- Using
the Circles of Influence
slide (9.E), remind the students
that the entire unit on alcohol, cannabis, and other
drugs in this Healthy Living course has been on the
types of things that can influence teens' decisions
about alcohol and other drugs.
- Tell the
students that many of the activities in the past few
weeks actually included a fourth type of influence-the
ways each of them as individuals can influence other
people and maybe even things in their community. Remind
them about the types of activities they completed under
each of the three learning themes.
-
Based on the
things they have done in class, ask the students to
brainstorm a list of things they can do that
potentially influence others. The list might
include
- Informing
others of drug-related risks
- developing new ways of
providing accurate information to teens
- being
aware of the risks and sharing their knowledge
- getting
involved when a friend seems to be having trouble
- preventing an accident or
injury
- paying
attention to the development of treatments in the
news; writing letters to the editor
- lobbying
politicians
- saving a life
- Informing
others of drug-related risks
- Instead of brainstorming an inclusive list, keep the brainstorming to a minimum and ask each student to write down and submit their own personal list of how they can influence others. This can be used as an individual student assessment piece.