1.

Write down the topic you have chosen:

Pacific youths face numerous social and health challenges, in a world that is
rapidly changing. Discuss.
2. From the topic write down the CONTENT words
Pacific youths
Social and Health challenges
World
Rapidly changing
3. Write some synonyms for the key/content words you underline in 2 above.
Pacific youths: growing generation of the pacific
Social Challenges: problems associated with fitting in the society or with emotional
status of a person
Health Challenges: problems associated with the physical and mental wellbeing of a
person
World: our society and the way people live and behave
Rapidly changing: modernizing
4. Copy the direction word and explain what it means
Direction word: Discuss
Meaning: Write or talk about something in detail, showing the different ideas and
opinions about it.
5. Write the topic in your own words.
The pacifics swift modernization has affected its youths social and health wellbeing.
6. Turn your topic into a question:
How has swift modernization affected the social and health wellbeing of youths in the
Pacific?
STEP 2: MAKING A TENTATIVE PLAN
1. Jot down ideas for and against the topic. (Do this before you do any reading or
research use your own knowledge of topic).
For
Low self esteem
Environmental problems from
industrialization
Lifestyle diseases
Loss of culture

Against
Initiate youth-based programs
Implementation of conservation programs.
Health control measures.
Promote culture in our changing world.

2. Put these ideas in order of importance.

For
Loss of culture
Environmental problems from
industrialization
Lifestyle diseases

Against
Promote culture in our changing world.
Implementation of conservation programs.
Health control measures

Low self esteem

Initiate youth-based programs.

3. Draw a branching diagram of your ideas in 2 above.

Low self esteem

With all the

issues a youth
faces, he/she
may feel low.

R
e
m
e
d
y

Lifestyle Diseases

NCDs
STIs and STDs

Cultural promotion

With our changing

culture, it is good to
take our culture with
us too.

Health measure controls

Parental assistance
Government measure
Morals and Values

S w
t
P a c
R
f i c
e p
m o
e r
e r n
c u
a t i o
s s
i o
n s

i f

Environmental problems

As more
industrialization
evolves, there is a
rise in pollution.

Loss of culture

Alterations to culture
Depletion of traditional
skills like dance

d
i z
n

Implementation of
conservation programs

Government
initiatives of
conservation
programs

Initiate youth based

programs

Such programs will

draw the attention
of youths away
from illicit activity,
boost high self
esteem and build
self confidence

STEP 3: GATHERING INFORMATION AND IDEAS

A. Two articles provided in the IA
Readings (ALL
ARTICLES
PROVIDED IN
IA)
Article 1:
Title: The Pacific
Youth
Development
Framework.
Author: The
Secretariat of
the Pacific
Community

POINTS FOR
(WRITTEN IN POINT
FORM)

POINTS AGAINST
(WRITTEN IN
POINT FORM)

LIFE-STYLE DISEASES HEALTH MEASURE

CONTROLS
HIV&AIDs
Recognition of
Obesity
NCDs
Cardiovascular

Health and
diseases
wellbeing of
Cancer
youths
Chronic
Cultural values
respiratory
Health
diseases
promotion
Diabetes
programs

The Secretariat of
the Pacific
Community, Nov
2013, pp. 1-2

Article 2:
Title: Youth
health and
development in
the Pacific
Author:
UNICEF

LOW SELF ESTEEM

Unwanted
pregnancy
Excessive
drinking or drug
abuse
Morbidity
Eating disorders
Mental illness

UNICEF, 2001,
pp. 1-2

INITIATE YOUTHBASED PROGRAMS

Life skills
project
Build selfesteem
Build self
confidence

REFERENCE

B. Two articles of your choice from your own research.

Readings (2
FROM YOUR
OWN
RESEARCH)
Article 1:
Title:
Modernization:
Impact, Theory,
Advantages and
Disadvantages
Author: Dr. Asha
Chaudhary

POINTS
FOR/SOLUTIONS
(WRITTEN IN
POINT FORM)
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROBLEMS
Natural
resources are
processed in
modern
society
Clearing of
lands for
skyscrapers
and factories
Industrial
development
Production
Climate
change

POINTS
AGAINST/PROBLEMS
(WRITTEN IN POINT
FORM)
IMPLEMENTATION OF
CONSERVATION
PROGRAMS
Climate change
conservation
programs
Afforestation
Environmentally
friendly measures

IN TEXT
REFERENCE

Article 2:
Title: Pacific
Connection Issue
Six
Author: Pacific
Cooperation
Foundation

LOSS OF CULTURE
Alterations to
cultural
tradition
Alteration to
system of the
society

PROMOTE CULTURE
Dance programs
Art
Clothing

Pacific
Cooperation
Foundation, Dec
2005-Feb 2006,
pp. 5,7-9

Dr Chaudhary,
A.2013, pp 36-37

STEP 4: REVISING THE PLAN/OUTLINE.

1. Introduction.
a. General Information: The impacts of brisk modernization in the Pacific are
influential to both social and health wellbeing.
b. Thesis Statement: This essay will argue that our rapidly changing world has caused
inconvenience to youths social and health wellbeing in the Pacific.
c. Plan:
Section 1: For Low self-esteem, environmental problems from industrialization,
life-style diseases, loss of culture
Section 2: Against Initiate youth-based programs, implementation of conservation
programs, health control measures, promote culture in our changing world.

2. Body of Essay
Section 1
Paragraph 1 Idea: Loss of culture
Evidence/Source: Pacific Cooperation Foundation, Dec 2005-Feb 2006, pp. 5
Paragraph 2 Idea: Environmental problems from industrialization
Evidence/Source: Dr Chaudhary, A.2013, pp 37
Paragraph 3 Idea: Life-style diseases
Evidence/Source: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Nov 2013, pp. 1-2
Paragraph 4 Idea: Low self-esteem
Evidence/Source: UNICEF, 2001, pp. 1-2
Section 2
Paragraph 1 Idea: Promote culture in our changing world.
Evidence/Source: Pacific Cooperation Foundation, Dec 2005-Feb 2006, pp.7-9
Paragraph 2 Idea: Implementation of conservation programs.
Evidence/Source: Dr Chaudhary, A.2013, pp 36-37
Paragraph 3 Idea: Health control measures
Evidence/Source: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Nov 2013, pp. 1-2
Paragraph 4 Idea: Initiate youth-based programs.
Evidence/Source: UNICEF, 2001, pp. 1-2

3. Conclusion
a. Rephrase thesis: Pacific youths face the consequences of brisk modernization and
this greatly affects their social and health wellbeing.
b. Sum up ideas in essay:
Section 1: The greatest social and health challenges pacific youths experience from
the effects of brisk modernization are; loss of culture, environmental problems from
industrialization, life-style diseases and low self esteem.
Section 2: However, the challenges can be mitigated by means of promotion of
culture in the changing world, implementation of conservation programs, health
control measures and initiating youth-based programs.
c. Smooth Finish: The perusal and analysis of this research work has proved that the
repercussions of brisk modernization in the pacific affect the youths social and health
welfare, however, proposed mitigations of the situations can help ease its seriousness.
4. Bibliography.
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community. 2013, The Pacific Youth Development
Framework, Policy Paper, p.1-2.
UNICEF. 2001, Youth Health And Development In The Pacific, Vanuatu Report,
Vanuatu, p.1-2.
Dr Chaudhary, A. 2013, Modernization: Impact, Theory, Advantages And
Disadvantages, Sarjavanik P.T.C. College, Gujarat, p.36-37.

 Pacific Cooperation Foundation. 2005, Pacific Connection Issue Six, Pacific

Connection, Wellington, p.5,7-9.