Steve Siozos George Westinghouse
Why Are Teenagers Always Tired?
Introduction:
Do you have trouble getting out of bed in morning? Do you fall asleep during class? Do you find yourself irritable, annoyed or frustrated? Maybe it’s time to take a look at your sleep patterns and what you’re doing to help or burden them. If I told you better sleep and efficient hours of sleep can lead to better grades and overall well-being, would you do something about it?
Task:
Since we already have a later schedule for school and it’s probably hard to have it adjusted for a later time, you need to figure out how to schedule your time around quality sleep and how to increase the quality of your sleep. Your task is to create a Poster with a checklist of ways to increase quality of sleep, using proper resources and then create a personal schedule in which you can follow every day. You will also write a summary of why sleep is important and why you chose the items on your checklist on the back of the poster. In order to complete this assignment efficiently you must follow the six-step Public Policy Approach (PPA).
Process:
- You will use the internet in order to find articles, studies and facts prevalent to the problem.
- Use the resources below in order to respond effectively; you are not limited to these of course and can find new resources to work with.
- Use PPA steps before writing up your checklist and schedule.
Public Policy Approach (PPA):
Use the Public Policy Analyst to assist you in researching for your poster and written summary.
6. Select the best solution(s)
- Come up with a first draft and then refine it into your final product.
Resources
· http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/features/is-your-teen-too-tired?page=3
· http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Childrenssleep/Pages/whyteenssleeptoomuch.aspx
· http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2528817/
· http://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/teens_and_sleep
Procedure:
1. Use the resources to find what you want to put in your checklist for Dos and Don’ts in order to gain quality sleep.
2. Create your checklist and dress it up on a poster. You should have at least 10 items.
3. You’re the backside of your poster to write about why sleep is important and why you chose these items for your checklist, while using standard written English. This should come out to 1-2 type written pages in 12 font Calibri, single spaced. This summary must follow the six-step PPA format!!
4. Your schedule will be created for a week time period, 24 hour days. You must have at 24 hours listed with what you are doing and must include 8.5-9.5 hours of sleep per day.
5. Finally you will present you poster to the class and discuss your findings and what you will do in order to improve your sleep.
Evaluation:
Your final grade will be dependent on an evaluation by your peers and me. You will be judged on your effort and creativeness put into your poster, quality of the items on your checklist, summary quality, the specific organization of time used in your schedule and the realistic use of your schedule and checklist into and urban teenager’s life.
Rubric of Standards
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Point Value Standards |
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Poster Effort and Creativity |
Colorful, organized, used a great slogan/title, neat, stands out, easy to read and good size. Inspires the importance of sleep. |
Organized and neat, but overall very plain. |
Very plain and unorganized. Does not inspire importance of sleep. Does not catch the viewer’s eye. |
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Quality of checklist items |
Items come from factual evidence found in research. Items are relevant to improving quality of sleep in TEENAGERS. Has more than 10 items (negatives and positives) |
Items for the most part are factual but not relevant to teenagers. 10 items have been met. |
Items are not from viable source and are not factual. Items are not relevant to teenagers. Has less than 10 items. |
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Summary Quality |
Sleep importance facts are correct and relevant to teenagers. Explanation of items on checklists are in detail and correct. |
Sleep importance facts are somewhat relevant to teenagers and correct. Explanation is too simple and somewhat factually correct. |
Facts about sleep importance are not relevant to teenagers or factually correct. No effort put into explanation and not factually correct. |
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Schedule |
Schedule is appealing to the viewer, organized, neat and detailed. Meets 24 hour day and 7 day period. Even provided ways to make adjustments and monthly overview and realistic goal. |
Schedule is plain yet organized, neat and detailed. Just meets 24 hour days over a 7 day period. Not much room for adjustments and no overview and/or goal is not realistic. |
Schedule is not organized, unappealing to the viewer’s eye, not detailed. Does not meet 24 hour days over a 7 day period |
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NYS Common Core Standards:
Reading Standards
RI.9-10.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Writing Standards
W.9-10.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
a. Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that establishes clear relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence
NYS Health and Physical Education Standards:
Standard 1: Personal Health and Fitness
Students will have the necessary knowledge and skills to establish and maintain physical fitness, participate in physical activity, and maintain personal health.
Standard 3: Resource Management
Students will understand and be able to manage their personal and community resources.
Conclusion:
You will understand the importance of quality of sleep and understand what to do and what not to do in order to increase this quality. Your schedule will give you something to follow and help you manage your time better in order to get the hours you need for sleep. Finally in one month after following this schedule and following your own checklist you will discuss whether or not you see a change in your sleep patterns and wellbeing during the day. Maybe even a difference in your school performance and grades??
