Homework assignments - given 9/28

Personality Collage: Due October 3, 2011

Create a collage on a piece of paper (8 1/2 x 11). Your collage should include pictures and words that describe your personality and interests. Your personality is the unique combination of traits that makes you an individual.
• DO NOT use photographs in your collage. DO NOT include pictures of illegal substances or inappropriate pictures.
• DO include different words that explain your personality traits, DO include pictures of things that represent your strengths, and DO represent your future aspirations in your collage.

Skedula Log-In and email: Due October 7, 2011

Use this website to log-in to my online grade book. https://pupilpath.nvskedula.com
If you have not registered before, register using your OSIS number and the code given to you by your teacher.
Student Registration Code: _______________________
Parent Registration Code: ________________________ ** If parents are registered, extra credit will be given**
After you have registered, send me a message via PupilPath OR email. My email is waltershealthprhs@gmail.com
• Email me your name, class period and one thing you would like to learn in Health class.

Community Resources: Due October 7, 2011

Create a chart. You are researching where you can go in your community to get help with different health issues:
Suicide Prevention
Alcohol/Drug Treatment
Mental Illness
Dating Violence
STI/HIV Testing

For each health issue, answer the following:
Agency/Organization
Location/How to get there (public transportation)
Phone Number
Services they provide
Other important information (cost, hours, confidentiality, etc.)

Effective Effort Research Assignment

Directions: Choose ONE of the following assignments below. The rubric will provide you with guidelines on how you will be graded. Please put forth your best effort in completing this assignment. Each assignment should be one page in length (typed, double- spaced, 12 font, Times New Roman).

Due: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 during class

1. Think of a person or role model that you would consider successful. This person can be famous or can be someone you know. Either way, you must research (or interview) them about their personal experiences and their viewpoint on effort and success. In paragraph form, answer the following questions:
a. Who is this person? What is their relationship to you?
b. What have they achieved or accomplished?
c. Explain the process or journey they took in order to get where they are today.
d. What types of setbacks or challenges did they encounter?
e. How did they overcome these setbacks?
f. What do you think they would say about the relationship between effort and success?
g. How can you relate to their personal story?

2. Research and describe the job description of a profession that you are interested in. Answer the following questions:
a. Explain the job or profession you are interested in.
b. Why do you choose this profession as a career choice?
c. What specific skills do you need (education, training) in order to be successful at this job?
d. What do you think an employer is looking for when hiring someone in this profession?
e. What sets you apart from all other applicants? What do you think you need to work at?
f. How would you practice/prepare for this career?
g. How would learning about effective effort help you in reaching your professional goals?

3. Read the article, Is There a Genius in All of Us? By David Shenk. Write a 1-page review to the article. The review is NOT a summary of what the article was about. The review should follow this format:
a. The name of the article and author
b. The overall issue the article addresses- include statistics, the importance of the topic and the background of the issue
c. Questions and reactions you had to the article
d. Your opinion
e. The “so what” of the issue. Why is this information important for people to know?

Article link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12140064

Health Education Homework - Marking Period 1

The following assignments apply to Marking Period 1. Please keep track of due dates and refer to this page frequently for updates.

1. Contract- Due September 14, 2011

2. View my website- Due September 19, 2011. There will be a quiz on Monday, September 19, 2011.

3. Dimensions of Health Writing Assignment- Due September 20, 2011.

In this assignment you are being asked to evaluate your current lifestyle and identify an area of your health that you think you need to improve. Include the following in your assignment:

There are THREE parts to this assignments:

Part 1- Identify WHAT you need to improve
• Use the blog to research the different dimensions of health.
• Identify which dimension of health you would like to improve.
• State specifically where you think you fall on the illness-wellness continuum for this dimension (use examples from the definition and from the Evaluate your Lifestyle worksheet to help you do this).

Part 2- Explain HOW you can improve this dimension
• Identify 3 ways you could improve this dimension of health and what life skills you would use.
Identify what lifestyle factors are holding you back from making this change

Part 3- Hypothesize how improving this dimension will affect your overall health/future
• How would improving this dimension improve some of the other dimensions of health?
• Predict your future if you continue to follow the current path you are on vs. making this improvement. Be specific.