Introduction
Before we begin our book Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper. It is important to understand Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. One of the main characters in the plot deals with this disorder, causing issues for not only for the character , but those around the character. What is Post Tramautic Stress Disorder? What are the symptoms? Is there a cure for this disorder?
Process
Go to http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMHT0024667/ or http://www.ptsd.va.gov research the following questions about Post Traumatic stress disorder.
1. What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
2. Name five different events that can cause an individual to have Post Tramautic Stress Disorder.
3. Name three symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
4. What are two different ways doctors measure patients to see if they have Post Tramautic Disorder?
5. Name two ways of treating this disorder.
Go to http://www.recover-from-grief.com/7-stages-of-grief.html or http://recover-from-grief.com/support-for-bereaved.html for the next set of questions.
6. What are the seven stages of grief?
7. Name two ways to help an individual who is going through the grieving process.
Evaluation
Studets will be evaluated based on their responses to the questions from the WebQuest activity. Each question will be scored using a rubric for answering extended respose questions:
0- Incomplete (Student did not attempt, or did not answer any part of the question correctly)
1- Developing (Student displays little understanding and lacks details for their answers, grammar errors in response)
2- Accomplished (Student displays necessary understanding but lacks detail, or grammatical errors in response)
3- Exemplary (Student shows understanding and provides adequate detail to support their findings, response uses proper grammatical rules)
Conclusion
Completion of this WebQuest, students will have aquired knowledge of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The traits that coincide with the disorder, and treatments that help individuals with Post Tramautic Stress Disorder.
Credits
The following links areused for references for this WebQuest:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMHT0024667/
http://www.recover-from-grief.com/7-stages-of-grief.html
http://recover-from-grief.com/support-for-bereaved.html