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True Media Message In True Media Message students will identify false messages in advertisements and explain how they negatively affect a person's social, emotional or physical well-being. This task includes:
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US Foreign Policy In this task students will evaluate a specific U.S. foreign policy based on an analysis of its causes and effects. They will then write a paper or make a presentation. This task includes: |
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Weather Patterns and Predictions In Weather Patterns and Predictions students will collect and analyze weather data to create a forecast for your area. This task includes:
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Welcome to Our School In Welcome to Our School students will identify forms of harassment and describe strategies for dealing with each in addition to sources of help; describe disease prevention strategies related to spread of communicable diseases and how they would be practiced; describe health and fitness goals and how they might help keep students physically fit. This task includes:
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What's the Big Idea? In this task students will write an essay or develop a presentation in which you explain how an idea or technology has affected the way people live. This task includes: |
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Whose Rules In this task students will make an informed decision on a public issue after researching and discussing different perspectives on this issue. They will then write a paper or make a presentation. This task includes: |
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Why History? In this task students will develop a position on how the knowledge of history helps them understand a current issue by analyzing historical events related to that issue. They will then write a paper or make a presentation. This task includes: |
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Why Warm Up? In Why Warm Up? students will learn and perform a warm-up series and then explain the purpose of several of the exercises. This task includes:
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You Decide In this task students will make an informed decision on a public issue after researching and discussing different perspectives on this issue. They will then write a paper or make a presentation. This task includes: |
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You and the Economy In this task students will evaluate the career choices available to them, and their possible effects on their local, national, and international economy, as well as themself. They will then write a paper or make a presentation. This task includes: |
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