Title of Lesson

Don’t Get Caught in the Storm of Peer Pressure

A 9^th and 10^th Grade Web Quest

Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page

Introduction:

Fred is at a big end of the year party. Upon Fred’s arrival, he notices alcohol, kids who are smoking, and even some kids who are doing drugs.

Fred does not want to drink or do drugs, because he is star of his high school football team and he knows if he gets caught doing these acts he will be off the team. He also does not want to disappoint his parents who trusted him to steer clear of drugs and alcohol. As Fred goes around talking with the different groups, he becomes more and more nervous. Give Fred an umbrella by helping him use different strategies to say no, and make it through the night without giving into peer pressure.

Task:

Your role is to help Fred weather the storm. Give Fred different options of what he could be doing instead of going to a party, and give different strategies that he use now that he is there!

Your assignment:

Create an advertisement with at least two graphics showing Fred what fun things he could do to instead of the party or what he can do now that he is at the party and facing peer pressure. Include an eye-catching title for your ad. When going through the Web quest, make sure to answer the questions from Fred’s point of view. You will turn in your group’s web quest paper with your advertisement.

Process:

1. Get into groups of two or three.

2. Open a Microsoft Word document. You will use this to keep track of the information you are receiving. You will be graded on this sheet.

3. Log onto the internet. Go to the following website: http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/friend/peer_pressure_p3.html . Type the four examples on how Fred could avoid peer pressure.

4. Go to the following parenting website: http://parentingteens.about.com/library/sp/drugs/bl-alcohol3.htm. Read about how parents can help their teens. Do you think that the six ways to Say No would be effective? Type the six ways to Say No, and write which ones would work in Fred’s situation.

5. Go to the following website: http://www.4girls.gov/together/pressure.htm. Read the page and type the four columns of the exercise. Answer the four columns from Fred’s point of view.

6. Then go to http://www.abouthealth.com/topic_dialogue.cfm?YP_Excerpt_ID=34&Topic_Title=5. Read the teens stories and see which one relates to Fred the most. Type the name of the person your group believes Fred relates to the most.

7. Go to http://www.ianr.unl.edu/pubs/family/nf211.htm , and scroll down until you see “Effective Strategies for Coping With Peer Pressure”. Type out the ones that you feel would be effective for Fred’s situation.

Evaluation:

Your group as a whole will receive a grade on the following:

Category	Exceptional	Proficient	Basic	Needs Improvement	Total Points:
Content/Accuracy 15 Points	All facts in the advertisement are accurate, and are in accordance with websites provided.	90% of the facts in the advertisement are accurate; some facts from websites are left out.	80% of the facts in the advertisement are accurate; some facts are not from the websites provided.	Fewer then 80% of the facts are accurate; did not seem to look at correct websites.
Attractiveness/Organization 15 Points	The advertisement has exceptionally attractive formatting and well-organized information.	The advertisement has attractive formatting and well-organized information.	The advertisement has well-organized information.	The advertisement’s formatting and organizations of material are confusing to the reader.
Writing/Mechanics 15 Points	Capitalization and punctuation are correct throughout the advertisement.	Capitalization and punctuation are correct throughout brochure after feedback from an adult.	1-2 capitalization and/or punctuation errors in the advertisement even after feedback from an adult.	Several capitalization and/or punctuation errors in advertisement.
Pictures/Graphics 15 Points	Graphics go well with the text and there is a good mix of text and graphics	Graphics go well with the text, but there are too many	Graphics go well with text but there are too few.	Graphics do not go well with accompanying text; appear to be randomly chosen.
Web Quest Sheet 20 Points	All information is there, and word processed.	Most information is there, and word processed.	Information is missing, and word processed.	Significant amount of information is missing, and it is not word processed.

Your individual performance will be evaluated by the following:

Category

Exceptional

Proficient

Basic

Needs Improvement

Total Points:

Group Involvement

20 Points

Student did his or her part, constantly focused on the task at hand.

Student could be relied on by group members. Focuses on the task and what needs to be done most of the time.

Focuses on the task and what needs to be done some of the time. Other group members must sometimes nag, prod, and remind to keep this person on-task.

Rarely focuses on the task and what needs to be done. Lets others do the work.

Final Grade

/ 100

Conclusion:

Fred thanks all of you for your help and determination to resist peer pressure. I hope that you have found different strategies in coping with peer pressure.

Just saying no may be too cliché, and using an umbrella of different strategies can help you avoid peer pressure and can help you feel better about yourself.

Remember that it takes strength, and self confidence to stand up for what you believe. You can do it!

Credits:

Thanks to the following websites:

http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/friend/peer_pressure_p3.html .

http://parentingteens.about.com/library/sp/drugs/bl-alcohol3.htm

http://www.4girls.gov/together/pressure.htm

http://www.abouthealth.com/topic_dialogue.cfm?YP_Excerpt_ID=34&Topic_Title=5

http://www.ianr.unl.edu/pubs/family/nf211.htm