Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Unit 6 project task help

Project Description: http://padlet.com/robaths/English10/wish/50882325




Project MUST HAVES

1) Choose 1 health issue.


An issue includes a problem, its causes and effects, and a solution.


2) Research

How many people (or what percentage of) suffer from the health problem in the United Arab Emirates?

How old are people when they usually get this health problem?

Who usually has this problem: men or women?

What lifestyle choices cause this health problem?

Explain the cause and effect of how the lifestyle choice leads to the health problem.
Use cause and effect words like: leads to, causes, results in, caused by, due to, the result of

What are Doctor recommended solutions to the health problem?
Use these words in your solution: to, in order to, so, so that


3) Evidence from your life.

info about your lifestyle 

Your diet and fitness (cm to inch converter, kg to pound converter)

an interview of an older person to see how lifestyle changes over time and age.


4) Slogan and a logo

Slogans use imperative verb form: Cambridge page 239


5) PowerPoint Presentation

Organize information in your PowerPoint to show...

* a description of the issue's problem (using words: leads to, causes, results in, caused by, due to, the result of)
* statistics from your research (or your infographic)
* results from your survey
* evidence from your life
* your slogan for your ad campaign
* your poster or advertisement
* your suggested diet or physical activity plan

* a description of the issue's solution (using words: to, in order to, so, so that)

6) Post presentation onto padlet/website




Project ELECTIVES (choose 2-3)

Create an ad/ commercial

Make a video and encouraging or discouraging a lifestyle choice that causes health problems.


Design a poster

Make a poster and encouraging or discouraging a lifestyle choice that causes health problems.

Prepare a survey

Ask 10 specific questions about people’s lifestyle (on the topic of things that lead to health problems).

Remember to ask questions with simple answers. Provide answers for people to choose.

Post onto survey monkey, share your survey to get answers.


Suggest a diet, physical activity or medicine
which can help people.


Make up your own diet to suggest to people
Make up your own physical activity plan to suggest to people.


Infographics to show how many people in UAE are affected by this problem


Infographics use numbers and pictures to show information.

Use yours to talk about diet, population, lifestyle choices, from your research

Diabetes 1
Diabetes 2

Inactivity 1
Inactivity 2

Sleep 1
Sleep 2


Obesity 1
Obesity 2
Obesity 3

Sugar 1
Sugar 2
Sugar 3

Energy drinks 1
Energy drinks 2

Smoking 1
Smoking 2

Stress 1
Stress 2