N. McShall
A.
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Your best friend has just
died of an asthma attack on
“The Bronx has, for too long,
been dumped on with garbage from other boroughs, while
Representative Jose E.
Serrano, written April 1, 2005.
Thousands of teenagers are
dying from asthma which is a public problem that has not been addressed. This is your chance to help your community as
well as your family and friends.
Congressman Serrano has asked you to do research on the high rate of
asthma in these areas. You must come up
with a public policy proposal that he can submit to the House of
Representatives to be approved. You are researchers for the A. Philip Randolph
Environmental Protection Club (EPC). You
will be conducting research on asthma and its causes. Congressman Jose Serrano is impressed by the
work your club has done so far to protect the environment in your school
community and needs your help. He must
submit a public policy proposal to the House of Representatives to help stop
pollution associated with asthma. Good Luck!!!
The proposal has to be submitted in Public Policy Analyst
format. You will use the Public Policy
Analyst Website to complete your task.
The proposal should include statistics on teenagers with asthma in
specific areas of
You are working as a team to
complete this task. The class will be
divided into groups. Each member of your
group will receive the same grade for the final proposal. Each group will present their report to
Congressman Serrano for him to choose which one he will submit to the House of
Representatives.
Below are the requirements
for your final report:
Ø
The report must be
500-1000 words.
Ø
The report must
be typed in Microsoft Word – double-spaced in 12- font.
Ø
The report should
include the six steps of the Public Policy Analyst
Ø
You should
include graphs, charts, pictures, and statistics to enhance your report.
All references must be
cited. Plagiarism will not be tolerated.
The class will be divided
into groups of 4. You will be assigned a role to play by your teacher. The
roles are described below:
Group Leader: You will be responsible for
making sure that all of the team members carry out their jobs effectively and
in a timely manner. You will also be the
presenter of the final report to Congressman Serrano.
Scientific Researcher: You, as well as your teammates, will research the
disease “asthma” and some environmental causes of asthma. As the scientific researcher, you will be
responsible for compiling this information and writing it up.
Public Policy Analyst (PPA): You will be
responsible for looking up existing public policies related to your topic and
creating a public policy of your own.
This policy must be presented to and agreed upon by your teammates.
Graphic Artist : You will be responsible for composing the final report
with the necessary graphs, charts, pictures, data, and other graphic designs.
Each team will follow the six
steps of the PPA to complete their tasks.
Click on the links below to access the steps and worksheets to be
completed as you develop your proposal:
1. Identifying the Problem,
and Worksheet #1
2. Gathering Evidence,
and Worksheet # 2
3. Identify Causes of
the problem, and Worksheet # 3
4. Evaluate the
Policy, and Worksheet #4
5. Develop a solution
to the Problem, and Worksheet #5
6. Selecting the Best
Solution, and Worksheet #6
1.
THE
ASTHMA INFORMATION OUTREACH PROJECT
3. SENATOR
CLINTON ANNOUNCES PLAN TO ADDRESS NEW
YORK CITY'S ...
4. NEW YORK'S ASTHMA RATES REVEAL SOCIAL
DISPARITIES
5. NEW YORK'S ACTION AGAINST ASTHMA
6. INFORMATION
ON ASTHMA IN NEW YORK STATE
7. 1010 WINS - ON-AIR, ONLINE, ON
DEMAND
8. STUDY
FINDS ASTHMA IN 25% OF CHILDREN
IN CENTRAL HARLEM - NEW YORK ...
9. REDUCING CHILDHOOD
ASTHMA THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED
SERVICE DELIVERY ...
10.
LOCAL
LAWS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK A LOCAL LAW –A LAW
DEALING WITH FUELS ALLOWED IN NYC
11.
CITY AND STATE TO GIVE FREE ASTHMA CARE TO HOMELESS CHILDREN - NEW ...
12.
PROTECTING
OUR HEALTH: ASTHMA EVEN MORE
PREVALENT IN ECONOMICALLY ...
STUDY ON ASTHMA IN
13.
ASTHMA AND AFRICAN-AMERICANS
14.
NEW YORK CITY AIR QUALITY AMONG WORST
IN COUNTRY
15.
ASTHMA NEWS
|
|
Excellent 90-100 (4) |
Very
Good 80-89 (3) |
Satisfactory 65-79 (2) |
Unsatisfactory Below 65 (1) |
|
Research |
Problem clearly identified and thoroughly researched |
Problem
identified and reasonably well researched |
Problem
identified |
Problem
identified but research is lacking |
|
PPA |
All six steps of the PPA are clearly addressed and all worksheets
correctly completed |
All
six steps of the PPA are addressed and
most worksheets correctly completed |
With
limited research. |
Incomplete worksheets |
|
Poster and Oral Presen-tation |
Well organized,
demonstrates logical sequencing and sentence structure, clearly presents both
sides of the argument |
Well organized, but
demonstrates illogical sequencing or sentence structure and is somewhat clearly present both sides of the
argument |
Well organized, but
illogical sequencing and sentence structure and does not clearly present both
sides of the argument. |
Poorly organized |
Asthma
remains a serious problem. It is to be hoped that as a result of your efforts,
steps may be taken to further reduce student’s exposure to pollution. The information
you have researched and the strength of your arguments may lead to the passage
of new legislation. Let’s hope that students doing a research project on this
topic in the future will study it as an historical event from the long lost
past.
ELA Standards
STANDARD 3
Students
will read, write, listen, and speak for critical analysis and evaluation.
As
listeners and readers, students will analyze experiences, ideas,
information, and issues presented by others using a variety of established
criteria. As speakers and writers, they will present, in oral and written
language and from a variety of perspectives, their opinions and judgments on
experiences, ideas, information and issues.
STANDARD 4
Students
will read, write, listen, and speak for social interaction.
Students
will use oral and written language for effective social communication
with a wide variety of people. As readers and listeners, they will use the
social communications of others to enrich their understanding of people and
their views.
Social Studies Standards
Standard 1
prepare
essays and oral reports about the important social, political, economic,
scientific, technological, and cultural developments, issues, and events from