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Managing Medical Conditions

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Standard: Convey Ideas in Writing

Outcomes Students will learn more about a medical condition that is of interest to them and write what they have learned about that condition, using the information as a personal resource or to share with others.

Classroom Information

GED Descriptors:
     Science , Language Arts Writing
Roles:
     Family, Community Member
Program Type(s)
     GED, Family Literacy, Urban, Rural, Corrections
NRS Learner levels (ABE/GED)
      3, 4, 5, 6
Time frame:
     2.0 hours
Technology Integration
Family Doctor

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Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > physical issues > health

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Science > health

Standard: Convey Ideas in Writing

Component of Performance	How activity addresses component
Determine the purpose for communicating	Students will record information they have gathered about a particular medical condition. They may use this information as reference for themselves or to share with someone they know.






Organize and present information to serve the purpose, context, and audience	Students can use a format suggested by the teacher or one they develop themselves. The format could organize the information into sections about symptoms, causes, and possible remedies.






Pay attention to conventions of English language usage, including grammar, spelling, and sentence structure, to minimize barriers to readers' comprehension	Students will pay attention to grammatical errors, write a range of simple to complex sentence and use correct punctuation throughout their paper.






Seek feedback and revise to enhance the effectiveness of the communication	Students will use the peer editing form and provide useful feedback to each other for later writing assignments.

Purposeful, Transparent, Building Expertise

Purposeful and Transparent
Having a medical condition can be a scary experience. This lesson will help students be more proactive about these health concerns and provide the necessary information for them to take the next medical steps to becoming healthy.

Contextual
Once students become aware of this process for doing research, they can find and understand any other medical conditions they may become concerned with.

Building Expertise
Students familiar with the writing standard will offer additional criteria for evaluation. They may want to practice skills presented earlier to build a stronger writing base.

Lesson Designer
Emily Blessing
OLRC Writing Intern
(330) 6722007
emblessu22@yahoo.com