Pt. Chester Middle School Mini - Lessons for
Task II
"Teenage Drinking"
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Lesson #: 1
Task Developers:
Laura Saline, Louis Catalan, Sharon Katz
NYS Standards Addressed:
- Reading and Writing for
Information and Understanding
Duration of Lesson:
45 minutes
Topic/Theme:
Teenage Drinking
Materials/Resources:
- brains
- concentration
- working pens
- sharpened pencils
- notebooks
- chart paper
- markers,
Outcomes :Students
will identify the causes and consequences of teenage drinking and
provide alternative activities or programs for their peers.
Skills Addressed:
- Brainstorming
- activating prior knowledge
Procedures:
- Group brainstorming about
adolescent problems using a web
- Focus on the issue of
drinking
- Additional group brainstorm
T-charting - one side listing the reasons adolescents
choose to drink and on the other side listing the
consequences of drinking
- Chart should include drunk
driving accidents as a consequence
- Students will be broken into
cooperative groups and assigned one cause or consequence
from the brainstorming list. They will then be
responsible to find possible preventive measures and/or
solutions which they will present to the class
- They will discuss ways to
promote alcohol awareness
Assessment:
- Completed brainstorm webs and
presentations
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Lesson #: 2
Duration of Lesson:
2/3 -45 minute lessons depending upon the size of the class
Topic/Theme:
Promote alcohol awareness within the community
Materials/Resources:
- poster boards
- different colored paper
- video equipment
- computers (Power Point
program and Internet access)
Outcomes :
Students will develop posters, pamphlets/brochures, websites,
power point presentations, anonymous questionnaires
Skills Addressed:
- cooperative learning
- computer skills
- creativity
- persuasive techniques
Procedures:
- Students will be assigned to
different groups according to their skill and language
level abilities
- They will work cooperatively
in their groups to produce effective informative material
- Participants will present
their projects to the class and eventually to the school
Assessment:
Students projects will be assessed
according to the following:
- creativity/originality and
effectiveness
Ideas for Other Language
Levels:
Stronger speaking students will be
assigned to work with lower level students.
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Lesson #: 3
Duration of Lesson:
1 - 45 minute lessons
Topic/Theme:
Interdisciplinary lesson on reading a line chart pertaining to
drinking among teens
Materials/Resources:
Outcomes :
Students will be able to read a line and interpret a line graph
Skills Addressed:
- interpreting
- prioritizing
- analyzing
- concluding
Procedures:
- Students will be presented a
line graph related to drinking among teens
- Emphasize the need to read
the title to identify the chart
- Using this example teach and
define what an axis is – the x and y line on a graph
- Talk about the relationship
between the x and y – the x lines runs horizontally
on the graph and the y line runs vertically on the graph
- Students will draw horizontal
lines from each number on the y line
- Students will draw vertical
lines from each number on the x line
- Discuss the meanings of the
numbers on the x and y lines
- Students will further discuss
the relationship of the line on the graph to the x and y
lines
- Students will identify the
points on the graph and interpret
- Students will make a general
conclusion based on the graph as a whole
Assessment:
- Students will be tested using
the same line graph
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Lesson #: 4
Duration of Lesson:
1 - 45 minute
Topic/Theme:
Lesson on pie charts and bar graphs using previous anonymous
questionnaires as source
Materials/Resources:
- questionnaires
- plain paper
- colored pencils
Outcomes : Students
will be able to design and read different graphs using relevant
information
Skills Addressed:
- designing
- compiling information
- reading and understanding
- cooperative decision making
Procedures:
- Information will be collected
and compiled from the previous questionnaire which
targeted 7th and 8th graders
- Questions and answers will be
distributed to the groups
For example: Q: How many
times have you had a drink?
A: Never, Once a week, More than once a week, Only at parties
- Students will be able to make
their own graph using the given information
Assessment:
- Presentation and accuracy of
group projects
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Lesson #: 5
Duration of Lesson:
2/3 – 45 minute lessons
Topic/Theme:
Adolescent Drinking
Materials/Resources:
- Articles from various
newspapers or journals
- Graphs from the previous
lesson
Outcomes :
Students will be able to analyze an article identifying pertinent
information. They will then apply that information to write a
persuasive article for their school newspaper. In order to
support the issue of adolescent drinking they will their use
graphs to illustrate the findings within the middle school
Skills Addressed:
- cooperative learning
- reading for information
- critical analysis
- writing process
- critiquing
Procedures:
- Students need to read the
article within their group
- Students will record all
necessary information
- Students will discuss and
compare their notes
- They will work cooperatively
to reach their goal to write an article and successfully
incorporate the graphs
- All stages of the writing
process should be utilized
- Final drafts will be
distributed to the other groups and critiqued
Assessment:
Ideas for Other Language
Levels: Stronger students will work with weaker students
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