Choosing Not to Smoke
Grade Level: 6
Subject: Reading,
Health, Science 
Learning Outcomes:
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Students
will learn how peer pressure influences people to smoke.
Students
will view tobacco ads and learn some of the tobacco industry's tricks of
the trade.
Students
will learn about Product Placement.
Students
will determine how susceptible they are to the persuasion to smoke from
outside forces.
Duration: Two Days (2 - 43 minute classes)
Materials:
oak
tag or white construction paper for mini posters
tobacco
ads
colored
pencils
paper
and pencil
Technology Tools and Courseware:
Computer
Projection
Device
Tobacco
Explorer CD
Internet
Access
Teacher Notes:
The
Tobacco Explorer is available through the WV Library Commission at 1-800-642-9021
ext. 8.
Collect
samples of tobacco ads.
Acceptable
use policy signed for all participating students.
Procedure: Day
1 (43 minutes)
Discuss
how peer pressure is a a major influence for young people to begin smoking.
In
the Tobacco Explorer CD, view five Peer Pressure video clips of teens who
describe why they began using tobacco. Use a projection device to display.
Then
discuss how advertisement is also another major influence to get young
people to begin smoking.
Hold
up a tobacco ad and ask, "Is there anything wrong with this ad?"
Discuss
the misconceptions the ad portrays.
Have
students find a tobacco ad for tomorrow's lesson.
Procedure: Day 2 (43 minutes)
Using
the Tobacco Explorer and projection device, click on Media Influences and
discuss how tobacco companies use Product Placement to persuade you to
smoke.
Go
to Activities and Media Exercise and create an ad that shows how
companies glamorize tobacco use.
Click
on Peer Pressure Quiz. Have students write down answers to determine
how susceptible they are to persuasion from outside forces such as peer
pressure, advertisement, and music videos.
Have
students look at their tobacco ad and determine the misconceptions that
their ad portrays.
Have
students design a mini poster which displays what the ad should look like
depicting "Why I shouldn't smoke". This assignment will be due the
next day.
Modifications:
Make
required adjustments for students with special needs according to their
IEP.
Enrichment:
Discuss the price of tobacco use by doing the Tobacco Math activity on
Tobacco.
Discuss money they would save if they do not become addicted to tobacco.
View the following sites on advertisement:
Be
An Ad Buster
The
Whole Truth
Evaluation:
Students
will receive 50 points for their tobacco ad and 50 points for their mini
poster which should display ways to persuades the viewer not to smoke.
Health:
6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 6.20, 6.22, 6.23, 6.25, 6.35, 6.37
Science:
6.13, 6.17, 6.19, 6.82
Reading:
6.20, 6.21, 6.27
Health:
6.32, 7.32, 7.33, 7.34, 8.31, 9.31, 9.33, 9.34
Science:
11.32, 11.34, 12.35
Reading:
4.32, 5.31, 5.33, 5.34, 5.36, 8.31
References:
The Tobacco Explorer
CD
WV Library Commission
Be
An Ad Buster
The
Whole Truth
Authors: 
Carol
Drake
Stacey
Strawderman
Diana
Zelenak
Monongah
Middle School 
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