Discovery Discussion Debate

Health
Obesity is a growing problem, in our current culture. It could be just the food we eat, or the lack of exercise. How does it affect academic performance? Discover it! Discuss and form opinions about it! Then defend your opinions through debate. Dr. Paul R. Friesen

Discovery Discussion Debate

Title: Obese kids give lives dismal scores Ratings similar to those of young cancer patients

Discover Ideas
( Outline)

Discuss the Story

(3 Question Levels)
Create Opinions

Quiz

Health

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Discovery Discussion Debate Before you start

Look through the idea, front to back. The ideas in red are just ideas. Students should add to these. There is an outline page for Discovery. There are graphic organizer pages for the Discussion and Debate sections. The reason for the worksheets, at the end of the book, is to help you work systematically through the material. Worksheets are helpers and can be a distraction from the rhythm and sequence in your teaching. By putting them at the end they become support pages versus places to stop, giving a smoother presentation.

Discovery
In the beginning of each story you will have a few questions to discover what you know, or think you know about a story. The Title of the article/ story will be given and you will be asked to discover the story by asking good questions. In the second part of discovery you will be asked to find words which you do not know. Some of these may be highlighted already in bold. Definitions will follow to help you discover what the writer is talking about. Discovery will help you form a plan for the discussion and debate.

Discussion
Discussion is not a debate, though it can quickly become one if there are strong opposing ideas in the group. Discussion can be a part of the discovery before you read the story. It may also come after to discuss the ideas of the story. Sometimes a persons views may change after reading the article, which is a good way to start a discussion. Discussion is interaction without a lot of structure. Be careful not to confuse discussion with argument. Debate is about argument. Discussion is about sharing your views and interacting with others who want to expand or give a differing viewpoint.

Debate
Debate is a structured idea. It means that only one person speaks in turn, and with a specific point to address. It also has a time limit, so the speaker must be precise in their argument. In a debate the key is to listen and be prepared to oppose the other teams ideas. It takes research, a lot of work, and patience. In the following story we want to begin with discovery ideas. What can you know from a title, if you dont know about the topic?

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In discovery you will form ideas to create basics ideas for an outline. In discussion you will ask questions to help you build an outline for your viewpoint. In debate you will separate the outline into two sections, for and against. At each stage you will be able to use what you have learned before, to expand on your ideas and understand both sides of the issue.

Category ~ Health

Discovery
Title: Obese kids give lives dismal scores Ratings similar to those of young cancer patients
What can you know from the title? . . . . It is about fat kids. Kids are cancer patients. Its about American/ Canadian / European kids. It was about people wanting to eat lots.

What do I know about this topic? Nothing! Complications in life make me eat. People want to have cancer. Only in America! . __________________________________________ . __________________________________________ . __________________________________________ . __________________________________________ What would make me fat? . __________________________________________ . __________________________________________ . __________________________________________ . __________________________________________ Have you ever had a problem with being fat? No! Why not?
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Yes! What did you do, and why? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ . Now read the story. . Create an outline of the story / paragraphs. . There are words you will find following the story. . Look in the definitions, which follow the story. . Discover the words you dont know.

Health
Obese kids give lives dismal scores Ratings similar to those of young cancer patients
Tuesday, April 8, 2003 Posted: 10:47 AM EDT (1447 GMT) CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- Obese children rate their quality of life with scores as low as those of young cancer patients on chemotherapy, a study found, highlighting the physical and emotional toll of being too fat.

Teasing at school, difficulties playing sports, fatigue, sleep apnoea and other obesity-linked problems all severely affect obese youngsters' well being, the study
found. While the researchers didn't expect to find youngsters mirroring the clich of the fat, happy child, the dismal scores were far lower than anticipated, said lead author Dr. Jeffrey Schwimmer, a paediatric gastroenterologist at the University of California in San Diego. "The magnitude... is striking," Schwimmer said. "The likelihood of significant quality-of-life impairment was profound for obese children." The study appears in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association, an edition devoted to obesity studies. It comes amid doctors' growing concern about the nation's obesity epidemic and recent data suggesting 15 per cent of U.S. youngsters are severely overweight or obese.

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A JAMA editorial notes that Schwimmer's study found that severely obese youngsters and adolescents seeking obesity treatment have more than a fivefold increased risk of reporting low quality of life than healthy youngsters. "It seems clear that one of the most compelling medical challenges of the 21st century is to develop effective strategies to prevent and treat paediatric obesity," Dr.s Jack and Susan Yanovski of the National Institutes of Health said in the editorial. Schwimmer's study involved 106 children aged 5 to 18, who filled out a questionnaire last year, used by paediatricians, to evaluate quality of life issues. Parents answered the same questionnaires, and their ratings of their children's well-being were even lower than the youngsters' self-ratings. On the 100-point questionnaire, obese youngsters scored an average of 67 points -- 16 points lower than in a group of 400 mostly normal weight healthy youngsters. The obese children's scores were similar to quality of life self-ratings from a previously published study of about 100 paediatric cancer patients. Youngsters were asked to rate things like their ability to walk more than one block, play sports, sleep well, get along with others and keep up in school. Girls and boys appeared to be equally adversely affected by obesity. Youngsters were aged 12 on average, with an average height of 5 feet 1 inch and average weight of 174 pounds. All had a body-mass index that would be considered obese. Obesity-related ailments were common and included fatty liver disease, obstructive sleep apnoea, diabetes and orthopaedic problems caused by excess weight. "Even in the absence of these physical conditions, children and parents reported a low quality of life," Schwimmer said. Dr. Nancy Krebs, head of the American Academy of Paediatrics nutrition committee, said the results aren't surprising, given what is known about self-esteem and health problems, in obese youngsters. On the other hand, Krebs said, "It is almost becoming the norm," which may be de-stigmatizing obesity and making it easier for affected children to cope. Still, the prevalence only underscores the need to treat it, she said.
Copyright 2003 The Associated Press.

Note the spelling differences, in the medical terms. These reflect the different
countrys spelling preferences.

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Discovery Discussion Debate Vocabulary Definitions

Dismal The idea here is poor marks. . a dismal performance means that the result and effort are poor. Toll At the tool booth you must pay, The idea here is the price to pay for something. The toll for being fat is .. Teasing Teasing is as painful as a real fight maybe more. But not always. You can tease your hair or be a tease to your close friend. It is not as strong as jeer but the effect is the same. Fatigue This is to become tired. The French use this word for tired. It is like out of energy. Apnea This means lack of sleep or restless sleep. TI is caused by irregular breathing. We all lack sleep because of many things like drinking and stress but apnea is a different cause. Well being Being well is the reverse. Being at the end means body. Being in the front is the verb to be, so be careful not to turn this around in konglish. Clich A clich is a phrase that is said without thinking. It is said. because culture gives it a meaning and usually does not have a deep relationship meaning. Gastroenterologist Gastro is for the stomach. Ologist is for the person who studies stomach problems. Magnitude This word is used to imply the greatness positive or negative of something. Impairment This is a negative word. The use of im helps us understand that. So an impairment is to move in a negative direction. Another word is used in politics with im, it is impeach.. Amid This word is also used as midst. It means in the middle of something. Amid is the same as in the midst but shorter. Equally adversely Equal is simple and it is linked here to a negative adverse. The ly shows movement of thinking. So the movement is the same negative as it is positive. Body-mass index This is the ratio of fat to muscle in the body. De-stigmatizing Stigma is the core word here. A stigma is a value or tag that culture gives to certain things. They say that fat people are lazy but this is not always true. Prevalence Pre is before. So this is something before. Prevalence is a previous assumed cause of something.
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Discovery Discussion Debate Discovery

What do I know about this topic?
List at least four (4) different ideas you have found in this story about the horse race.

. __________________________________________ . __________________________________________ . __________________________________________ . __________________________________________

Use them when you make your outline.

Discussion
Level I 1. Why do you think people are obese? 2. Is obesity a choice? Please explain. 3. What can an obese person do better than you? Why? Level II 1. Is fast food the only cause of obesity? Explain. 2. How does obesity affect relationships? 3. Is your quality of life equal/ better/ less than that of obese people? Explain Level III 1. Should schools change their curriculum for obese students? 2. Should Companies, which sell obese related foods, be required to help pay for obese related illnesses? Explain. 3. What percentage of the people, in your country, are obese? 4. Do you have an obese friends? You now have everything you need to fill out your outline. Look at your answers, under Discussion, and fill it out to reflect the new ideas. These new ideas will help you form your debate ideas better.

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In debate you will have a statement not a question. You have to react to the statement with facts, not opinions. Discussions are based a lot on opinions and answer questions. This is where these two ideas, though similar, are different. Debate is about facts and statements. When you make a statement, from a story, you must consider what the core issue is. If you have made a good outline, you will have this already discovered. This story is from health. The core issue could be; social economic childrens health culture In todays world the topics could range from; Fast food Success and size Education Responsibility Economics These are all good arguments that you would want to research for your argument, or write in your essay. Build the argument starting from Why? Once you have determined the Why? you can find facts to support your idea.

Weight assessments need to be revalued for the new generation. Companies who sell fast food should pay an education tax to help develop
better curriculum to fight obesity.

Access to quality of life items like; internet, cell phones, driving, etc. should
be linked to a persons obesity index. Before you start choose one of the above statements to focus on. Choose a for or against position. Research to find FACTS for your position. List the facts. Write out your argument in a long paragraph format. Include the opposite position in your writing.

You need to write out both sides so you can understand the
other sides argument.
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Discovery Discussion Debate Discovery Outline

Main topic ________________________ Find one (1) key idea in each paragraph. (3-5 words) Paragraph 1 ______________________________ Paragraph 2 ______________________________ Paragraph 3 ______________________________ Paragraph 4 ______________________________ Paragraph 5 ______________________________ Write two things about the main paragraph idea. Paragraph 1 ______________________________ A. ______________________________ B. ______________________________ Paragraph 2 ______________________________ A. ______________________________ B. ______________________________ Paragraph 3 ______________________________ A. ______________________________ B. ______________________________ Paragraph 4 ______________________________ A. ______________________________ B. ______________________________ Paragraph 5 ______________________________ A. ______________________________ B. ______________________________ In the introduction you use the 5 paragraph ideas to communicate the order of your argument/ essay. In the conclusion you repeat what you have said about the points of each paragraph.

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Graphic Organization ~ Main topic = 5 Paragraph Topics

paragraph 1 ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ paragraph 5 ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ paragraph 2 ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

Main topic

paragraph 4 ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

paragraph 3 ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

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Discussion Graphic ~ Is obesity a problem / becoming a problem in todays society? Answer ~ I think obesity is (is not) a problem, because

Problem / Health

Health is a personal choice.

Companies should be more responsible. If they are deemed to contribute to obesity, they should pay.

Economics determines choice. Obesity is a result of poor economics.

Respond

Respond

Respond

Respond

Respond

Respond

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graphic ~ choose one statement from the above. Write it here _____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ To make your argument you should understand that they are connected. In the next two charts (1) list your argument facts and ideas, (2) show how your argument connects to both the center point and the other points. list

Facts
For 1 Against

Add more if needed

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graphic ~ choose one statement from the above. list

If this -- then

If this -- then

Write your statement position here. ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________________________

If this -- then

If this -- then

If this -- then

Now start the

As a team choose which points they will speak about. Each person will listen for the opposite point and create a new response to what the other person has said. A: point 1 B: responds to the point and give a new point. C: responds to B and give a new point. After all persons have spoken each person can respond to any point given by the opposite team, or add more points from their team which will need responding to from the opposite team.

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Discovery Discussion Debate Quiz

1. When you have a serious sleep problem you may have ______? a. amnesia b. apnea c. appear d. acne e. all of the above 2. When you dont put out your grades are ____________. a. dismissal b. dismal c. dim sum d. dog bite e. all of the above 3. A volcano is measured by _____________. a. magnetic force b. magnesium c. magnitude d. multitude e. all of the above 4. In the middle can be said _____________ a. a mid b. a mud c. humid d. amid e. none of the above 5. Teasing is always painful. True False

Answers 1. b 2. b 3.c 4.d 5. f

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Dear Teacher/ Student, After you have finished this please look for more in this series to challenge yourself. This is only part of a curriculum. It starts with Dr. Roys Everything Grammar. Dr. Roys Everything Grammar Volumes I and II will develop the skills of story and essay writing, while at the same time building a foundation in grammar. The repetition of grammar, combined with reason and speaking, culminating in a story or essay will prepare students for this series. Going beyond this book is a book to expand the outlines into essays. Good essays are able to build and defend an argument. Building a structure for debate will springboard off this skill set.

Dr. Paul R. Friesen

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