MeganWQT

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 * Goal || The goal is to provide movie viewers with information on a specific STI. ||
 * Role || You have been asked to research an STI and make a video about your findings. ||
 * Audience || The target audience is movie viewers seeking more info on STI's. ||
 * Setting || The challenge involves dealing with uninformed viewers. ||
 * Presentation || You will create an iMovie in order to educate movie viewers about STI's. ||
 * Standards || Your work will be judged by Columbia Pictures (your peers). Your presentation will be judged based on the content (40%), audience (15%), enthusiasm (10%), time limit (5%), attractiveness (15%), and collaboration with peers (15%). Your product will be judged based on your organization (5%) and how well you addressed the type of STI (5%), transmission (20%), signs & symptoms (20%), treatment (25%), and prevention (25%). ||

=Introduction= Sexually transmitted infections or STI’s are serious infections that you can get if you have sex with someone who has been infected with an STI. More than half of us get a sexually transmitted infection at some point in our lives. Practicing safe sex helps to reduce the risk of spreading STI’s as well as contracting STI’s. The only sure way protect yourself from getting an STI is by not having sex. Not all STI’s have symptoms. If you’ve been exposed or think you’ve been exposed to an STI, it’s important to get tested. Do not wait around for symptoms because they might not come or they might come too late. There are several kinds of STI’s and as a group, you are going to research one specific STI.

=Task= Columbia Pictures is looking to release a special anniversary edition of RENT! They are looking to include informational videos on STI’s in the special features section of the DVD. They are asking various family planning clinics in the northeast to create a prototype video (it can be on a specific STI or STI’s in general). The clinic with the best prototype video will get the chance to work with Columbia Pictures to create these informational videos and will receive a grant of $100,00 for their clinic. The video, if on a specific STI, must include information like what kind of STI is it (Bacterial? Viral? Parasitic? Or fungal?), who is most at risk, how is it transmitted, what are the signs and symptoms, how is it treated, what dangers/complications are there if you don’t get treated, where can you get treatment, and how can you protect yourself. If on STI’s in general the video must include an explanation of what STI’s are, how they are transmitted, what signs and symptoms to look for, how are they treated/cured, who’s at risk, what to do if you think you have an STI, where to go get treatment and how to protect yourself. Make sure your information is clear and accurate. The reproductive health of millions of men and women may depend on the information you give them! Good luck!

=Conclusion= Hopefully you have learned the in’s and out of the STI of your choice. You should now be able to discuss what the signs and symptoms are, how the STI is transmitted, who is at risk for getting it, what the treatments are, where can you go for treatment, and how can you protect yourself from this particular STI. I hope that you take the time to reflect on what you’ve learned in this WebQuest and protect yourself!