Emotional/Social and Moral Development Project

Published July 12, 2018 | By Jennifer Maldonado

Course Name	Grade Level	Subject Represented (highlight)
Human Development	9-12	Math Writing

GOALS

For students to discusses various factors that affect how teens create their personal image. Adolescents must form a personal identity and handle emotional difficulties. They also develop social relationships and a personal value system.
For students to answer the essential question: Why is it important to have a positive identity, social relationships and a personal value system?

OBJECTIVES:

Students will be able to compile a list of 10 “unwritten rules” to succeed socially/morally AND emotionally in high school.
Students will be able to model appropriate collaboration and communication skills during their group work and in their WeVideo.
Students will be able to construct a video by briefly explaining the main topics in their assigned groups.

PRIORITY STANDARDS:

Content Standards:

4.5 Demonstrate techniques for positive collaborative relationships with children.

4.6 Demonstrate professional practices and standards related to working with children.

12.1, 12.2 & 12.3 Analyze principles, conditions, and strategies of human growth and development across the lifespan (part of this standard is taught in child development & human development).

Common Core Learning Standards:

SL.11-12.2. Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) in order to make informed decisions and solve problems, evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source and noting any discrepancies among the data.

TIME FRAME

This lesson will last approximately 3 class periods (48 minutes each) 1 work day, 1 record day and 1 day for presentations.

MATERIALS :

Document to assignment that is shared with students.
Computer
Phone or video recorder
The Developing Child Textbook or internet

PROCEDURE:

Go over this as bellwork: “I, Why” – this is a short poem * How does this poem tie into an adolescent’s need to establish a personal identity? Refer to Chapter 19.2 that discusses various factors that affect how teens create their personal image. Main Idea: Adolescents must form a personal identity and handle emotional difficulties. They also develop social relationships and a personal value system.
Assign the students into 9 separate groups. Go over the requirements: Read your section in the text/articles and complete some online research. In a 4 to 5 minute timed presentation using pixorial video or Wevideo. You must briefly explain your section and compile a list of the “unwritten rules” to succeed socially/morally AND emotionally in high school.
Provide students with 1 or 2 days of work/record time.
Day 3 each group will present – students can take notes on the note sheet provided on pages 4 and 5 on the linked google document.

:ASSESSMENT:

Students will be graded on the WeVideo using the rubric on the document.