Health Poster Activity

Anti-Smoking Ads

Name: ______

You are asked to create an original and creative anti-smoking advertisement to promote healthier living. Your target audience or males and females between the ages of 11 and 16. You may research common facts (or refer to the tobacco and youth fact sheet) to use in your ad, model it after the stupid.ca smoking ads studied, or come up with your own original design. Your ad should include the following:

creative and colourful graphics – pictures, fonts, graphs etc.

catch phrase that incorporates correct language and tone for target audience

a clear and effective message about the effects of smoking, physically and socially

connecting how smoking effects your spiritual relationship with God

proper organization and use of space

visual appeal

Please refer to the rubric and ad samples discussed in class to guide your thinking. Remember, a rough draft is necessary in order to complete an effective and appropriate designed ad.

RUBRIC

Criteria / Level 4 / Level 3 / Level 2 / Level 1
Knowledge and Understanding / Demonstrates excellent understanding of the effects of smoking on young people, physically and socially. / Demonstrates good understanding of the effects of smoking on young people, physically and socially. / Demonstrates some understanding of the effects of smoking on young people, physically and socially. / Demonstrates limited understanding of the effects of smoking on young people, physically and socially.
Thinking / Interprets and uses information about the physical and social effects of smoking with excellent effectiveness. / Interprets and uses information about the physical and social effects of smoking with good effectiveness. / Interprets and uses information about the physical and social effects of smoking with some effectiveness. / Interprets and uses information about the physical and social effects of smoking with limited effectiveness.
Communication / Organizes ideas and uses space to create an anti-smoking poster with excellent effectiveness. / Organizes ideas and uses space to create an anti-smoking poster with good effectiveness. / Organizes ideas and uses space to create an anti-smoking poster with some effectiveness. / Organizes ideas and uses space to create an anti-smoking poster with limited effectiveness.
Application / Applies thorough knowledge of the effects of smoking on their spiritual relationship with God. / Applies good knowledge of the effects of smoking on their spiritual relationship with God. / Applies some knowledge of the effects of smoking on their spiritual relationship with God. / Applies little knowledge of the effects of smoking on their spiritual relationship with God.