Course Summary:
Health and Wellness is a semester course which will meet the health requirement needed for graduation. This course is designed to complement and build upon the middle school health course. Health and Wellness is designed to enable our students to be responsible, respectful, informed and capable when making decisions which would impact upon the well being of themselves and others. Areas to be explored include decision making; communicating effectively; mental and emotional health; building self-esteem; reproduction & heredity; adolescence relationships & responsibilities; families & family relationships, preventing abuse & violence; the use, misuse & abuse of drugs, alcohol and tobacco; peer pressure.
Class Materials Needed:
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- Textbook:
- Pen or Pencil
- Notebook paper
- Health notebook
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Assessment:
Students will be graded in the following areas:
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Homework/Health Articles/Participation |
30% |
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Tests |
30% |
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Quizzes/Projects |
20% |
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Final Exam |
20% |
Course Sequence:
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Week 1 |
Chapter 1 - Making Healthy Choices |
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Week 2-3 |
Chapter 2 - Personality and Self-Esteem |
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Week 4-5 |
Chapter 3 - Managing Stress |
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Week 6-7 |
Chapter 4 - Mental Disorders and Suicide |
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Week 8-9 |
Chapter 5 - You and Your Family |
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Week 10 |
Chapter 6 - Building Healthy Relationships |
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Week 11 |
Chapter 7 - Preventing Violence |
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Week 12-13 |
Chapter 8 - Reproduction and Heredity |
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Week 14 |
Chapter 9 - Pregnancy and Birth |
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Week 15 |
Chapter 10 - Childhood and Adolescence |
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Week 16-17 |
Chapter 17 - Adulthood, Aging, and Death |
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Week 18 |
Chapter 18 - Alcohol, Tobacco, and Preventing Drug Abuse |
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White Board Formula:
Each class period, students will be given at least one educational objective, an activity to reinforce this educational objective, and an assessment for the activity. Educational objectives are pulled from California Content Standards or other standards appropriate for each course.
ELSR Integration:
Pacific Lutheran High School’s ESLR’s (Expected School-wide Learning Results), adopted curriculum, and course content standards are integrated into one cohesive unit to maximize student-learning. Each PLHS course will thus:
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- P - Give students the ability to see how their standards-based subjects put Christ first
- L - Teach and/or reinforce critical thinking and self-learning skills
- H - Prepare students to be effective communicators able to utilize technology
- S - Empower students to use their education in acts of service to their fellow man
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