Term 1 Week 7

Context: 

He waka eke noa (We are all in this together)

PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI 

Learning Intentions:

• We are PLANNING to produce an artistic presentation so that we can present our research findings and understanding of a brain disease we have focused on.
• We are PLANNING to practise note-taking and note-making in our brain disease research so that we can demonstrate the main functions of the brains and/or brain sections involved for the brain disease.

Success Criteria: (Students can...)

• discuss health issues related to the brains, covering these 3 aspects:
1. symptoms, effects, risks
2. cure, prevention, curb, monitor
3. causes, which part of the brain this disease relates to
• conduct a 2-3-minute artistic presentation using a creative, interesting and effective drama convention

Activities & Learning Tasks:

1. Research the focused brain disease from a number of sources; gather facts of the brain disease and paraphrase to develop and deepen own understanding.
   
2. List keywords for vocabulary; complete dictionary work, word study on the keywords as necessary.
3. Students to work in small groups to study a brain disease or disorder.
4. Discuss how the assigned brain disease or disorder affect people's health.
5. Present key facts of a chosen brain disease using drama convention.

Brain Diseases   (group members)

• Tumor (Kaira, Seerat)
• ADHD (Syna, Kaitlyn)
• Parkinson (Yash, Arvinth, Adrian, John)
• Alzheimer's (Jaden, Vivek, Wilson)
• Seizure / Epilepsy (Melissa, Vanessa, Amber)
• Post Traumatic Disorder (Dean, Ihsan, Veer)
• Autism (Annabelle, Mika)
• Huntington's (Lucas, Ashvin, Rayaan)
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Joshua, Shun Man)
• Concussion (Jasleen, Vrinda)

Presentation Theme: "1st Choong's Academy Awards"

• Best Actor / Actress (individual)
• Best Acting (team)
• Best Script / Original Story
• Best Scientific Facts (research)
• Best Teamwork
• Best Effort
• Best Overall Play