Stress Pamphlet Project

Introduction: High School should be a great experience, but due to the demands of school work, test, extracurricular activities and relationships on students stress becomes a major factor in their lives. Providing students receive the right tools and techniques they can learn how to manage their stress and develop skills that will create a healthier individual.

Task: You are a life coach, and an expert in the area of stress management. You have been asked to create a brochure/pamphlet that could be potentially placed in a school guidance office. Your job is to create a brochure/pamphlet explaining all aspects of stress.

1. What is stress? (get a complete definition that is more than one sentence) 2. How does stress affect the body and body systems? 3. What chronic diseases could result from stress? 4. What specific diseases can stress cause and how are they treated? 5. Define eustress and distress. 6. Give an example of eustress and distress. 7. Why is stress management important? 8. What are some ways to manage stress? (at least 5)

Be creative, professional, informative and unique with your finished product.

All sides have to be filled and typed. Remember:  All sections and sides of your pamphlet should have information on it.  Use visuals to add to the appeal of your brochure.  DO NOT COPY WORD FOR WORD OR YOU WILL RECEIVE A 0.  You need at least 3 different sources of information.

Grade: will be based on a rubric on back of page. Stress Pamphlet Project

Unsatisfactory Below Average Proficient Exemplary 1 pts 3 pts 4 pts 5 pts Stress information Includes descriptions Includes descriptions Includes detailed (worth 2x the points) One or more of the of stress, types, body'sof stress, types, body'sdescriptions of stress, topics and response, and response, and types, body's descriptions is missing emotions. Two or emotions. One of the response, and more of the topics topics may not be emotions. may not be developed developed fully. fully.

Stress management Information on stress Gives information on Gives information on Gives detailed & disease relief is not adequate. stress relief. Three or stress relief. Five or information on stress information (worth Less than three four healthy stress more healthy stress relief AND More than 2x the points) healthy stress relievers are relievers are seven healthy stress relievers are suggested. At least suggested. At least relievers are suggested suggested OR why three unhealthy ways three unhealthy ways AND at least three unhealthy stress people try to relieve people try to relieve unhealthy ways people relievers don't work is stress and why they stress and why they try to relieve stress not included. If any don't work are don't work are and why they don't criteria (healthy or addressed. addressed. work are addressed. unhealthy) are completely missing, grade is a zero.

References 0 resources (0 points) 2 resources (2 points) 3 resources are listed Exemplary This criteria is only 1 resource (1 point) (3 points) worth 3 points.

Layout / Appearance Sequencing of Reader has difficulty Presents information Information is in information is difficult following work in logical sequence logical, interesting to follow. Messy or because student which reader can sequence which boring or lacking color.jumps around. Could follow. Generally reader can follow. be more attractive or attractive and neat. Exceptionally neat. attractive and neat.

Visuals/Graphics Student occasionally Visuals related to text Student used Student used no used visuals that and presentation. visuals/graphics to visuals. rarely supported text There may be so many REINFORCE text and and presentation. they distract or they presentation. There is many not reinforce a good mix or text and text. appropriate graphics.

Mechanics Handout has four or Handout has three Handout has no more Handout has no more spelling errors misspellings and/or than two misspellings misspellings or and/or grammatical grammatical errors. and/or grammatical grammatical errors. errors. errors. Names:

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