Eating Disorder PSA Requirements – Grade 8
Team members(groups of 2 or 3)___________________________________________________
Public Health is the practice of protecting and improving the health of people in a community. The Grade
8 Eating Disorder PSA seeks to promote public health through education. Student teams will serve as
advocates for this health issue and will educate the ISM community about it by creating a public service
announcement (PSA) in the media of their choice.
Project Requirements:
 Present the Eating Disorder in a media of your group’s choice. (Power point, prezi, poster,
brochure or even a movie).
 Accurate information about Anorexia Nervosa OR Bulimia Nervosa OR Binge Eating (teacher to
decide which one you do) information to be included:
1.
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7.
Signs that someone is developing an eating disorder
Short term health consequences
long term health consequences
Treatments
Advice about how you can help a friend who you think is developing a disorder
Advice about healthy eating habits
Advice about how to control a healthy body weight
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Information Technology (IT) – Each end product must utilize IT in the creation of the display area.
This could be in the form of excel tables/graphs, images, etc.
Visual Aids – The end product should be visually appealing and make use of appropriate information,
graphics, photos, models, and/or charts to inform the audience.
Bibliography (MLA format) – reliable sources used and cited.
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Students will have three full class periods to work on this project.
Recommended websites:
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Eating-disorders/Pages/Introduction.aspx
http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/problems/eatingdisorders/eatingdisorders.aspx
http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/mental_health/eat_disorder.html
Eating Disorder PSA Requirements – Grade 8
Accurate
Information
Exemplary
A
AThe project includes
all the project
requirements. The
project gives the
audience a clear
sense of the main
idea.
Information is
accurate, current and
comes mainly from
excellent sources.
Proficient
B+
B
BMeets most of the
project
requirements.
Includes persuasive
information from
reliable sources.
Developing
C+
C
CMeets very few of
the project
requirements.
The final product
reflects an
exceptional degree of
student creativity.
The final product
reflects a good
amount of student
creativity.
The final product is
based on the designs
or ideas of others.
The final product
was not complete
and contained no
original ideas or
creativity.
Bibliography
indicates you
recorded relevant
information from
multiple sources of
information,
evaluated and
synthesized relevant
information.
A few errors in the
MLA formatting.
Bibliography
indicates you
misinterpreted
statements, graphics
and questions and
failed to identify
relevant arguments.
Many errors in the
MLA formatting.
Bibliography
indicates you
didn’t recorded
information from
four or fewer
resources did not
find graphics and
ignored alternative
points of view.
Some of the
information may not
seem to fit. Sources
used appear
unreliable.
Emerging
D+
D
DInformation is
incomplete, out of
date and/or
incorrect.
Sequencing of
ideas is unclear.
Comments
End Product
Research /
Teamwork
Bibliography
MLA Format
Bibliography
indicates you
accurately researched
a variety of
information from
four or more
resources, recorded
and interpreted
significant facts,
meaningful graphics
and evaluated
alternative points of
view.
Correct MLA format.
Eating Disorder PSA Grading Rubric (Wellness Grade 8)
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Final grade: