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Bo-reguard,
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Bo-reguard,
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A WebQuest for 7th Grade Health
Designed by:
Mrs. Debbra J. Draudt
Edgewood Middle School
Wooster, Ohio
Once upon a time there were three best friends: Bo-reguard, Borisha and YOU. They had known each other since first grade and had been through lots of changes together. they went everywhere together. Now they are in 7th grade and have been having a lot of fun sleeping over each others' houses, eating pizza, watching videos and just hanging out--like typical teenagers. But Bo-reguard seems different lately. then one day when Borisha and YOU went over Bo-reguard's house after school, while his parents were at work, he whips out some beer for everyone to drink. It seems that he has been sneaking into dad's supply and is downing a can or two of beer a day. He sees a lot of adults drinking, and figures it is not so bad. In fact, he thinks he is pretty 'cool.' About a month later, Borisha and YOU are concerned because you realize that Bo-reguard has a drinking problem.
Bo-reguard does not like to read, so he must be approached about his drinking problem in a more creative way. He is, after all, much like Borisha and YOU, a typical Wooster teenager. He likes to listen to the latest songs, hang posters in his room and read an occasional comic book. So, Borisha and YOU have to come up with a plan to help him.
So, here is what Borisha and YOU have decided to do:
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Determine how you will organize your information in a portfolio that you will make. You will use this to record all information and activities throughout the project. You need to include:
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1) title page with first
and last name and health period 2) table of contents listing of what is in portfolio and where to find each item 3) research on alcohol questions 4) alcohol ads with analyzation 5) comic book or poster 6) note to friend 7) rough draft for video, skit or tv commercial 8) final copy of video, skit or tv commercial |
FIRST: Conduct your research on alcohol and answer each of the following questions:
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SECOND: In your portfolio, create a collection of three different alcohol ads and analyze them using the following questions:
Where do you think you would find this advertisement?
What graphic design techniques did they use to appeal to you?
What does the ad say directly?
What does the ad hit or suggest indirectly?
Who do you think this add is supposed to appeal to?
THIRD: Based upon your research, create a comic book or poster that visually conveys the message you want to get across to Bo-reguard about alcohol being a risky behavior.
FOURTH: Write a note to Be-reguard trying to convince him he has a problem and where he can go to get some help.
FIFTH: Determine how you will convince Bo-reguard that alcohol is a risky choice by choosing one of the following approaches:
music video
skit
television commercial
LAST: Prepare a presentation for Be-reguard by showing him your music video, skit, or television commercial.
| Don't forget your friend has a real problem--his life may depend on you convincing him that he needs help! |
To help you, you may want to use the following resources for reference:
Classroom Reference Notebook. You are welcome to take any copies printed on white paper from the reference material notebook.
Classroom textbooks. The alcohol sections have been bookmarked for you.
Library Books. The librarian has these in a special section for you.
Magazines. Those marked magazines for projects in our classroom can be cut up.
Web sites. You could spend hours and hours researching this topic. Don't waste lots of time just endlessly searching. These are great sites to visit to get the information you need for your work.
For an overview of alcohol-related problems, visit http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/guide/hmg06_0003.html
To visit the official web site for Alcoholics Anonymous, visit http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org
To visit the official web site for Al-Anon and Alateen, visit http://www.al-anon.org
For information on Alcohol and liver disease, visit http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept
To visit the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-NCADD- which fights the stigma and disease of alcoholism, visit
http://www.ncadd.orgFor information on the fetal alcohol syndrome (i.e., how alcohol affects unborn babies), visit
http://encyclopedia.com/articles/04449.htmlTo get the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, visit http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/
Here are some guidelines to help you evaluate the quality of your work:
| 1. TITLE PAGE: first and last name and health period clearly labeled on it. | |
| 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS: listing of what is in the portfolio and where each item can be found. | |
| 3. RESEARCH: accurate and current information cited for all questions |  |
| 4. ALCOHOL ADS: at least three ads mounted on white paper along with an analyzation of each add. | |
| 5. COMIC BOOK OR POSTER: neat colorful, legible creative graphics, accurate content to get point across | |
| 6. NOTE TO A FRIEND: written to Bo-reguard on regular notebook paper like you would write a note to a real friend, persuasive | |
| 7. ROUGH DRAFT FOR VIDEO, SKIT OR TV COMMERCIAL: materials needed to create the product listed, props are listed, parts identified, basic script written out. | |
| 8. FINAL COPY OF VIDEO, SKIT OR TV COMMERCIAL: creative, demonstrated knowledge of material, is well-organized and persuasive | |
You will also be evaluated on how your group functions as a team:
Did you offer assistance to each other?
Did each person contribute to the project?
Did team members interact and encourage others in a positive way?
Did your group share, discuss and re-think ideas?
After working so hard, have Borinsky and YOU successfully convinced Bo-reguard that he has a drinking problem and needs some help? Have you given him some suggestions of where to go to get help? Did you find the materials adequate to complete your task? What have you learned about alcohol being a risky choice for teens? What else would/could you do to help Bo-reguard if you had time?