Place all the papers in a container - a heart shaped box adds a nice touch. Read and discuss each item, add missing elements, group ideas together and prioritize the groups. Remove some items from the list and ask students to discuss the consequences of the missing elements. Students can also use this discussion to develop personal plans. Have groups discuss what they know about the methods.
All groups report back.
This activity provides opportunities to increase people s comfort in discussing birth control, to add missing information, and to correct misinformation. An alternative is to have the group write a commercial for the birth control methods. Review the basic components of persuasive ads first. Give participants a series of brief descriptions of different couples situations. Each situation should be different in terms of the couple s age, life circumstances, sexual behavior, medical concerns, desire to be parents, environment, STI risk factors, etc.