountries.
Studentswillunderstandthecauseandeffectpatternoftheirownhealthchoices.
ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
Studentswillcompletecomprehensionworksheetsbasedonthematerialtaught.
Studentswillconductresearchandreportthefounddatawiththerestoftheclass.
Studentswillreadfoodlabelsandsharewhattheymeanwiththeclass.
Studentswillwriteapersuasive,informativeessaybasedonthecontentlearned.
PREREQUISITEKNOWLEDGE
Studentswillneedtoknowhowtodoresearchonthecomputer.Studentswillneedtobeawareoffamousfast
foodchains.Studentsmusthaveabasicknowledgeofpercentagesinmathinordertounderstandafood
label.Studentsmustknowthebasicstructureofaninformativepieceofwritingaswellasletterformatting.
MATERIALS
Variousfoodlabels,computersforresearch,readymadeworksheets,brainstormingweb
VOCABULARY/KEYWORDS
Nutritionthesumoftheprocessesbywhichananimalorplanttakesinandutilizesfoodsubstances
Obesityaconditioncharacterizedbytheexcessiveaccumulationandstorageoffatinthebody
Diabetesaseriousdiseaseinwhichthebodycannotproperlycontroltheamountofsugarinyourbloodbecauseit
doesnothaveenoughinsulin
Heartdiseaseanabnormalorganicconditionoftheheartoroftheheartandcirculation
TEACHINGPROCEDURES
1.
2.
Teacherwillbegintheclassbyaskingthestudentswhatwevelearnedabouttheprevious4days.
Teacherwillexplaintheassignmentstudentswillbewritingaoneparagraphlettertotheirfuture
selvesonwhyitisimportanttomakehealthychoices.Studentsmustusetheknowledgetheyvebeen
learningallweeklong.
3. Teacherwillthenreadanexampleofherownpersuasivelettertobehealthyusingtheinformation
fromthepreviousdays.
4. Studentswillbegivenabrainstormingwebtobegintheirownwritingworkshopingroupsof4.
5. Studentswillbeginwritingtheirroughdraftsindependently.
6. Studentswillthendopairshare,inwhichtheywillediteachotherspapersusingconstructive
criticism.
7. Studentswillthenwritetheirfinaldrafts.
8. StudentswillthenengageinAuthorsChair,wheretheycanchoosetoreadtheirlettersinfrontof
theclassiftheywish.
9. Studentswillturnintheirletters.
10. Teacherwillgradetheletters,placetheminenvelopes,andreturnthemtothestudentstokeep.
RESOURCES
AuthorsChair.(n.d.).RetrievedNovember1,2015.
https://www.teachervision.com/teachingmethods/resource/5047.html
ExamplesofInformativeEssays.(n.d.).RetrievedNovember1,2015.
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examplesofinformativeessays.html
WAYSOFTHINKINGCONNECTION
Ifstudentsareawareoftheconsequencesovernutrition,thentheycanimplementStrategic
Thinkingbycreatinghealthyhabitsinordertoavoidpotentialhealthissues.Studentscanalso
implementValuesThinkingaswellbyvaluingtheirhealthwithmakingwisedecisionsdaily.By
raisingawarenessoftheproblemsovernutritioncancause,studentscanuseFuturesThinkingby
consideringtheirownfutureandhowtheycanmakeitabetteroneinregardstotheirhealth.