S+Lafreniere,++Michael

**Office: Room 16** **Office Phone: (207) 778-xxxx** **Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursdays 2-3:30pm** ** E-mail: michael.lafreniere@maine.edu **
 * Teacher: Mr.LaFreniere**

=Summary of Unit= In this unit, students will understand healthy behaviors can positively impact your health status. Students will also learn how what they eat and nutrition can impact their body and why physical fitness is important for health and wellness. Throughout the unit, students will be able to model healthy vs unhealthy behaviors, evaluate their personal nutrition and whether or not it is healthy or not, analyze how they can make changes and what proper nutrition is, exhibit adequate physical fitness for everyday life, make the connection to physical fitness and nutrition to their everyday lives, and be aware of factors that can influence your behaviors and how they can affect your health. At the end of this unit, students will be able to comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health based on the Maine Learning Results.

=Establish Goals= Maine Learning Results: Health and Physical Education A. Health Concepts A1 Healthy Behaviors and Personal Health 9-Diploma Students comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health

= = =Students will understand that=

•healthy behaviors can positively impact your health status. •nutrition can make an impact on your health status. •physical fitness is important for health and wellness

= = =Essential Questions= • How can healthy behaviors impact your health status? •How does proper nutrition improve your health status? •Why is physical fitness important for improving or maintaining your health?

= = =Students will know=

•Vocabulary-Stress,Goals,BMI, Obesity, Anorexia, Bulimia Calories,Fat, Carbohydrates, Sugar, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Malnutrition, Exercise, Personal Trainer, Alcohol Abuse, Fitday •Key Factual Information- BMI chart, Heart Rate, Proportions, Cholesterol level, Serving Size, •Important events and people- Healthy People 2010, AA, Adolphe Quetelet, USDA, FDA

= = =Students will be able to=

•model what type of behaviors are healthy. •evaluate their own personal nutrition whether it is healthy or not. •exhibit healthy physical fitness • analyze how nutrition can determine your health • relate physical fitness and nutrition to their life. • be aware of factors that influence healthy behaviors.

**Performance Task Overview** The American Heart and Lung Association is looking to start a campaign with the goal to improve health in our country. The organization is holding a competition for young aspiring filmmakers at the high school level to create a 3-5 minute PSA showing how healthy dieting and exercising regularly is beneficial towards a long life. The PSA should also be original and creative while also motivating Americans who make poor health decisions to change their lives in order to ensure a long and healthy life. The American Heart and Lung Association is looking for evidence in the PSA showing how poor lifestyle decisions and behaviors lead to poor health. The winning filmmakers will have their PSA represented by the American Heart and Lung Association to be shown on television to jump start their national campaign.

=Expectations=


 * Absence/Late Policy-** If you are absent then you are expected to meet with me out of class to find out what assignments they have missed. If you know that you are going to be absent ahead of time then you are expected to do the same in order to receive assignments that will be handed out while they are absent. If you are return an assignment a day late then their grade will be docked to a 75 or a C. If any assignment is turned in two days late then it results in a 50 and anything after that results in a 0. If you miss an assignment due to any personal or unfortunate circumstances then needs to meet with me.


 * Assignment Expectations-** You are expected to complete all assignments when they are due. All assignments should also be completely neatly and should be legible. If you ever have any questions pertaining to any assignment or you need help come to my office hours or shoot me an email.


 * Classroom Expectations-** In my classroom I expect all my students to be respectful towards not only to me when I am teaching but also to the rest of your classmates. I also expect all of you to behave and be civil in the classroom. I also do not tolerate any disruptive behavior that interferes with other student's learning. Together if we all work together then we will have a healthy and friendly class environment.


 * Plagarism-** If any student is to cheat on any homework assignment, quiz, or test then they will automatically receive a 0 and a detention. If students copy or do not cite any sources that they use in their paper they will also automatically receive a 0 for that assignment. If any student is a repeat offender then they will not be able to receive a letter grade higher than a F.

=Benchmarks ( 200 Points)= • iMovie- create a PSA to motivate unhealthy Americans to make changes to their lifestyle. The PSA would be aired by the American Heart and Lung Association to jump start their campaign to decrease obesity and increase awareness of the important of everyday physical activity. The PSA should be 2-5 minutes and should include statistical information, facts, proper grammar, creativity, and should be motivational. **( 60 points)**

• Fitday- use Fitday.org to create a 3 day journal online that keeps track of what you eat and your physical activity. The journal should tell you how well your nutrition is based on how many vitamins, nutrients, serving size, and calories you take in daily. The journal should also tell you how many calories you burn based on your physical activity level. You will post your results and findings on an online blog about your thoughts and what you have learned from Fitday about yourself. **( 20 points)**

• Blogging- interview a health professional in either our town or elsewhere by asking them 10 health related questions. The questions should be related to various topics like nutrition and physical activity. The questions should also be well-thought and should not be anything that you already know the answer to. You will post the interview and the answers from the health professional on an online blog. **( 20 points)**

• Comic Life- create a fictional story showing how nutrition can affect your body and health status. The story should consist of 8 slides with a realistic story plot with images and colors that will grab the audience's attention. You will present your story to the whole classroom at the end explaining to them the motivation behind your story. **( 30 points)**

• Glogster- create a poster with photos that relates how exercise and food play a role in your life. The poster can also tell a story of your life with how food and exercise has evolved in your life over the years. You will present your Glogster to the classroom where after everyone's poster will be displayed through the school. **( 30 points)**

• Audacity- design a radio show that is a self-help show that deals with viewers who struggle with their health. The radio show should be fun and informative with factual information. The radio show should also have a question and answer session for any listeners of the show. Groups of three or four can get together and work on this project. Everyone's radio show will be put together at the end into a larger radio show on iTunes for the class to hear. **( 40 points)**

=Grading Scale= **A** (93 -100), **A-** (90 - 92), **B+** (87 - 89), **B** (83 - 86), **B-** (80 - 82), **C+**(77 - 79), **C** (73-76), **C-** (70 - 72), **D+**(67 - 69), **D** (63 - 66), **D-** (60 - 62), **F** (0 - 59).