Who+We+Are

Looking back, you realize that a very special person passed briefly through your life, and that person was you. It is not too late to become that person again.

Robert Brault

__Unit Letter for Parents__

**Transdisciplinary Theme: ** Who we are

An inquiry into the nature of the self; beliefs and values; personal, physical, mental, social, and spiritual health; human relationships including families, friends, communities, and cultures; rights and responsibilities; what it means to human

**Central Idea ** Our health and well-being depend on the choices we make.

**Concepts ** Function, responsibility, reflection


 *  What it means to be healthy (Function)
 * How our choices affect our health and well-being (Responsibility)
 * The kinds of habits that maintain health and well-being (Reflection)

**Teacher Questions **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What does it mean to be healthy? (Function)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">How can I keep healthy? (Responsibility)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">How do the choices I make affect my lifestyle? (Reflection)

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Summative assessment task(s): **

<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">A) Students take on the role of advising “JJ”, a fictional character who does not live the healthiest lifestyle. They need to advise JJ to improve or enhance his health and well-being. Students also need to include the reasons behind their thinking. A Flip Camera will be used to film one element of the advice. <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Part of this advice will be a //written procedure// about what JJ can do to be healthier, e.g. an exercise plan. <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Assessment task A, is to be displayed on a poster or in a booklet format with at least one aspect presented through video. Groups of 3-5 students.

<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">B) Personal recount of a JJ-like scenario. Students identify their unhealthy choices and make suggestions to improve their health and well-being. This is to include all that they learned into a reflective project and healthy options to unhealthy habits.