K Boyd
Health Career
101
Introduction:
You are a member in
youth movement organization. You look around you and observe that most of your
peers are becoming pregnant before their fifteenth birthday. In this web quest
you will be looking at the nature of this social problem. Presently you have a
boyfriend who is pressuring you to have sex with him. You are not ready for
such a commitment. Where do you stand on this? You are afraid that you will become
pregnant.
Adolescent or teen
pregnancy is an increasing social problem that needs to be addressed. You are
concerned about this social problem. As concern individuals you will research
and report your findings.
Task
You will produce a presentation using the
guidelines of the Public Policy Analyst. (P.P.A) http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/ppa/intro.html
At the end of your
research project you will have used the (P.P.A) system. You would use PowerPoint
to make your presentation. You will present 5 slides; each slide should be
labeled or named. You will also perform a ten- minute oral presentation and
submit a five page single spaced paper. You will be graded.
You will define the
problem. You will gather information using various resources; the internet,
journals, public library newspaper archives etc. An oral presentation is due on
October 31st.You will undertake a WebQuest. A WebQuest is a lesson
that incorporates World Wide Web sites and allows you to interact with sites in
order for you to problem solve and make decisions. In creating your WebQuest
assignment you want to convince the authorities in your communities that the
alarming increase of teen pregnancies is a social problem that must be
addressed. You defend your position by citing locations of your cited
information.
You will meet occasionally in order to share
information and agree upon the format type of coloring, sound effects, etc. so
that your presentation will project unity and
cohesiveness in its content.
The Process
You will work in
small groups to develop a PowerPoint presentation. Each group member will work
on different parts of the (P.P.A) to formulate your product. You will visit
various web sites and review your social problem. You will utilize the steps of
the Public Policy Analyst (PPA). You will develop your WebQuest assignment by
using different modalities. The use of the PowerPoint program will be very
helpful. You will be divided into groups; each person will be assigned a
different role. You will use the steps of the PPA to guide you in the
organization of your web quest. You will be given handouts of the steps of the
Public Policy Analyst. The guidelines of the PPA are the following steps.
Steps:
1. Define the social problem. http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/select.html
2. Gather the
evidence. http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/gather.html
3. Identify the cause of the problem. http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/identify.html
4. Evaluating
existing Public Policy. http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/existing.html
Step
5. Developing
Public Policy Solutions. http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/solutions.html
Step 6.selecting the best Public Policy Solution. http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/solutions.html
RESOURCES
www.community.syracruse.com/cc/cnycap
EVALUATION
Your work will be graded in the following
manner;
Grade |
65%-69% |
70%-79% |
80-95% |
100% |
|
Too few links
related to the proposed policy |
Adequate links but
few are supporting the proposed policy |
Many links that
supported the proposed policy |
Excellent use
links which supported the proposed policy |
CONCLUSION
This WebQuest will give you the opportunity to
demonstrate your technical skills in creating a power point presentation. In
addition it has given you an insight into one of the social problems that teens
encounter. It has prepared you to develop your decision-making skills in your
attempt to problem solve. Not only were you able to probe into the social
problem but you have been able to go deeper into the social cost to the
community and the effects of the social problem on adolescents, parents and
their peers. By delving into the causes, evaluating the existing policies,
projecting solutions, you are now ready to be a participant who will work to
ameliorate this social problem. You should have learned from this WebQuest that
teen pregnancy is a major problem in
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ARTS
Standard 1: Language for information and Understanding
2: Language for Literary Response and
Expression
3: Language for Critical
Analysis and Evaluation
4: Language for Social
Interaction
MATHEMATICS,
SCIENCE,AND TECHNOLOGY
Standard 1: Analysis, Inquiry and Design
Students will use
mathematical analysis, scientific inquiry, and
engineering
design as appropriate ,to pose questions, seek answers,
and
develop solutions.
Standard 2:Information
Systems
Students will access,
generate, process and transfer information using
appropriate
technologies.
Standard 5:
Technology
Students will apply
technological knowledge and skills to design construct, use and evaluate
products and systems to satisfy human and environmental needs.
K. Boyd,s E-mail
ngroat36@yahoo.com