Tobacco
Kristie King - Language Arts
Position Statement 11th Grade For this writing assignment you will take a negative and a positive position on the issue of smoking which we discussed in class. You will express your opinion and feelings and state logical reasons for your feelings on this subject.
Do you have an opposing argument and want to refute it? (Refute means to prove that it is wrong.) End with a clear restatement of your position.
Each group member must choose a topic about smoking that the group agrees on and research it. Each member is responsible for writing a 150-300 word paragraph on the chosen topic. The paragraphs will be arranged in a logical order to form a three or four paragraph research paper to be handed in and graded.
Plus, as a group, a collage on the topic of smoking will be designed and constructed and each group member will prepare a PERSONAL STATEMENT (your opinion on smoking). BOTH of these assignments will be presented to the class.
Possible Topics
- Health Concerns- statistics, diseases associated with smoking, compare to chewing tobacco and cigars, the effects on pregnancy.
- History of Tobacco
- Tobacco Industry
- What is in a cigarette???
- Things being done to stop teenage smoking
- How Hollywood has glamourized smoking over the years. Is it sexy to smoke?? (in movies and magazines)
Minimum Requirements
- 1 Topic sentence
- 3 or more Supporting sentences
- 1 Concluding sentence
- 150-300 words or more
Action on Smoking and Health
http://ash.org/
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a national nonprofit legal action and educational organization fighting for the rights of nonsmokers against the many problems of smoking. ASH uses the tremendous power of the law to represent nonsmokers in courts and legislative bodies and before regulatory agencies.Alcohol and Tobacco
http://www.athealth.com/Practitioner/ceduc/alc_tob.html
Our online community consists of psychiatrists, pediatricians, family practitioners, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, social workers, counselors, researchers, educators, school psychologists, caregivers, and others who meet the diverse needs of those with mental health concerns.Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights
http://www.no-smoke.org/
Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights is the only national lobbying organization dedicated to nonsmokers' rights, taking on the tobacco industry at all levels of government to protect nonsmokers from secondhand smoke and youth from tobacco addiction. ANR pursues an action-oriented program of policy and legislation. Check out the Youth Link.Cigarette Ingredients
http://quitsmoking.about.com/cs/ingredients/index.htm?terms=cigarette
Until recently, most smokers thought they only got tobacco, nicotine, and flavoring in their cigarettes and had no idea they were getting much more. 599 additives including carcinogens, toxins, ammonia, and many more chemicals will leave you breathless from reading what's in there.Health Topic: Tobacco
http://www.cdc.gov/health/tobacco.htm
Hollywood and the Cigarette
http://smokefreemovies.ucsf.edu/pdf/sfm3.nyt.revised.pdf
McSpotlight on the Tobacco Industry
http://www.mcspotlight.org/beyond/tobacco.html
Each year smoking kills more Americans than alcohol, cocaine, crack, heroin, homicide, suicide, automobile accidents, fires and AIDS combined ... victims die more than twenty years before the life expectancy of non-smokers.National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Office on Smoking and Health
Tobacco INformatin and Prevention Source (TIPS)
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/
Research, Data & Reports are available here as well as tips to stop smoking, etc.Pennsylvania Highlights - Health Impacts - Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/statehi/html_2002/pennsylvania.htm
Peers Against Tobacco
http://www.peersagainsttobacco.org/pages/p.a.t_home.htm
Compendium of information just for kids!Spiking Tobacco: How to Keep Smokers Hooked
http://quitsmoking.about.com/library/weekly/aa071999.htm
Tobacco.org
http://www.tobacco.org/
An information site with a Timeline that is GREAT! Pictures, articles on health issues, too.Tobacco Timeline
http://www.tobacco.org/resources/history/tobacco_history.html
Tobacco Atlas
http://www5.who.int/tobacco/page.cfm?sid=84
Tobacco Cessation Guideline
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/
The latest drugs and counseling techniques for treating tobacco use and dependence. Information in English and Spanish.Tobacco Free Initiative
http://tobacco.who.int/index.cfm
The Tobacco Free Initiative (TFI) is a WHO cabinet project created to focus international attention, resources and action on the global tobacco pandemic that kills four million people a year today.Youth Fact Guide
http://kickbutt.org/youth/factguide/00.htmlbr> These pages serve as a resource center for youth and those who work with them to find resources, share any information, and creatively generate new ideas for youth oriented health activism.