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Lesson 1: Communication to Prevent and Solve
Problems |
The students will:
- Describe the value of using
assertive communication skills.
- Review the differences between
passive, aggressive, and assertive communication.
- Review the essential elements of
assertive communication skills.
- Practice using assertive
communication skills with situations related to alcohol, tobacco,
and other drug use.
- Identify internal and external
pressures.
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Lesson 2: Solving Personal Problems or Social
Problems-The Process is Similar |
The students will:
- Review the steps for solving
problems.
- Apply personal problem-solving
steps to a hypothetical problem related to alcohol, tobacco, and
other drugs.
- Compare the process for solving
personal problems with the steps what might be taken to solve the
problem of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use by adolescents.
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Lesson 3: Sizing Up the Situation |
The students will:
- Identify efforts to prevent the
problem of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among youth.
- Describe the scope of alcohol,
tobacco, and other drug use among adolescents.
- Examine the effectiveness of
previous alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention efforts.
- Review previous knowledge and
skills related to alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention.
- List areas of knowledge and
skills which need further investigation.
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Lesson 4: Planning an Investigation |
The students will:
- Describe ways to conduct the
investigation of additional knowledge and skills that will aid in
the prevention of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use.
- Hypothesize possible reasons why
youth continue to use alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
- Propose possible solutions to
the problem of continued alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use
among adolescents.
- Develop investigative action
plans for discovering additional knowledge and skills using print
materials, interviews, and technology.
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Lesson 5: Conducting the Investigation-Part 1 |
The students will:
- Investigate issues related to
alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among teens in order to
gather information to reduce adolescent use.
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Lesson 6: Conducting the Investigation-Part 2 |
The students will:
- Investigate issues related to
alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among teens in order to
gather information to reduce adolescent use.
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Lesson 7: Conducting the Investigation-Part 3 |
The students will:
- Investigate issues related to
alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among teens in order to
gather information to reduce adolescent use.
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Lesson 8: Planning to Communicate Our Research Findings |
The students will:
- Prepare to communicate their
research findings on alcohol, tobacco, and other drug issues.
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Lesson 9: Communicating Our Research Findings-Part 1 |
The students will:
- Communicate their research
findings on alcohol, tobacco, and other drug issues to their
peers.
- Compile information in order to
propose a solution to the problem of teenage alcohol, tobacco, and
other drug use.
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Lesson 10: Communicating Our Research Findings-Part 2 |
The students will:
- Communicate their research
findings on alcohol, tobacco, and other drug issues to their
peers.
- Compile information in order to
propose a solution to the problem of teenage alcohol, tobacco, and
other drug use.
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Lesson 11: Proposing Solutions to the Problem |
The students will:
- Confirm that the problem
statement accurately reflects the situation.
- Recommend solutions to the
problem of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among adolescents.
- Evaluate each possible solution
to assess its potential for success.
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Lesson 12: Selecting Promising Solutions to the Problem. |
The students will:
- Select solutions they consider
most likely to succeed.
- Formulate a presentation
supporting their selected solution(s) to the problem of alcohol,
tobacco, and other drug use among adolescents.
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Lesson 13: Planning to Tell Others About the Problem and Our
Solution(s) |
The students will:
- Prepare a presentation
supporting their selected solution(s) to the problem of alcohol,
tobacco, and other drug use among adolescents.
- List steps that would need to be
taken to implement the selected solution, including who would need
to be involved and what they would need to do. (Optional)
- Prepare to take action
supportive of the selected solution(s). (Optional)
- Compose a persuasive position
paper advocating a selected solution to the problem of alcohol,
tobacco, and other drug use among peers.
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Lesson 14: Voicing Our Solution(s) |
The students will:
- Present evidence to support
their selected solution(s) to the problem of teenage alcohol,
tobacco, and other drug use.
- Advocate for taking action on
their selected solution(s)
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Lesson 15: Reflections on Our Experience |
The students will:
- Evaluate the experience of
finding possible solutions to the problem of teenage alcohol,
tobacco, and other drug use.
- Compose letters to urge action
on the proposed solution(s).
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