Year 8 PDHPE

Supporting Myself and Others

It’s all about me…

Length: 6-12 panels

Assessment weighting: 12.5% of yearly mark

Date Due: Monday March 3rd, 2008 (Term 1, week 6)

Targetted outcomes

A student:

4.1 Describes and analyses the influences on a sense of self

4.2 Identifies and selects strategies that enhance their ability to cope and feel supported

4.3 Describes the qualities of positive relationships and strategies to address the abuse of power

4.11 Selects and uses communication skills and strategies clearly and coherently in a range of new and challenging situations

4.16 Clarifies the source and nature of problems and draws on personal skills and support networks to resolve them

Task

Students are to create a comic strip addressing one of the themes or issues covered in the unit ‘Supporting myself and others’.

Task Details

Students can use either of the websites

http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/commix.php

OR

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic

OR

Use images, drawings, pictures, photos

Present a situation through the comic strip relating to an issue covered. It can tell a story, have a moral and give advice or a solution to a problem.

Some suggestions include:

· Bullying

· Communication skills

· Resolving conflict

· Protective strategies

· Seeking help

· Forms of abuse

Presentation

Presentation must be in comic strip format.

Marking Guideline

Advanced	· Excellent presentation · Strong theme · Highly imaginative with clear ideas · Interesting and innovative
Highly Competent	· Very good presentation · Clear theme · Imaginative with clear ideas · Interesting and innovative
Competent	· Good overall presentation · Sound theme · Good ideas · Mostly interesting and innovative
Developing	· Basic overall presentation · Basic theme · Lacks clarity · Some interesting and innovative parts
Experiencing difficulty	· Little attention to presentation aspects · Lack of clear theme · Little imagination used · Low interest level