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Mater Dei Catholic College
ASSESSMENT TASK

Subject Year 8 PDHPE (My Health, Your Health Unit)
Task Mental Health Web Resource

Date Issued: Week 1, Term 2. Date Due: Week 5, Term 2 (1
st
Theory
lesson of the week)
Assessment Weighting: 25%

Outcomes Being Assessed:
4.6 Describes the nature of health and analyses how health issues may impact on young people.
4.8 Describes how to access and assess health information, products and services.
4.9 A student describes the benefits of a balanced lifestyle and participation in physical activity.

Context for the Task:
Students have been inquiring into the nature of health, particularly mental and physical health. This task
will enable students to further develop their understanding of one specific mental health issue.

Outline of Task:
Mental Illness Topics
Depression Bulimia Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Post Natal Depression (PND) Anorexia Post Traumatic Stress (PTS)
Schizophrenia Bipolar Anxiety
Or another issue which you must have approved by your teacher.

You have been hired by the Department of Health to produce a Web resource to raise awareness of one (1)
mental health issue for young people as identified from the list above. Your web resource is to include the
following:
Outline the health issue you have chosen.
Explain the causes and effects of this particular health issue.
Discuss the possible treatment and/or management of this illness.
Investigate the support groups/services available in Wagga Wagga, as well as in the wider
community (NSW and Australia).

Students are to select a technology that will best enable them to produce an engaging, informative and
creative web resource to communicate their message to the intended target audience (young people).

Include a list of sources at the end of your web resource.
Important Note: This task is not about copying and pasting information directly from the web.
Remember to always put information into your own words.


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Marking Guidelines
Marking Criteria Mark
Clearly and precisely outlines the main features of the health issue chosen.
Accurate and detailed explanation of the relationship between the causes of the selected health
issue and its effects.
Detailed and accurate discussion, identifying points for and/or against the possible treatment and
management of this illness.
Accurate and detailed examples of various help and support groups/services available in Wagga
Wagga, as well as in the wider community (NSW and Australia).
A highly informative, creative and engaging web resource that effectively uses technology to
communicate information to the target audience (young people)


17 20
Marks
Clear outline of the main features of the health issue chosen.
Detailed explanation of the relationship between the causes of the selected health issue and its
effects.
Detailed discussion, identifying points for and/or against the possible treatment and
management of this illness.
Detailed examples of various help and support groups/services available in Wagga Wagga, as well
as in the wider community (NSW and Australia).
An informative, creative and engaging web resource that effectively uses technology to
communicate most information to the target audience (young people)


13 16
Marks

Sound outline of the main features of the health issue chosen.
Sound explanation of the relationship between the causes of the selected health issue and its
effects.
Sound discussion, identifying points for and/or against the possible treatment and management
of this illness.
Sound examples of various help and support groups/services available in Wagga Wagga, as well
as in the wider community (NSW and Australia).
Web resource demonstrates some ability to use technology to be informative, creative and
engaging in communicating information to the target audience (young people)


9 - 12
Marks

Basic outline of the main features of the health issue chosen.
Basic explanation of the relationship between the causes of the selected health issue and its
effects.
Basic discussion, identifying points for and/or against the possible treatment and management of
this illness.
Basic examples of various help and support groups/services available in Wagga Wagga, as well as
in the wider community (NSW and Australia).
Web resource demonstrates limited ability to use technology to be informative, creative and
engaging and communicates basic information to the target audience (young people)

5 8
Marks

Elementary information OR incomplete 1 4
Mark /20
Teacher Comment
Areas you have done well -




Areas you could improve upon -





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Task Scaffold

Students are encouraged to use the following scaffold to plan and organise their assessment.

Outline the health issue you have chosen.

Key Verb (Outline): Sketch in general terms; indicate the main features of













Explain the causes and effects of this particular health issue.

Key Verb (Explain): Relate cause and effect; make the relationships between things evident; provide why
and/or how












Discuss the possible treatment and management of this illness.

Key Verb (Discuss): Identify issues and provide points for and/or against
















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Investigate the support groups/services available in Wagga Wagga, as well as in the wider
community (NSW and Australia).

Key Verb (Investigate): plan, inquire into and draw conclusions about












What features am I going to include in my web design to demonstrate that it is informative, creative and
engaging? (For example: pictures, photos, diagrams, text, colours, design, transitions, You tube videos,
voice overs, music).































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Mater Dei Catholic College
Student Draft Reflection

Name
Date

Submit this with your task to be reviewed.
1. What part or parts of
this draft are you
satisfied with?




2. What part of this draft
do you think needs more
work, or you are
especially concerned
about?




3. 3 ideas or questions I
have are:
(i)




(ii)




(iii)



4. Other queries, specific
questions.