OUT of REALITY SOCIETY (ORS) Unexpressed Emotions Helping Patients of Schizophrenia

Unit Plan Summary Students will form a society to undertake the task of identifying Schizophrenic patients, its causes, symptoms, medication and rehabilitation of such people to help them become active people of the community. Schizophrenia is mental disorder that restrict patients in performing their normal daily routines in the effective manner. The aim of this project is to identify and help such patients in many ways.

Essential Questions –Will I be able to create awareness? Unique/Unit Questions –Will I be able to help people who are schizophrenic Curriculum-Framing Questions Content Questions –What percentage of people might fall into the category of Schizophrenia in Pakistan? –What medical help is available for Schizophrenic people in Pakistan? –What rehabilitation sources / centers are available for schizophrenic treated people in the society? –What rehabilitation sources / centers are available for schizophrenic treated people in the society?

21 st Century Skills Accountability and Adaptability Communication Skills Creativity and Intellectual Curiosity Critical Thinking and Systems Thinking Information and Media Literacy Skills Interpersonal and Collaborative Problem Identification, Formulation, and SolutionSelf- Direction Social Responsibility Acting responsibly with the interests of the larger community in mind; demonstrating ethical behavior in personal, workplace, and community contexts Benefits of Using Project Based Approaches

Activities Performed by Students Presenting the idea Forming the committee, logo and tag line Roles and Responsibilities Surveys of Patients Research and Analysis of gathered data to find out the percentage of patients Forming a rehabilitation center in the school Fund raising for needy patients Nomination of at least 1 needy patient Monthly follow-ups of patient Database on the basis of wiki Forming blogs for the newly created center Presentation of the complete project Presentation of the complete project

Committee Forming Contest Committee Forming Contest Letter of Permission – Parent Letter of Permission – Parent Letter of Permission – School Letter of Permission – School Letter of Permission – Rehabilitation Center Letter of Permission – Rehabilitation Center Questionnaire Survey Form Survey Form Some sample documents can be viewed here:

Gauging Student Needs Assessment Purpose of the Assessment To gather information about what students already know and what they wonder about Schizophrenia. What I want to learn from my students? I want to find out what they already know about the Unit Questions and what they know about setting up surveys and questionnaires. How I have tried to promote higher-order thinking? I ask students to find relationships and draw conclusions about schizophrenic patients and what type of help these patients might need. How the assessment information helps me and my students plan for upcoming activities in the unit? If students have misconceptions about how to set up surveys and questionnaires, I can provide scaffolds. If students have different levels of understanding about the importance of plants, I can provide various resources. We will revisit this assessment throughout the unit for students to add their knowledge. What feedback or additional ideas I’d like? I would like help on my assessment. I think I need to elicit more higher- order thinking, but I’m not sure how.

Assessment of Students For assessing student activities following 21 st Century Assessment tools will be used –Survey Checklist Survey ChecklistSurvey Checklist –Research Rubric Research RubricResearch Rubric –Interview Rubric Interview RubricInterview Rubric –Group Contribution Rubric Group Contribution RubricGroup Contribution Rubric –Critical Thinking Rubric Critical Thinking RubricCritical Thinking Rubric –Communication Rubric Communication RubricCommunication Rubric –Discussion Checklist Discussion ChecklistDiscussion Checklist –Multimedia Presentation Rubric Multimedia Presentation RubricMultimedia Presentation Rubric –Risk Taking Checklist Risk Taking ChecklistRisk Taking Checklist –Wiki Rubric Wiki RubricWiki Rubric –Blog Rubric Blog RubricBlog Rubric –Blog Checklist Blog ChecklistBlog Checklist

Objectives Learn about different kinds of technology that will motivate students Find ways to get students to do more higher-order thinking Learn some strategies for helping patients who suffer from the said disease Learn how a student centered project becomes a social responsibility