Remember that you must select the most important information for your public service announcement.
- As a team, find out about the three major eating disorders. Use these websites to give you the background that you need.
- ED Definitions
- Quick and simple definitions of three major types of eating disorders
- ANAD: Eating Disorder Definitions
- Additional general information on eating disorders
- What Are Eating Disorders?
- Here are definitions written by middle school students like you
- Depression, Difficulty Expressing Feelings Associated with Eating Disorders
- An important aspect to all eating disorders--Why?
- Girl Power!: Facts about Eating Disorders
- One more source on general definitions. It does a good job of summarizing everything.
- Decide on which eating disorder each member will become an "expert".
- Individually, research your eating disorder. Use this list to help you
organize your information.
- For what are the signs to look?
- How does a person feel?
- Is the ED a problem with the mind or body? Explain this.
- Why is an ED an addiction?
The Anorexia Expert's sites: - SFWED: What is Anorexia?
- The ultimate site on eating disorders.
Read about what anorexia is and how anorexics feel - The Cult - And Culture - Of Anorexia
- Information on why anorexics choose to stay in their ED
- Anorexia: Information from Your Family Doctor
- What Anorexia is and what signs to look for
- On the Teen Scene: Eating Disorders Require Medical Attention
- Why eating disorders require medical attention.
Note that this article does not mention compulsive overeating. - Symptoms and Signs of Anorexia
- Additional information on symptoms and signs of anorexia
The Bulimia Expert's sites: - SFWED: What is Bulimia?
- The ultimate site on eating disorders.
Read about what bulimia is and how bulimics feel - Bulimia: Ask the Dietitian
- This is a letter that a bulimic girl wrote with questions about bulimia
- Frequently Asked Questions About Bulimia Nervosa
- These are the questions that people ask and to which everyone should know the answers
- On the Teen Scene: Eating Disorders Require Medical Attention
- Why eating disorders require medical attention.
Note that this article does not mention compulsive overeating. - Symptoms and Signs of Bulimia
- Additional information on symptoms and signs of bulimia
The Compulsive Overeating Expert's sites: - SFWED: What is Compulsive Overeating?
- The ultimate site on eating disorders.
Read about what compulsive overeating is and how compulsive overeaters feel - SFWED: What is Binge Eating?
- Many people lump compulsive overeating and binge eating into the same category. This site explains why they are different.
- Binge Eating Disorder
- Everything you need to know about binge eating disorder
- Symptoms and Signs of Binge Eating Disorder
- Additional information on symptoms and signs of compulsive overeating
- Personal Stories of Compulsive Overeating
- Personal stories that help you understand the social stigma and suffering of people with COE
- As a team, compare and contrast the three eating disorders.
Use a table or mind-map to help you. - Decide what information you want to convey in your public service announcement.
Use these sites to give you some ideas.
- SFWED: Misconceptions of Eating Disorders
- Common misconceptions of eating disorders
- Myths and Facts About Eating Disorders
- Myths and facts of eating disorders
- Rader Programs: Influence of the Media
- The role that the media plays in eating disorders
- Girl Power!: Statistics on eating disorders
- More statistics, but take special note of the elmentary students.
- Understanding Eating Disorders
- Facts and findings from the Harvard Eating Disorders Center
- Make a storyboard of your psa. Include the props and words that you will use to inform your audience about the devastation of eating disorders. Remember, your audience is other middle school students, like yourselves.
If you need a template, download it here: Storyboard Template.
Go over your storyboard with your teacher.
- Film the video. Be sure to use plenty of light in the background and clear voices.
- Write a group explanation of the process.
- Who was the expert of which eating disorder?
- What did the group do?
- Where did you do the work?
- When did you do the work?
- Why did you choose the points that you did to include in the psa?
