This document outlines a web quest assignment for 9th grade students on body image and eating disorders. Students are divided into groups and each assigned a topic related to eating disorders or body image to research. They are tasked with writing articles on their topics for a fictional Seventeen magazine article. Over multiple class periods, students research individually then compile their findings. They write articles in Microsoft Publisher and put together a final summary. The goal is for students to educate themselves and others on these important issues.

1. Body Image Student Page Title Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Credits [ Teacher Page ] A Web Quest for 9th Grade Designed by Mrs. Giraldo [email_address] Based on a template from The Web Quest Page

2. A little known fact. Student Page Title Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Credits [ Teacher Page ] Women and men in the U. S. are under constant pressure to fit into a idea of perfect beauty. Did you know: -An estimated 10 per cent of female college students suffer from a clinical or sub-clinical (borderline) eating disorder, of which over half suffer from bulimia nervosa. -An estimated 1 in 100 American women binges and purges to lose weight. -Approximately 5 per cent of women and 1 percent of men have anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or binge eating disorder. -15 per cent of young women have significantly disordered eating attitudes and behavior. -Studies suggest that 5 to 10 percent of people with anorexia or bulimia are males. -An estimated 1 in 3 of all dieters develop compulsive dieting attitudes and behaviors. -In the UK, nearly 2 in every 100 secondary school girls suffer from anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder. -Due to the incidence of co-occurring medical conditions, it is almost impossible to specify the morbidity rates for eating disorders like anorexia, bulimia or binge eating. -However, general estimates suggest that as many as 10-15 per cent of eating disorders are fatal for those affected. -Each day Americans spend an average of $109 million on dieting and diet related products. http://www.annecollins.com/eating-disorders/statistics.htm

5. Evaluation Student Page Title Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Credits [ Teacher Page ] Beginning 1 Developing 2 Accomplished 3 Exemplary 4 Score Article well organized (group) Article put together quickly and not thought through. Messy. Almost all of article is organized with pictures and essays. Article very crowded. Most of article is organized with pictures and essays. Article a little crowded. All of article is organized with pictures and essays. Good use of space, not too crowded. Writing Grammar There are many grammatical errors throughout the article. There are more than 10 grammatical errors throughout the article. There are 5 or more grammatical errors throughout the article. There are only 1-2 grammatical errors throughout the article. Spelling and proofreading There are more than 10 spelling mistakes throughout the article. There are more than 5 spelling mistakes throughout the article. There are no more than 1-2 spelling mistakes throughout the article. Article is free of any spelling mistakes. Summary Summary not thought through, too brief, gives no information from the article. Summary gives little information from the article, does not come to a conclusion. Summary gives sufficient information from the article, and has weak conclusion. Good summary of all information covered in article and has strong conclusion. Article well organized (Individual) Didn’t cover questions asked, no pictures or titles, sloppy organization. Covered some of the questions asked, articles not organized or titled. Covered most of the questions asked, had some titles, sloppy organization. Covered all of the questions asked, have all titles and pictures well organized.

6. Conclusion Student Page Title Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Credits [ Teacher Page ] Congrats!!! You have finished the web quest on Body Image. I hope now that everyone has acquired certain knowledge of the issues dealing with the body. Now you can leave knowing what anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, compulsive eating, and body Dysmorphic disorder are. These are important issues not just in the United States, but all around the world. These diseases don’t just pick one race or gender, it effects everyone. Now that you have finished, hopefully Seventeen magazine will take a serious look at your articles and know what a big issue this is for teenagers everywhere. Thank you so much for all your hard work. -Ms. Giraldo

8. Body Image [ Student Page ] Title Introduction Learners Standards Process Resources Credits Teacher Page A Web Quest for 9 th Graders Designed by Ms. Giraldo [email_address] Based on a template from The WebQuest Page Evaluation Teacher Script Conclusion

9. Introduction (Teacher) [ Student Page ] Title Introduction Learners Standards Process Resources Credits Teacher Page This lesson, I believe should be part of any lesson in junior high or high school. There is still so many cases of eating disorders in the U.S. and there are still people who know nothing about it. That is why I designed this project. I believe that if the students know more about a certain diseases and what it can do to you, they will think twice about it. I want them to get a wake up call and know there are better things out there for your body that starving it. Some of pictures they see will be a little graphic, but I find that students will not pay attention to something that doesn’t pertain to them unless it gives some shock value. Once you see some of the pictures dealing with anorexia, it will open anyone’s eyes to the painful decay of someone fighting anorexia. I also want them to know how to treat it and what exactly causes these eating disorders. I plan to move onto a nutrition section after this, so the students will have a base knowledge of what can happen to your body if it doesn’t get the certain nutrients it needs. Evaluation Teacher Script Conclusion

10. Learners (Teacher) [ Student Page ] Title Introduction Learners Standards Process Resources Credits Teacher Page This lesson is designed for ninth grade Family and Consumer Science and involves some science of the body and human psychology. Students will need to know basic body functions and behaviors. They will also need to be able to research and apply their finding into a well thought out article designed for other students in their age group. Evaluation Teacher Script Conclusion

14. Evaluation (Teacher) [ Student Page ] Title Introduction Learners Standards Process Resources Credits Teacher Page I will be evaluating five areas: Article organization from the individual, Writing and grammar, Spelling and proofreading, Summary, and Overall look and quality of article from the group. Each student and group should score a 4 or a 3 on each area. I decided to grade their individual article also, so to make the grading fair. This will make it easier to grade the individuals who did far more work than some. Each student will get this sheet and they will have their own grade. At the end, you will be able to look at each article and their summaries, and that is where you will find where they used critical ways of thinking and problem solving of what they thought of these issues and how they think it should be solved. Evaluation Teacher Script Conclusion Beginning 1 Developing 2 Accomplished 3 Exemplary 4 Score Article well organized (Group) Article put together quickly and not thought through. Messy. Almost all of article is organized with pictures and essays. Article very crowded. Most of article is organized with pictures and essays. Article a little crowded. All of article is organized with pictures and essays. Good use of space, not too crowded. Writing Grammar There are many grammatical errors throughout the article. There are more than 10 grammatical errors throughout the article. There are 5 or more grammatical errors throughout the article. There are only 1-2 grammatical errors throughout the article. Spelling and proofreading There are more than 10 spelling mistakes throughout the article. There are more than 5 spelling mistakes throughout the article. There are no more than 1-2 spelling mistakes throughout the article. Article is free of any spelling mistakes. Summary Summary not thought through, too brief, gives no information from the article. Summary gives little information from the article, does not come to a conclusion. Summary gives sufficient information from the article, and has weak conclusion. Good summary of all information covered in article and has strong conclusion. Article well organized (Individual) Didn’t cover questions asked, no pictures or titles, sloppy organization. Covered some of the questions asked, articles not organized or titled. Covered most of the questions asked, had some titles, sloppy organization. Covered all of the questions asked, have all titles and pictures well organized.

16. Conclusion [ Student Page ] Title Introduction Learners Standards Process Resources Credits Teacher Page This lesson is designed to teach students of the importance of taking care of their body and the decisions they have to make to stay healthy. There are many teenagers who suffer from some kind of eating disorder or body image issue, and this lesson is designed to help them understand that this really is a disease that can effect anyone. After completing this project, students will have a greater understanding of diseases that are effecting their age group, and the warning signs to look for. Evaluation Teacher Script Conclusion