As an extension, have student write letters to the advertisers, stating why they think their campaigns are irresponsible. Have groups of students act out scenarios presented on situation cards where peer pressure is used to encourage an individual's participation in an activity. Students should demonstrate assertiveness and other appropriate responses to peer pressure when acting out the scenarios. Have them state their boundaries, identify options, and distinguish between aggressive, assertive, and passive responses. Have students line up in a continuum according to how strongly they agree or disagree with the statement.
Students can then form groups to discuss their positions.
Bring the groups back together to discuss. Invite qualified personnel to introduce students to basic first-aid skills. As part of the presentation, have the guest describe a variety of personal and career contexts where first-aid skills are valuable. Give more than one group the same scenario and have students discuss how different people might approach the same emergency procedure in different ways and still achieve the same results. Next Page Copyright 1999.