Grade level:  9

Subject(s):  Health, English, Technology

Learner Outcome(s):  The student will be able to list the effects smoking has on your body after you smoke.

Duration of Lesson:  2 class periods.  Day 1: The PowerPoint presentation will take 15 minutes.  For the remainder of the period students will access website for Smoking and Your Health to gather material for their flyer.
Day 2:  Students will create flyer showing health factors and smoking by using information from the website and Microsoft Word.

Materials:  Students will need a computer with Internet access as well as with Microsoft Office.  They will need to save their flyer to a disk as well as turn in a printed form.

Technology Tools/Courseware:  Computer with Microsoft Office and Internet Accessible

Teacher Notes:
· All students must be on the school computer access list.
· Students must visit only the specified web site(s).
· Provide formatted floppy disks for each student.
· Reserve computer lab

Procedures:
1. Students will view PowerPoint on the health changes in the body after smoking a cigarette.
2. After viewing the presentation they will visit the selected website(s). (See References Below)
3. While viewing the websites, they can take notes for their flyer they will be preparing.
4. The second day students will bring notes to class, open Microsoft Word and prepare their flyer.
5. Upon completion they will both print and save their flyer to disk.
Modifications:  Special education students will work with the assistance of the resource teacher.  Consult individual student's IEP and 504 plan.

Enrichment Activities:  Visiting selected websites. (See References Below)

Evaluation/Assessment:  Complete rubric for each student.
 

West Virginia State  Standards:
HE.HS.1.1  compare and contrast the components of total wellness (e.g., social, physical, intellectual, emotional, spiritual).
HE.HS.1.3  analyze and interpret how public health and social policies, along with government regulations (e.g., local, state, federal, world health organizations), influence health promotion and disease prevention.
HE.HS.2.1  identify and evaluate resources that provide accurate health information in regard to the National Standards of        Health Education.
HE.HS.3.3  list examples and explain short and long term impacts of health decisions (e.g., smoking, good diet, wearing seat belts) on the individual, family and community (e.g., lung cancer, heart disease, STDs).
HE.HS.3.6  identify ways to develop good character and improve self-esteem.
HE.HS.4.1  recognize cultural diversities and their influences on health behaviors (e.g., ATOD, life expectancy, risky behaviors).
HE.HS.4.2  evaluate how media perspectives of health impact on personal, family and community health.
HE.HS.5.3  demonstrate a variety of communication skills (e.g., verbal, non-verbal, listening, writing, technology, workplace).
HE.HS.6.3  analyze the effects of potentially harmful decisions that impact health and the effect these decisions have on their family, community and self (ATOD use, STD transmission, pregnancy prevention, teen parenting).
HE.HS.7.1  use written, audio and visual communication methods to express health messages (e.g., posters, reports, role  playing).
HE.HS.7.2  demonstrate the ability to adapt health messages to characteristics of a particular audience.

West virginia English Content Standards
Standard 1: Reading (RLA.S.1) Students will use skills to read for  literacy experiences, read to inform and read to perform a task by:  identifying and using the dimensions of reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, background knowledge/vocabulary, high frequency words/fluency,  comprehension, writing and motivation to  read); and employing a wide variety of literature in developing independent readers.

Standard 2: Writing (RLA.S.2) Students will employ a wide range of writing strategies to communicate effectively for different purposes by:  developing the writing process; applying grammatical and mechanical properties in  writing; and gathering and using information for research purposes.

West Virginia Art Content Standards
Standard 1:  Media, Techniques and Processes  (VA.S.1)
Students will:
· identify media and materials used in creating art;
· understand processes and techniques in creating art;
· apply problem-solving skills in creating two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of art; and
· use materials and tools in a safe and responsible manner.

Standard 6:  Multi-disciplinary Connections  (VA.S.6)
Students will:
· identify characteristics of the visual arts and other disciplines; and
· analyze by comparing and contrasting connections between disciplines.
 
 

National Standards
National Health Standards:

Knows how personal behaviors relate to health and well-being  and how these behaviors can be modified if necessary to  promote achievement of health goals throughout life (e.g.,  following a personal nutrition plan to reduce the risk of  disease, periodically self-assessing physical fitness)

Understands the short- and long-term consequences of safe, risky, and harmful behaviors
Understands how personal health needs change during the life  cycle
Understands the impact of personal health behaviors on the functioning of body systems
Knows the short- and long-term effects associated with the use   of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs on reproduction, pregnancy,  and the health of children
Knows how the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs often  plays a role in dangerous behavior and can have adverse  consequences on the community (e.g., house fires, motor vehicle crashes, domestic violence, date rape, transmission of diseases  through needle sharing or sexual activity)
Understands that alcohol, tobacco, and other drug dependencies are treatable diseases/conditions

English (Language Arts) National Standards:

 1.  Prewriting: Uses a variety of prewriting strategies (e.g., develops  a focus, plans a sequence of ideas, uses structured overviews, uses  speed writing, creates diagrams)
 2.  Drafting and Revising: Uses a variety of strategies to draft and revise written work (e.g., highlights individual voice; rethinks
content, organization, and style; checks accuracy and depth of   information; redrafts for readability and needs of readers; reviews  writing to ensure that content and linguistic structures are  consistent with purpose)
3.  Editing and Publishing: Uses a variety of strategies to edit and  publish written work (e.g., uses a checklist to guide proofreading;  edits for grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling at  a developmentally appropriate level; refines selected pieces to publish  for general and specific audiences; uses available technology, such as  publishing software or graphics programs, to publish written work)
4.  Evaluates own and others' writing (e.g., accumulates a body of  written work to determine strengths and weaknesses as a writer,  makes suggestions to improve writing, responds productively to reviews of own work)
5.  Uses strategies to address writing to different audiences (e.g., includes explanations and definitions according to the audience's  background, age, or knowledge of the topic, adjusts formality of style,  considers interests of potential readers)
6.  Uses strategies to adapt writing for different purposes (e.g., to explain, inform, analyze, entertain, reflect, persuade)
7.  Writes expository compositions (e.g., synthesizes and organizes  information from first- and second-hand sources, including books,  magazines, computer data banks, and the community; uses a variety of techniques to develop the main idea [names, describes, or differentiates parts; compares or contrasts; examines the history of a subject; cites an anecdote to provide an example; illustrates through  a scenario; provides interesting facts about the subject]; distinguishes relative importance of facts, data, and ideas; uses appropriate technical terms and notations)
 8.  Writes fictional, biographical, autobiographical, and observational narrative compositions (e.g., narrates a sequence of
events; evaluates the significance of the incident; provides a specific setting for scenes and incidents; provides supporting descriptive detail [specific names for people, objects, and places; visual details of scenes, objects, and places; descriptions of sounds, smells, specific actions, movements, and gestures; the interior monologue or feelings of the characters]; paces the actions to accommodate time or mood changes; creates a unifying theme or tone; uses literary devices to enhance style and tone)
9.  Writes persuasive compositions that address problems/solutions or causes/effects (e.g., articulates a position through a thesis statement; anticipates and addresses counter arguments; backs up assertions using specific rhetorical devices [appeals to logic, appeals  to emotion, uses personal anecdotes]; develops arguments using a variety of methods such as examples and details, commonly accepted beliefs, expert opinion, cause-and-effect reasoning, comparison-contrast reasoning)
10.  Writes descriptive compositions (e.g., uses concrete details to provide a perspective on the subject being described; uses supporting  detail [concrete images, shifting perspectives and vantage points, sensory detail, and factual descriptions of appearance])
 11.  Writes reflective compositions (e.g., uses personal experience as a basis for reflection on some aspect of life, draws abstract comparisons between specific incidents and abstract concepts, maintains a balance between describing incidents and relating them  to more general abstract ideas that illustrate personal beliefs, moves from specific examples to generalizations about life)

 National Standards/Art:

 1.  Applies media, techniques, and processes with sufficient skill, confidence, and sensitivity that one's intentions are carried out in artworks
2.  Understands how the communication of ideas relates to the media, techniques, and processes one uses
 
 
 

Job/Career Clusters:  Health and Human Services

References:
a) Smoking and Your Health
b) Smoking 101
 Components of Nicotine Addiction
 Get Motivated to Quit
 Women's Concerns
 Your Weight
 Stay Motivated
 Helping Someone Quit
 What to Expect
 Smoking and Asthma: What’s the Connection?
 Smoking & COPD
 Glossary
 Smoking Q & A

Macel Adams
George Barker
Jay Anna Ellis
Brenda S. Queen
Logan High School
 
Overview
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Unit Introduction
Components of Tobacco
Effects of Tobacco Use
Withdrawal Symptoms
After Effects of Smoking
Kicking the Habit