K-12 Health Lesson Plans and Curriculum
Lesson Plans
Lesson Overview Teaching Steps Assessment Discuss

No Form of Tobacco Is Safe
Grade Level: High School
Content Area: Tobacco


Assessment
Ask students to write reflective summaries explaining what they learned by working on their projects. Tell them to include suggestions for creating messages about staying tobacco-free that would be convincing for middle school students and explain why they are good messages.

Extension
Videotaped performances could be shared with middle school health teachers for use in their classes, shown to the home-school association, broadcast over the local TV news station, etc.


Assessment Criteria


CONCEPTS

Student work demonstrates accurate information about:
  • Health effects of tobacco use.
  • Benefits of being tobacco-free.


ADVOCACY

Student work demonstrates proficiency by providing:
  • Evidence of a health-enhancing position.
  • Evidence of conviction.
  • Evidence of audience awareness.