HTL-MS.2.01

Middle School (HTL) Health Targeted Benchmarks

Standard 2: Personal Health
Topic: Personal Health

HTL-MS.2.01 Develop strategies for managing stress in their own lives (e.g., breathing and relaxation techniques, avoiding personal stressors, time management, physical activity.

Student Learning Targets:

Knowledge Targets

  • I can define stress.

Reasoning Targets

  • I can

Skills (Performance) Targets

  • I can investigate five positive ways to relieve my stress.

Product Targets

  • I can develop strategies for managing stress in my own life.

Proficiency Scale

Score   Description Sample Activity
4.0

In addition to Score 3.0, the student can make in-depth inferences between all the sections of the triangle and how it applies to human life.

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  3.5 In addition to Score 3.0 performance, the student demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications regarding the more complex content with partial success.
3

 The student can

  • develop at least five positive strategies for managing and reducing stress in his/her own life.

 The student exhibits no major errors or omissions.

  • Assemble a list of personal stressors.
  • Create a plan on how the student deals with stressors in a constructive manner.
  2.5 The student demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and partial knowledge of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
2.0

 There are no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes.

 The student can

  • list three health issues that arise from excess stress.
  • recognize or recall specific terminology, such as:
    • stress
    • stressors
    • emotions
    • coping strategies
    • grief
    • adrenaline

 However, the student exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes.

  • Define vocabulary words
  • Know how to use vocabulary words in sentences and in dialogue
  1.5 The student demonstrates partial knowledge of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and procedures (Score 3.0 content).
1.0 With help, the student demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and some of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content). -
  0.5 With help, the student demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) but not the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).

Resources

Websites

Vocabulary

  • stress
  • stressors
  • emotions
  • coping
  • strategies
  • grief
  • adrenaline

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