PROBLEM

In today's society more and more young people feel the pressures of society resulting in extreme stress yet do not know how to best deal with this. Lacking coping mechanisms leads to serious issues for both our kids and our society.

INTRODUCTION

Stress can lead to many dangerous mental and physical health issues if not dealt with! About 61% of students and 64 % of parents state that their children feel stress.

 In addition 67 % of the U.S population has dealt with an Adverse(negative) Childhood Experience that cause stress and lead to a lasting effect on health and well being.

TASK

As kids living in today’s complex society facing the pressures of the 21st century I want you to work in groups  to educate yourself and your peers about the causes of stress, indicators of stress and solutions for how to best deal with various types of stress.

Groups

Grey: Your group will work together to create a brochure with all of your research, including information learned suggestions, and images that will capture and best service the purpose of informing other students in our school about stress living in today’s words for them and how they can deal with these feelings.

Blue: Your group will write, act out and record a public service announcement using flipgrid to share with your classmates. You can get creative to find a way to deliver the message clearly.

White: You will design a comic-strip with a character who is a kid your age dealing with some form of stress and carry your audience through this characters experience in dealing with these emotions.

Red: You will create poster board size infographics

All groups are responsible for:

1.    A  personal group assignment  listed specifically above

A powerpoint presentation where they will gather and organize their research

PROCESS

To complete this project you will follow the six steps of the Social Public Policy Analyst. 

Your PowerPoint must include a minimum of 10 slides. Some steps have worksheets attached that you must use to help you organize your research. Make sure that you “Share” your google docs with me.

1.Cover Page: Pick a title for your presentation and include the names of each group member.

2.Introduction: Introduce what is stress, explain how it looks and feels.

3.The Problem:Explain the problem that you are researching. Make sure that you can answer this question: How can kids deal with stress living in today’s world?

·         Worksheet 1 can be used to define the problem *REMEMBER TO SAVE A COPY*

4.Evidence: Use this section to prove that kids in today's world are stressed. Use articles,videos, statistics and research.

·         Worksheet 2 can be used to gather evidence *REMEMBER TO SAVE A COPY*

5.Identify the Cause:  How can kids cope with high levels of stress ? Who or what is responsible for the levels of stress kids experience ? What are the underlying factors that lead to higher stress levels?

·         Worksheet 3 identify the  top causes *REMEMBER TO SAVE A COPY*

6.Evaluate Existing Public Policies: Find policies that already exists pertaining to kids dealing with stress. What do these policies say? Who do they benefit? Do they need to be changed?

·         Worksheet 4 evaluating existing policies *REMEMBER TO SAVE A COPY*

7.Develop a solution: Come up with a solution that you think will solve or help the problem that exist.

·         Worksheet 5 developing a solution *REMEMBER TO SAVE A COPY*

8.Feasibility of Solution: Is the solution you suggested realistic? Are there anything that can prevent it from working?

·         Worksheet 6 selecting the best policy *REMEMBER TO SAVE A COPY*

9.Using your voice: Using the information you gathered and the solutions your group brainstormed then evaluated create on of the following based off your assigned group to share with other kids and possibly an organization or our school guidance counselor.

·         Worksheet 7 grey group/blue group code 7w4jxbj:/ white group/red group

10.Resources: Make sure that you list all the resources that you used to complete your tasks.

 Worksheet 8 resources *REMEMBER TO SAVE A COPY*

RESOURCES

Infographics:

Articles:

·         https://www.verywellfamily.com/stress-management-for-children-620504

·         https://www.phillymag.com/news/2019/02/04/teenage-anxiety-stress-epidemic/

·         https://www.70-30.org.uk/the-window-of-tolerance/

·         https://www.stress.org/children

·         https://www.raleighrescue.org/the-problem/adverse-childhood-experiences/

·         http://www.leedstrinity.ac.uk/blogs/Adverse-Childhood-Experiences-too-High

Video Links:

·         https://www.brainpop.com/health/diseasesinjuriesandconditions/depression/

·         https://www.brainpop.com/english/studyandreadingskills/mindfulness/

·         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-t1Z5-oPtU

·         https://youtu.be/hnpQrMqDoqE

EVALUATION

Link: To Rubric

CONCLUSION

At the end of this assignment you and your group members will have learned about the serious issue of Kids feeling stress, its effects its causes and through your investigation and critical thinking you will suggest a solution for this problem.

STANDARDS

Next Generation Standards Alignment

4R3: In literary texts, describe a character, setting, or event, drawing on specific details in the text. (RL) In informational texts, explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts, including what happened and why, based on specific evidence from the text. (RI)

4R1: Locate and refer to relevant details and evidence when explaining what a text says explicitly/implicitly and make logical inferences. (RI&RL)

4R7: Identify information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, illustrations), and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text. (RI&RL)

4R8: Explain how claims in a text are supported by relevant reasons and evidence. (RI&RL)

4W1a: Introduce a precise claim, supported by well-organized facts and details, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.

4W1b: Use precise language and content-specific vocabulary

4W2a: Introduce a topic clearly and organize related information in paragraphs and sections.

4W2b: Develop ideas on a topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, or other relevant information; include text features when useful for aiding comprehension.

4SL1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners, expressing ideas clearly, and building on those of others.

4SL2: Paraphrase portions of information presented in diverse formats (e.g., including visual, quantitative, and oral).

4SL3: Identify and evaluate the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points

4SL5: Include digital media and/or visual displays in presentations to emphasize central ideas or themes.