HPC3O: Parenting
Culminating Activity Unit One: Preparing for Parenthood
“Are You Ready to Parent?”
Scenario:
Congratulations! You have been asked to create an awareness advertisement for teens who are thinking about having children. Your task is to inform and give advice to a group of your peers about the important considerations that a prospective parent must understand.
Instructions:
You will use any course material presented in this unit to complete your task. Your title will be something like this: what you need to know before you become a parent. You should present your audience with facts, questions, statistics and/or stories from class that you think are important.
You will present your information using ONE (1) of the following formats:
- Poster (large enough to have five sections with text and pictures)
- Brochure (one page folded into 6 sections)
- PowerPoint (8-12 Slides including title slide and graphics)
- Series of Paragraphs (at least five paragraphs, typed, double-spaced)
- * Video * (you must discuss this option with me.)
Your finished product must include information about at least 5 of the following topics from our unit:
· 3 Tasks of Parenting (PNG)
· Healthy Relationships
· Abusive Relationships
· Communication Styles
· Family Planning (abstinence and reproductive health)
· Teen Pregnancy
· Cost of Parenting (Finances)
· Families and cultural heritage
· Personality and Lifestyle
You will have class time to work on this assignment—use it well. It is due on: ______.
On this day you must hand in:
1. The completed assignment. 2. All rough work.
Chosen Form to Display Information:______Name:______
HPC3O: “Are You Ready to Parent?” Rubric
Level 4 / Level 3 / Level 2 / Level 1Knowledge/
Understanding
à Demonstrates knowledge of course content
àInformation presented is accurate and complete / - Demonstrates thorough knowledge of course content
- Information is completely accurate / - Demonstrates considerable knowledge of course content
- Information is mostly accurate / - Demonstrates some knowledge of course content
- Information is somewhat accurate / - Demonstrates limited knowledge of course content
- Information is rarely accurate, or mistaken entirely
20 19 18 17 16 / 15.5 15 14.5 14 / 13.5 13 12.5 12 / 11.5 11 10.5 10
Thinking / Inquiry
à Deliberately crafted for audience and purpose
àItems included in project are well-chosen
àDemonstrates creative thinking skills / - Demonstrates a strong sense of audience and purpose through selection of content, style
- High degree of originality, creativity, impact / - Demonstrates a clear sense of audience and purpose through selection of content, style
- Considerable originality, creativity, impact / - Demonstrates some sense of audience and purpose through selection of content, style
- Some originality, creativity, impact / - Demonstrates little or no sense of audience and purpose through selection of content, style
- Little or no original, creative thought, impact
20 19 18 17 16 / 15.5 15 14.5 14 / 13.5 13 12.5 12 / 11.5 11 10.5 10
Communication
à Information is synthesized (own words as much as possible); well-organized; well- edited; clear style enhances the effectiveness of ideas
à Correct word choice for intended audience / - Few or zero stylistic errors
- Organization and clarity enhance impact of work / - Some minor errors present, but do not detract from the overall flow of the work
- Information is clear and organized / - Minor and major errors exist and detract from the meaning of the work
- Information is somewhat clear and organized / - Many major errors present; work is difficult to understand
- Information displayed with limited or no clarity, organization
20 19 18 17 16 / 15.5 15 14.5 14 / 13.5 13 12.5 12 / 11.5 11 10.5 10
Application
à Demonstrates application of planning process (rough work: lists, notes, drafts, sketches, organized notebook)
à Follows instructions meets all assignment expectations, deadlines) / - Rough work shows evidence of thorough planning
- Meets and exceeds assignment expectations / - Rough work is complete
- Meets all assignment expectations / - Rough work is somewhat complete
- Meets most assignment expectations / - Little or no rough work has been submitted
- Barely meets or does not meet minimum assignment expectations
20 19 18 17 16 / 15.5 15 14.5 14 / 13.5 13 12.5 12 / 11.5 11 10.5 10
Comments:
Rough Work: Name: ______
How will I present my information? (poster, brochure, etc.)What will be my first topic? What information do I want to display and how will I display it? (facts, questions, statistics, stories etc.)
What will my second topic be? What information do I want to display and how will I display it? (facts, questions, statistics, stories etc.)
What will my third topic be? What information do I want to display and how will I display it? (facts, questions, statistics, stories etc.)
What will my fourth topic be? What information do I want to display and how will I display it? (facts, questions, statistics, stories etc.)
What will my fifth topic be? What information do I want to display and how will I display it? (facts, questions, statistics, stories etc.)
What will it take for me to get this project completed and completed on time? (Timelines, materials, questions for teacher etc.)
Overall Curriculum Expectations Being Evaluated: (6 of 15 total)
1. demonstrate an understanding of the need for preparation to become a parent
2. demonstrate an understanding of the responsibility parents have for ensuring quality communication in their family
3. describe the nature of and the responsibilities involved in parenting.
4. identify social and cultural variations in family forms
5. demonstrate an understanding of child abuse and family violence, and outline strategies to secure a safe, non-violent environment for all children.
6. describe factors that contribute to the healthy development of children before birth