Mental Illness – Public Service Announcement
Due Date: _______________________
As a class, you will generate research questions about mental illness.
Task #1 – In your research period, find as many answers for as many of your questions
as you can. Take note of other interesting information. Use note-taking sheets
provided by your teacher and use APA format for citing your sources. The school
library has many great print resources on most disorders as well.
Some great websites:
www.cmha.ca - Canadian Mental Health Association
www.camh.net – Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
www.nedic.ca
National Eating Disorders Information Centre
www.anxietycanada.ca
Anxiety Disorders Association of Canada
www.schizophrenai.ca
Schizophrenia Society of Canada
www.rohcg.on.ca Royal Ottawa Health Care Group
www.suicideinfo.ca
Centre for Suicide Prevention
Task #2 – Create a public service announcement explaining your disorder. This could
be a poster, radio ad, TV ad (video or skit), website or other method of your choice.
The announcement need not (nor should it!) cover all of the information you found in
your research, but it should provoke thought, questions and discussion with the class.
Above all it should reduce the stigma around mental illness.
Evaluation
Research Notes: To be submitted after you present
Public Service Announcement: Summative assessment – see rubric
For this assignment you may work alone or in pairs. However, 2 groups may not do
the same disorder. All members must participate actively in the presentation.
Some Disorders
1) Dissociate identity disorder (multiple
personality disorder)
2) Schizophrenia
3) Antisocial personality disorder
4) Psychosomatic illness (hysteria)
5) Phobias
6) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
7) Bipolar disorder (manic-depression)
8) Depression
9) Amnesia
10) Hypochondria
11) Eating disorders:
 Anorexia
 Bulimia
 Body dysmorphic disorder
12) Post traumatic stress disorder
13) Autism
14) Anxiety neurosis
15) Other – see teacher.
Public Service Announcement Rubric – Summative
Criteria
Understanding of
the selected
disorder.
K
Research is
complete and
clearly
demonstrated
T
Appropriate use of
language,
dramatization or
visual
communication
skills
C
Accuracy and
relevance of
material selected.
A
Redo
No understanding
evident.
Level 1
Limited
understanding of the
selected disorder.
Level 2
Some understanding
of the selected
disorder.
Level 3
Clear understanding
of the selected
disorder.
Level 4
Thorough & insightful
understanding of the
selected disorder.
No research
evident
Research may not be
complete may be
somewhat unclear
Research is complete
and clearly
demonstrated
Research is thorough,
complete and
creatively
demonstrated
No appropriate
use of language,
dramatization or
visual
communication
skills
Research is
superficial and
limited with little
attempt to integrate
into presentation
Demonstrates limited
command of
appropriate language,
dramatization or
visual
communication skills
Material is limited in
accuracy and
relevance
Demonstrates
considerable
command of
appropriate language,
dramatization or
visual
communication skills
Material is accurate
and relevant
Demonstrates
extensive and effective
command of language,
dramatization or visual
communication skills.
Highly creative.
No accuracy or
relevance of
material
Demonstrates
moderate command
of appropriate
language,
dramatization or
visual
communication skills
Material is somewhat
accurate and relevant
Material is skilfully
selected and highly
accurate and relevant.
Levels Achieved: K_______ T_______ C ________ A ______
Learning Skills:
Works Independently _______ Teamwork ______ Organization ______ Work Habits/Homework ______ Initiative _______