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Learning Purpose SWBAT Students will be able to explain personal health triangle in a narrative essay. Wellness Triangle Essay. Introduction Examples Introduces your content to the reader or listener of the essay.
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Learning Purpose SWBAT Students will be able to explain personal health triangle in a narrative essay. Wellness Triangle Essay
Introduction ExamplesIntroduces your content to the reader or listener of the essay. • In my health class we’re discussing the wellness triangle. The class discussion has made me think about my life. My life is busy, chaotic at times, so I’ve never really looked at whether or not I live a healthy lifestyle until now. So, that’s what I’m doing in this essay. I’ll look at every part of my life and really truly think about it, always asking the same question; Is my life a healthy life? I’d like to begin by describing my physical health. • My name is Tori and I’m a 7th grader at Riverview Middle School. In this essay, I will be telling you about my wellness triangle. There are three sides to the wellness triangle. There is the physical side; focusing on my health and exercise. Another side is the social side; telling you about my family and friends. Last, but not least, is the third side called the mental/emotional side; talking about how I handle stress and daily problems. • I’d like to begin by describing my physical health.
Essay –Example that is TOO short DOES NOT Introduce your content to the reader or listener of the essay. My life is busy. I’ll look at every part of my life according to the wellness triangle. Physical health is when I get 8 hours of sleep. I run outside. I play basketball. Social health sometimes I get along. I don’t have friends. I don’t like family. Emotional health is frustrating. I get upset. I get irritated. I get lonely. I don’t like my triangle.
Sentence Starters… • When I think about my physical health, I think about when I….. • The social side of the triangle is my favorite part of the health triangle because… • Reflecting on my mental-emotional health, I think I… • This side of the triangle is a struggle for me because…. • Everyone around me seems to be very…., but I…
Conclusion Example Assessment or summary of the THREE areas of the wellness triangle. Explain what you think you need to work on and what changes in your lifestyle you could make to improve your overall health. This concludes my essay on the wellness triangle. A few things I would like to improve are that I would like to exercise more each day. Loosing a little weight would also be good for me. In my personal life I would like to learn how to handle stress and my anger. This essay has made me think about how I can respect myself better. I am very glad I have so many friends and family that will talk to me. They are all amazing. I feel my social side of the health triangle is balanced well. I will continue to make improvements in all areas of my health triangle. I have learned a lot about my personal wellness as I wrote this essay.