Activity 2B: You Be the Medical Director - Duel Sleuthing: Paired Reading Topic: Obesity Part of: Unit: Corpulosity: A Study of Obesity

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• Student Recommendations

Keywords

medical director, adolescent obesity, summarization record, reading, compare, contrast, text format, cause, effect, fiction, non-fiction, research

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Key Concepts

Adolescent Obesity, Body Image, Paired Reading, Research, Compare &
Contrast, Summarization, Analysis and Synthesis

Process Skills Utilized

Paired Reading, Research, Compare & Contrast, Summarization, Analysis and Synthesis

Intended Grade Level - 6-8

Objectives

Students will be able to:

• Read a variety of text formats
• Read selected materials for understanding
• Identify cause and effect relationships in selected reading materials
• Distinguish between fiction and non-fiction
• Investigate factors relating to adolescent obesity
• Conduct research on adolescent obesity using multiple sources

Activity Description

In this activity, students will assume the role of medical director, as used in shows such as ER and CSI to help ensure accuracy. Students will read a selected fiction book dealing with one of the many issues related to adolescent obesity (resources provided). They will make a summarization record after approximately every fifteen pages depending upon the natural pauses in the reading. Using what they have read, students will extract critical elements from the story and will compare and contrast those elements to non-fiction sources dealing with the same issue(s). By the end of the activity, students will make a recommendation about the book and will weave correct elements into the story.

Activity Materials

• Fiction Book dealing with adolescent obesity (sources provided)
• Non-Fiction books dealing with adolescent obesity (sources provided)
• Internet (optional)
• Copies of student activity pages for each student

Activity Management Suggestions

Monitor the lesson carefully with a sharp awareness of the sensitive nature of this lesson. Many students may be dealing with obesity among their friends, families or themselves. It is important to help all students develop tolerance and understanding of the obesity issue and it is imperative to ensure that the classroom remain an environment free of harassment for all students.

MODIFICATIONS: Students needing extra support can work in carefully selected pairs so they can participate fully in the activity. Be sure to monitor such groups carefully to follow their progress.

Extension

• Students can choose another book from the resource list to read and analyze.
• Alternately, students may write an advertisement for the show based upon the book they read.

References Used

Arsenian, Silva. (2002). Type 2 Diabetes in Children: Clinical Aspects and Risk Factors. Hormone Research , 57(suppl 1), 19-28

Statistics retrieved from Centers for Disease Control website on January 6, 2005. http://www.cdc.gov/

Statistics retrieved from the Healthy People 2010 website on January 6, 2005. http://www.healthypeople.gov/

McGill, H.C., Jr., C.A. McMahan, A.W. Zieske, G.D. Sloop, J.V. Walcott, D.A. Troxclair, G.T. Malcom, R.E. Tracy, M.C. Oalmann, J.P. Strong, for the Pathobiological Determinants of Atherosclerosis in Youth (PDAY) Study. 2000b. “Associations of Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors with the Intermediate Lesion of Atherosclerosis in Youth.” Arteriosclerosis,
Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology 20:1998-2004.

McGill, H.C, Jr., C.A. McMahan, A.W. Zieske, R.E. Tracy, G.T. Malcom, E.E. Herderick, and J.P. Strong, for the Pathobiological Determinants of Atherosclerosis in Youth (PDAY) Research Group. 2000c. “Association of Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors with Microscopic Qualities of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Youth.” Circulation 102:374-9.

Mokdad A H, et al. (2001). Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults. J Am Med Assoc , 282(16), 286:10

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