Carrying on with our essential questions of where does someone's self-image come from, and what decisions do people make, given their self-image, we read an article about steroid use today. We began with a quick write, where students wrote about whether they would take a pill that would make them stronger or bigger, if they could. Most agreed they wouldn't, as they figured there would be side-effects that wouldn't make it worthwhile.
We then read an article called "The Dangers of Steroids" and completed a central word connection organizer, which helps students summarize the main points of the article. We agreed that the article was primarily about the use of steroids in sports, the pressures to do steroids, and the harmful side-effects and desperate consequences that can result from steroid use.
Finally, we watched a 10-minute clip of the documentary "The Man Whose Arms Exploded" and students constructed a summary of this clip, which was handed in to me.
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