Webquest

HELP!!! I’M A TEEN

INTRODUCTION

Hi kids! Ooopps! Hi teens!

How happy are you with yourselves? Are you in the mood today? Or are you feeling depressed? Thinking that no one understands you and takes you seriously?
Are you concerned with your body image? How do you deal with your anger? Do you have troubles you can’t solve?
Slow down a bit! It’s wonderful to be a teen! It’s a wonderful world around you although there are some dangers! ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=WtirbXSb4y8

But you’ll be an adolescent only once in your life.
There’s always a solution for every problem you feel you have, even if you don’t believe it. Be positive! Share your problems and become informed on how to deal with them by working with your peers on this Webquest.

TASK

Are you ready to learn how to better deal with your problems?

So, you are going to do a web search following the links suggested on one, and only one, of the topics related with the theme “Teens’Problems”.

After that, you are going with your group to prepare a PowerPoint to present the result/final product with the relevant aspects, orally to your class and teacher.

Finally, you are also going to create with all the members of your group a persuasive slogan to give some advice according to your topic on how to be a healthy teen.

And now: 1, 2, 3, GO!

PROCESS

Step1. Form groups of 4 students.
Step2. Choose one of the following topics:

Topic A – Addictions
A1- Net
A2- Drugs and Alcohol

Topic B – Body Image (low self-esteem)

Topic C – Peer Pressure

Topic D- Eating Disorders
D1-Obesity
D2-Anorexia

Step3. Do the web search following the links available online for your topic.
Step 4. Each topic has the following 4 points/questions:

1- Identification/Definition/ Type of problem
2- Reasons that can cause the problem OR physical and/or mental effects of the problem (it depends on the topic)
3- Treatment/Recovery /How to solve the problem
4- Prevention / How to prevent/avoid the problem

Choose in group the one you are responsible for.
Step 5. On the websites look for information to answer your question.
Step 6. Take relevant notes by using mind maps or graphic organizers.
Step 7.
7.1. Get together with your group and prepare a Powerpoint presentation by rearranging the information you have selected.
7.2. Create with your group a persuasive slogan to give some advice on how to be a healthy teen, according to the topic chosen by your group. You can include some pictures and do it on a computer or on a poster.
Step 8. Study your presentation carefully so that you are fluent and speak clearly to the class.
Step 9. Present it orally only with the relevant aspects.
Step 10. Present your slogan at the end of your presentation.

Let’s work! Be happy and creative!

RESOURCES

For each topic look for information only on the following online websites:

Topic A – Addictions
http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/friends/addictions.html

A1- Net
http://www.selfhelpmagazine.com/articles/teens/addict.html

http://www.bewebaware.ca/english/internetaddiction.aspx

http://www.safekids.com/

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2005/05/25/internet-addiction-may-mask-teen-depression/

A2- Drugs and Alchohol
http://www.child.net/drugalc.htm

http://www.adicbc.com/family.html

http://checkyourself.com/Resources.aspx

http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/

http://www.streetdrugs.org/topten.htm

http://www.streetdrugs.org/signs1.htm

http://checkyourself.com/ShowDrugInfo.aspx?drugId=98167c0d-5f62-47c9-bc42-32c5460d54ef

http://www.adicbc.com/drugindex/adic_alcohol.html

Topic B – Body Image
http://www.youngwomenshealth.org/facial_difference.html

http://www.more-selfesteem.com/bodyimage.htm

http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp20dn=familydoctor&article_set=20488&lic=44&cat_id=20116

http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/body_image/body_image.htmltracking=T_RelatedArticle

http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/emotions/male_bodyimage.html#

Topic C – Peer Pressure

http://parentingteens.about.com/cs/peerpressure/a/peer_pressure.htm

http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Peer_pressure?OpenDocument


http://parentingteens.about.com/cs/peerpressure/a/peer_pressure.htm

http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/friend/peer_pressure.html

http://teenadvice.about.com/library/weekly/qanda/blpeerpressure.htm

Topic D – Eating Disorders

http://kidshealth.org/parent/food/general/pyramid.html

http://exhibits.pacsci.org/nutrition/nutrition_cafe.html

D1-Obesity

http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/problems/binge_eating.html

http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/

http://www.obesidade.online.pt/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=140

http://canalescolar.lactogal.pt/slpage.php?page=9

D2-Anoxeria

http://eatingdisorders.about.com/od/anorexianervosa/Understanding_Anorexia_Nervosa.htm

http://eatingdisorders.about.com/od/treatmentstrategies/Treatment_Strategies.htm

http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/mental_health/eat_disorder.html

http://kidshealth.org/teen/expert/body/expert_eating_disorder.htmltracking=T_RelatedArticle


Websites with different strategies and tools for researching, taking notes and using mind maps or graphic organizers for your project:

http://classes.aces.uiuc.edu/ACES100/Mind/c-m2.html

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr1grorg.htm

http://www.graphic.org/concept.html

To better learn how to prepare a PowerPoint presentation analyze the following online websites:

http://presentationsoft.about.com/od/powerpoint2007/PowerPoint_2007_What_PowerPoint_Beginners_Need_to_Know.htm

http://www.actden.com/PP/

http://www.bcschools.net/staff/PowerPointHelp.htm

http://www.online-tech-tips.com/msoffice-tips/how-to-make-flowcharts-in-powerpoint/pt/

Websites to better learn how to create a persuasive slogan:

http://www.epromos.com/educationCenter/qus11.jsp

http://money.howstuffworks.com/ad-slogan.htm

http://marketing.about.com/od/plantutorialsandsamples/ht/stickyslogans.htm

http://slogan4u.com/write_effective_slogans_tutorial.htm

CONCLUSION

Well done! Congratulations!By now you will have learned how to better deal with your problems.
Feeling happier? Less depressed? More confident?
You have also increased your vocabulary and improved your reading, writing and speaking skills.

About being an adolescent, let's sum up:

Be yourself!
You don’t have to try everything!
Be responsible!
Get information before doing something wrong!
Speak with an adult at home, at school or at the medical center!
Peers are important but they don't have the solutions for everything!
Be careful who you choose to be your friend!
Be natural! Enjoy being a teen!

And maybe you want to share what you have just done and learned with other teens. Why not use your BLOG? Keep on learning English and how to be a healthy teen to become a healthy adult! Don't give up!