The grade 7 component of A Question of
Influence covers the three spheres of
influence—personal, social, and cultural—in the
form of three learning themes: how I influence myself, how
others influence me, and how I am influenced by the world
around me. Each learning theme includes a set of activities
and associated teacher and student materials matched to the
Nova Scotia Healthy Living curriculum outcomes for grade 7.
The three learning themes are preceded by a First Class
session that introduces the complete unit to the students
and lays the foundation for the learning theme activities.
A final wrap-up session, entitled The Final Session,
completes the unit. It is designed to encourage students to
reflect on what they have learned about what influences
their decisions around alcohol, cannabis, and other drugs.
It also provides the teacher with an opportunity to assess
what students have learned from the unit as a
whole.2
Each of the three learning themes, the introductory First
Class session, and the wrap-up Final Session begin with
introductory notes to help orient the teacher to the
content of that session or learning theme. A summary table
is provided at the beginning of each session/learning theme
to identify the Healthy Living curriculum outcome links,
specific activity objectives, estimated time frame, and
preparation required to work through each activity in
class. Separate pages for teaching aids, referred to as
slides throughout the unit, and student handout materials
are found at the end of the unit.
2. Suggestions for assessing other aspects of student performance throughout the unit can be found in the Appendix D: Assessment Rubrics.