"Lights, Camera, Action....Winning The War on DrugsThrough Anti-Drug Advertisements"
A WebQuest for 9th Grade Health Designed by Mrs. Amy Schmitzaschmitz@pekinhigh.net
Introduction Congratulations ! Due to your area of expertise, your group has been hired by the local network to design a drug prevention advertisement. This ad will target a teen audience using facts about drugs and a creative slogan. Together as a team, all of you will help to fight the "war against drugs."
Your drug prevention team will encourage teens to make intelligent decisions regarding drug use. In order to complete this mission, your team needs to complete the following: 1. gather informational facts 2. develop an anti-drug slogan 3. create a drug prevention advertisement Roles and the required information for each Medical Doctor- researches the classification of the assigned drug and a list of
other drugs within the classification, how the drug is ingested (inhaled, smoked, etc.),
short and long-term physical effects on the body, and physical dependency Psychiatrist- researches the reasons for teen use of drug, short and long-term psychological effects of the drug, psychological dependency, and drug rehabilitation for use with the assigned drug Historian/Statistician-researches origin of drug (where it came from/how long has it been in use, etc.) and different statistics relating to use in teen age group, deaths related to drugs, emergency room visits from drug, etc. *Each member works together to design an "eye-catching" anti-drug advertisement.
The drug prevention team will complete the tasks using the following steps: Day 1 ***Sit with your group members. You will keep the same computer throughout the week. 1. Each student will be assigned to a 3-member team. Evaluation will be based each individuals project. 2. The team will be assigned a drug to research for the anti-drug advertisement. 3. Each student will choose a role to complete. Meet with your group to begin discussing advertisement slogans and the jobs for role. Your ad slogan needs to be an original !! This is the time to get organized!! Attendance is very important during this project !! *Your team is required to "OK" your team advertising slogan with your teacher!! 4. Start researching the drug using the Internet sights listed at the end of this webquest. You are required to use at least 4 different websites however, you may use more. Your book may also be used in addition to the websites. ****As you are researching information, use the "copy and paste" method to save time. First, highlight and copy the information that you want to use, then open the "Word" program to "paste" the information. Don't forget to cite sources for the information found. Remember that information that is used "word-for-word" is put into quotes. Information that is paraphased doesn't require quotations. Your last page of the presentation should be for sources. Here are samples of how to list sources: internet sources should be listed as: Retrieved December 6, 2002 from the World Wide Web: http://www.isbe.il.us Books are listed as: Merki, M., & Merki, D. (1999). Health. New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Day 2 The first 20 minutes of class will used for a short "refresher" course for using PowerPoint. After Mrs. Chambers is finished with her presentation, then continue with your research. Day 3, 4 and 5 1. Design your PowerPoint advertisement lay-out. You may use pictures, clip-art, or other internet symbols from the internet sites listed. 2. Organize your information on the slides. Your advertisement needs an introduction and conclusion along with your actual body of the presentation. Your sources will be listed on the last page with each members' name and role. 3. Fine-tune your advertisement to ensure it has a smooth flow and a powerful anti-drug message.
Evaluation Each anti-drug advertisement will be evaluated using the following rubric. Each member of the team will also be evaluated by each of the members within the group.
Role---50 points (10 points each) Medical doctor _____________drug classification information and other drugs in classification _____________how drug is ingested _____________short/long term physical effects --------------------physical dependency --------------------other important/interesting information (stories, poems, pictures appropriate for class) Psychologist --------------------reasons for teen use -------------------short/long term psychological effects -------------------psychological dependency ------------------rehabilitation for the use of assigned drug ------------------other important/interesting information (stories, poems, pictures appropriate for class) Historian/Statistician ------------------origin of drug----where, what and how long drug has existed ------------------stats on use ------------------stats on drug related deaths -----------------stats on emergency room/hospital visits resulting from drug ----------------other important stats
Power Point Presentation----50 points (10 points each) ---------------organized in sections according to roles -----------------includes anti-drug slogan, names of group members and their roles on the First Page -----------------includes Last Page titled "bibliography" and at least 4 sources are listed -----------------includes a minimum of 3 informational slides from each member (9 total) not counting title and source page --------- -visually stimulating with added extras (poems, stories, pictures appropriate for class)
Conclusion Congratulations!! You have just finished your first Anti-Drug advertisement. Teens who work together can have a large impact on drug use in our country. Doesn't it feel great to know that you can make a difference in the war against drugs? Hopefully through your experience in this webquest has given you some important information for a committment to avoid using drugs. In making a conscience choice to be drug-free, remember this: "You are now at a crossroads. This is your opportunity to make the most important decision you will ever make...Make this decision consciously. Make it carefully. Make it powerfully." Anthony Robbins
http://www.drugfreeamerica.org/drug info.html general information on various drugs http://www.madd.org/under21/default.shtml Mothers Against Drunk Driving (statistics) http://www.k-i-d-s.org/ general drug information http://www.hult-health.org/alcohol.html http://www.kidshealth.org/html http://www.lungusa.org/html smoking and smokeless tobacco http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/driving.htm Center for Disease and Control http://www.prideusa.org P.R.I.D.E. (statistics and drug info.) http://www.nida.nih.gov.html National Institute on Drug Abuse (statistics and drug info.) http://www.weber.u.washington.edu/~/chudler/introb.html drugs and the nervous system http://www.iconbazaar.com on-line symbols, backgrounds, & clipart http://www.bellsnwhistles.com on-line symbols http://cybernation.com/victory/quotations great quotes for motivation
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