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toc //(NOTE: After you add your information to this page, delete the instructions in parenthesis, including this note, so that all that's left is the 4 headers and your information.)// =G.R.A.S.P.S= = = ( Feel free to copy and paste what you have on your wiki page for Dr. Grace for the GRASPS portion.) Product- Content ( 20%), Vocabulary ( 20%), Enthusiasm ( 10%), Volume ( 15%), Time-Limit ( 15%), and Props ( 10%) Presentation- Speaks Clearly ( 20%), Posture and Eye Contact ( 20%), Evaluates Peers ( 15%), Attire ( 15%), Time-Limit ( 20%), Listens to Other Presentations ( 10%) || =Understanding(s)= Students comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
 * Goal || show Americans how unhealthy lifestyle decisions can affect your body and to convince unhealthy Americans to make changes in their lives. ||
 * Role || you are competing against other filmmakers to be chosen to broadcast your PSA ||
 * Audience || members of the American Heart and Lung Association ||
 * Setting || you are in a national competition with other young aspiring filmmakers at the high school level who want their PSA to be shown on national television by the American Heart and Lung Association ||
 * Presentation || 3-5 minute iMovie that will motivate unhealthy Americans to change their lifestyles by showing healthy vs unhealthy lifestyles and their effects. ||
 * Standards || (Criteria from both rubrics - product and presentation):

=Introduction= Obesity has been growing over the past decade in the United States. Heart disease and other obesity related diseases are becoming the number one killer in the country. How do we stop this trend from increasing? What organization is going to step up and educate this country?

=Task= The American Heart and Lung Association is looking to start a campaign with the goal to improve health in our country. The organization is holding a competition for young aspiring filmmakers at the high school level to create a 3-5 minute PSA showing how healthy dieting and exercising regularly is beneficial towards a long life. The PSA should also be original and creative while also motivating Americans who make poor health decisions to change their lives in order to ensure a long and healthy life. The American Heart and Lung Association is looking for evidence in the PSA showing how poor lifestyle decisions and behaviors lead to poor health. The winning filmmakers will have their PSA represented by the American Heart and Lung Association to be shown on television to jump start their national campaign.

=Conclusion= Many people have been concerned about the rapid increase in overweight Americans. You have the chance to make a difference. Motivating Americans to change their unhealthy eating habits and inadequate exercise is a big step towards a healthy United States. You have the opportunity to be apart of a future of healthy living role models.