Help
Me Die!!!
A WebQuest for Health Science Technology Designed by Berta Medina, Nathan Collins, and Yvonne Gomez berta.medina@sfdr-cisd.org |
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Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits IntroductionYour mother has terminal cancer and she spends the morning in excruciating pain. She spends two hours on chemotherapy treatment that she knows will do her as much harm as good. The rest of her evening is spent in pain as well as nausea and vomiting from the chemotherapy treatment. For the entire day, she has had one glass of water and one slice of bread to eat that she threw up right before she went to bed. Is this the way she should continue living? She wishes to die. Do you think euthanasia (assisted death) is justified in certain patients? TaskYou will be assigned to a group of three. The group will take a position on this topic. The group will research the topic by using various resources, such as: the Internet, periodicals, personal interviews, etc. to support your position. The group will then prepare a written report to be submitted to USA Today and an oral presentation presented in class. The group will have two weeks to complete the entire process.
ProcessFirst, the group will decide what position they will take on this topic. A complete understanding of what the euthanasia process is must be derived and explained in the report. The group will then research the topic to support their position. The medical, legal, and ethical aspects of this process must be included in your report. Each student in the group must select one of the stated aspects to be researched individually. The group will then proceed to explain in their report what impact does your position have on society. What impact does your position have on various groups or organizations, such as, the Medical Profession, Legal Systems, Pro-life groups, Pro-choice groups and the terminally ill population? The group will then compile a complete written report with research references. Other references, such as, statistics, charts, and graphics are a plus. In addition, the group will equally divide the oral presentation. Internet references to consider are:
Pro-Euthanasia
Anti-Euthanasia For
Information Only
EvaluationThe group will be evaluated by the following criteria on their oral presentation and written report. http://rubistar.4teachers.org/view_rubric.php3?id=454387 ConclusionEuthanasia (assisted death) is a controversial ethical issue and also a perplexing legal issue with effects not only in the home, but also in the hospital and the courtroom. By the end of this project, you should have decided what your feelings are based not only on your beliefs alone but also solid informative evidence. Hopefully, you will never have to be faced with the decision to end your own life. Now, you will know what to tell someone when they say to you, “Help me die!” Credits & ReferencesWe would like to thank Shanna Byrd with the Region XV Education Service Center for her guidance. “The Best Seat” Illustration from http://cagle.slate.msn.com "We all benefit by being generous with our work. Permission is hereby granted for other educators to copy this WebQuest, update or otherwise modify it, and post it elsewhere provided that the original author's name is retained along with a link back to the original URL of this WebQuest. On the line after the original author's name, you may add Modified by (your name) on (date). If you do modify it, please let me know and provide the new URL." Last updated on October 31, 2002. Based on a template from The WebQuest Page |
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