Lesson Plan
Unit: Mental and Emotional Health
Materials Needed: ppdepression, case study, Kyle’s story, lyrics to How to Save a Life, notes on depression, depression case
study
Daily focus: depression
Objective:
Obj 9.MEH.2.1: I will identify the causes and symptoms of depression
Obj: 9.MEH.2.2: I will design help-seeking strategies for dealing with depression.
Essential Question: What are the causes and symptoms of depression? What should you do if you or a friend may be suffering
from depression?
Students will know: coping strategies for sadness; signs and symptoms of depression, resources to help with depression
Vocabulary: depression, suicide, psychologist, psychiatrist
Writing: write case study on depression
Inquiry: Why does sadness and depression affect teenagers?
Collaboration: Partner assignment to evaluate and create a case study on depression; present to class
Reading: lyrics to song, case study on depression
Class Agenda:
Warm up:
1. Song: How to Save a Life (with lyrics to read along)
2. Kyle’s Story and discussion
Activating Strategy:
1. Class discussion
2. Continuum Class Activity
a. Activity explained on PowerPoint
3. Video clips (video clip from teenagers with depression)
Facilitated Learning
1. Teacher: Notes: causes, symptoms, strategies to deal with depression
2. Student: Balance Activity
a. Have 2 students stand on 1 foot in front of classroom. As they struggle to maintain their balance. Give out the
help-seeking strategies (laminate and make a necklace with string) to different students and allow them to help
one of the students balance
3. Student: Analyze Video Clip
4. Teacher: Empathy notes
5. Student: Role Play being empathetic to a situation
6. Student: If time: Partner assignment:
a. read case study on depression
b. create personal case study
c. present to class
Closure:
1. True stories on overcoming depression
Literacy Connection: reading case studies and writing personal case studies
Summative Assessment: creating personal case study
21st Century Skills:
Use of technology
Collaboration
Communication
Accepting leadership roles in a partnership
Problem Solving with real life application
Real life application
Taking care of health
Differentiation:
Lesson appeals to a variety of learners (auditory, visual, hands on application, presenters)
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PowerPoint with pictures and simplified notes
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Music Video “story”
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Hands on Application of analyzing scenarios
Strategic pairing of students (allowing teacher to work with low level students)
Open-ended assignment allows for creativity and higher-level thinking
Depth and complexity questioning
Lesson Plan Reflection: