Discussion Assignment: Researching Types Of Eating Disorders
This activity involves learning more about specific eating disorders. Fill out the attached chart by doing a web search to find the answers. A good reliable place to start are the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and And Associated Disorders website and TeensHealth: Eating Disorders. Click here to open the chart containing the questions you will answer. Print the chart and, in the open spaces of the chart, fill in notes on what you find during your search. After researching and note taking, type answers to numbers one to five (from the chart) for all three disorders in your chart.
Post your completed chart to the Discussion Assignment: Researching Types of Eating Disorders forum in the discussion area. Include a listing of 3-4 interesting facts you discovered as well.
Your grade will be determined in the following way.
- 40 Points (100%) – All 15 cells in the chart and completed with appropriate answers and 4 interesting facts are listed.
- 30 Points (75%) – 12-14 cells in the chart and completed with appropriate answers and 3-4 interesting facts are listed.
- 20 Points (50%) – 9-11 cells in the chart and completed with appropriate answers and 2-3 interesting facts are listed.
- 10 Points (25%) – 4-8 cells in the chart and completed with appropriate answers and 1-2 interesting facts are listed.