Personal Medical History Lesson Plan Information | Lesson Plan Activities | Printable version (including handouts) (PDF)

Standard: Convey Ideas in Writing Outcomes Students will gather the needed information and complete a personal medical history form that will aid in future medical experiences.

Classroom Information

GED Descriptors:      Science , Language Arts Writing Roles:      Family Program Type(s)      ABE, GED, ESOL, Family Literacy, Urban, Rural NRS Learner levels (ABE/GED)       2, 3, 4 Time frame:      1.0 to 2.0 hours Technology Integration How to Write a Personal Medical History Form Harvard Vanguard Medical Form Report of Medical History Volleyball Medical History and Release Form Patient Family Medical History

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Standard: Convey Ideas in Writing

Component of Performance How activity addresses component Determine the purpose for communicating Students will write their medical histories to prepare for interactions with health services. Organize and present information to serve the purpose, context, and audience Students will use suggestions from a guide to writing medical histories to organize their information. They will also fill out a medical history form. Pay attention to conventions of English language usage, including grammar, spelling, and sentence structure, to minimize barriers to readers' comprehension Students will choose which benchmarks to focus on during writing. The teacher will ask them to also focus on spelling. Seek feedback and revise to enhance the effectiveness of the communication Students will peer edit each others' medical histories using a rubric.

Purposeful, Transparent, Building Expertise

Purposeful and Transparent The teacher is providing a template as a resource for students to gather the necessary information needed to complete a form. Contextual Students are often confronted with unknown medical language and will need to complete a medical history form when they go to the doctor. Having this information readily available in written form can help them with this task. Building Expertise Students are choosing which conventions of grammar they need to practice and are evaluated by their peers on these skills.

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