Above the Influence

Congratulations! You have been chosen to create a newspaper to encourage and inform
teenagers on the harmful effects of illegal drugs.
Getting Started:
1. Go to Microsoft Office 2007
2. Click on Microsoft Publisher 2007
3. Click on Newsletters
4. Pick out Newspaper Template & change Options to one-page spread
5. Increase viewing size to 75% to 100%
6. Begin assignment
Expectations:
Include the following in your newspaper:
1. Title of Newspaper
2. Article 1 with picture
3. Article 2 with picture
4. Article 3 with picture
5. An Advice Column
6. Editorial
7. Editorial Cartoons
Details on Expectations:
1. Title of Newspaper:
Title should relate to substance use/abuse or encourage teens to avoid
illegal drugs
2. Article 1 with picture
Include 1 article based on the what your illegal drug is
the interview of a doctor on the harmful effects of smoking while pregnant
o Title of article
o Include information about what your drug is
What is your drug
What is the makeup of the drug (ingredients)
What are street names for your drug
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3. Article 2 with picture
Include 1 article with the physical, social, and psychological effects of your
drug
o Title of article
o Include physical implications
What happens to the body
o Include social implications
What happens around them
o Include psychological implications
What happens to their mind
o 5 problems that occur to someone abusing using your drug

4. Article 3 with picture

Include 1 article based on an article of a drug rehabilitation center on the
harmful effects of your illegal drug used
o Title of article
o Include name of drug
o Explain what there definition is for abuse or addiction relating to
your drug
o Explain what their treatment option is for your drug addiction
5. An Advice Column
Include question on how to quit stop the substance abuse of your drug.
Include question on how to prevent the substance abuse of your drug.
Include answer to question including 5 or more strategies to quit the
substance abuse of your drug.
Include answer to question about prevention including 5 or more
strategies to prevent the substance abuse of your drug.
6. Editorial (Opinion article)
Include 1 editorial from the perspective of a person dying from you drug
on why a person should not use that drug product
Write using from first person point of view
o Include 5 or more harmful ingredients in your drug
o Include why your drug is addicting
o Include 5 or more long term effects of your drug use
o Include persons advice on not using your drug product
7. Editorial Cartoons
Include 3 editorial cartoon related to your drug use

Take the Challenge (Extra Credit):

8. Obituary
Include 1 obituary related to your illegal drug use
o Include picture
o Cause of death
o Short description of life (similar to obituaries in newspapers
9. Wanted Ad
Include picture
Crime committed relating to or under the influence of an illegal drug
Name of drug used
Reward
10. Include information on where to get help for substance abuse in your city
Include an article on a sports figure accused on using illegal drugs

Include picture
Drug used
Consequences

11. Additional Images