This assignment was used for a Psychology course, but it would be well suited to any well being or social studies course where students are studying mental health. The aim of the assignment is to build a variety of reading, writing and research skills while also bringing awareness and breaking myths regarding mental health. Students will choose a fictional book from a list that is provided. All books on the list deal with some sort of mental health concern. Through this assignment they will be asked to read a specific book, identify examples/characteristics of the disorder identified in their book, completing research to further their understanding and to compare facts to compare to their novel, and finally they will be asked to write an essay. Students who have done this assignment in the past have been engaged and interested as they have some ownership of what they will study and complete their work on. Included is a detailed list of steps students will work on, a book list of possible reading choices, an organizer for students to identify and address findings in their novel, a detailed rubric for easy essay marking. In practice this assignment lasted me over a month as students were given 15 minutes reading time at the start of each class, which was followed by teacher instruction on various mental health disorders. However, the assignment provided is quite detailed and can be adapted and changed to fit a variety of different settings. This assignment is an ongoing assignment where students developed strong skills in Reading and writing Research and investigation Sourcing Analysis Critical thinking Essay writing Mental health awareness, compassion

This lesson includes two powerpoints, a student note sheet to follow the powerpoint lesson with activities included as the teacher goes through the powerpoint. Assessment is included for students to create their own propaganda poster using techniques learned through lesson . The lesson analyses the ways in which propaganda was used in World War One, by a variety of different nations, to influence its people in different ways. The main powerpoint goes through what propaganda is, how it works and the different techniques used to convince the audience. The student handout follows along with the powerpoint. Having the students come up with their own definition of “propaganda” at the start of the lesson. The handout follows the powerpoint through key information in the powerpoint and pauses for students to complete activities . This document includes an activity where the students watch a video on what propaganda is and answer questions associated with it. Activity two has students analyse a variety of different sources to answer questions on propaganda based on their learning. The second powerpoint has 21 different primary source propaganda pieces for the students to choose from to analyse. The final document provided is a formative assessment where students are asked to used the information they have gained to create their own propaganda posters.