Home

Student Page

Teacher Page

Assessment

 Growing Up - Teacher Page

Project Description:

Growing up requires that we make choices.    In order to make intelligent choices we have to be well informed about topics that will affect our lives forever.

Students need to be well informed about the physical, social, emotional, ethical, moral, and spiritual issues that they will face in their lives.  The main purpose of this unit is to provide students with the information needed for making wise decisions, for developing a sense of responsibility for themselves and others, and for gaining an awareness that decisions made as youngsters often impact their lives forever.

Americans are bombarded every day with information about sexuality.  Unfortunately, much of it is inaccurate, misleading and exploitative.  In order for students to make well-educated choices about their sexuality, they need to be informed with as much accurate information as possible.  During this activity the students will research and compile information about family life. They will present their findings to the class in multiple formats. They may create, design, and develop a pamphlet or create a PowerPoint presentation informing the class of their findings.  

Project Goals:

Essential Question:

  Why must we make intelligent choices and decisions for the future?

Specific Questions:

  How can Family Life Education impact the society we live in?

  How can Family Life Education impact our life?     

  How would Family Life Education help you plan for the future?

  emotional growth

  self-esteem

  needs of belonging

  self-worth

  enjoyment

  freedom with responsibility

  balance in our lives  

Illinois and CPS Learning Standards:

8^th Grade Level:

State Goal # CAS letter                 CSF #                  

STATE GOAL 11:    CAS C            CSF 6

STATE GOAL 12:    CAS A            CSF 1-5                      

Unit Prerequisites:

  Basic understanding of Family Life vocabulary.

Performance Tasks:

Access:

  Brainstorm ideas on what information to include in your presentation or pamphlet.

  Research and read information about family life education.

  Reflect on the information and decide which is going to be useful for your presentation

      or pamphlet.  

Interpret:

  Decide what information to include in the presentation or pamphlet.  

  Combine information from various sources to validate the information included in the

       presentation or pamphlet.  

  Organize the information on the presentation or pamphlet in a way that is easy to

      understand.  

Produce:

  Design a presentation that is appealing to teenagers.  

  Write the information on the presentation or pamphlet so that it’s easy for students to

     understand.  

Communicate:  

  Communicate your ideas clearly when making your presentation to the audience.  

  Distribute copies of your Power Point Presentation and pamphlet to the audience

     present.  

  Explain the main point of your research to the audience present.  

Evaluate:  

  Ask questions to check if the audience understands what the presentation is about.

  Evaluate your presentation by passing out an evaluation form.

Performance Assessment Plan:

Teacher Resources:

Go Find Your Own.