TOBACCO LETTER LINKS
You are to compose a letter about tobacco and give your thoughts about the
issue of tobacco use. Using the outline below, construct a letter about
tobacco use and then at the end give the reasons why you choose to use or not
use tobacco in your life.
Use this website to find information about tobacco and use it in your
letter. Great sites for facts and information about tobacco, smokeless
tobacco, secondhand smoke, and the dangers of tobacco.
Each paragraph need to contain the following information:
OUTLINE
PARAGRAPH 1 Introduction--Introduce yourself by telling who you are, what
you like to do for fun, and anyother information you would like to share. (4
or more sentences)
PARAGRAPH 2 THE BASIC FACTS--Using the websites below find five basic facts
about tobacco or tobacco use (put in sentence form)
PARAGRAPH 3 NONFATAL PROBLEMS--Using the websites, find 3 statistics or
facts about tobacco use (not the death statistics) (sentence form)
PARAGRAPH 4 KILLER PROBLEMS--Using the websites, find 3 statistics or facts
about tobacco or second-hand smoke (sentence form)
PARAGRAPH 5 MY DECISION--Writing 5 sentences tell me what your decision
about using tobacco and why.
EXTRA CREDIT IDEAS
Decorate your envelope with smoke-free messages
Make reference to two smoking information websites in your letter
Download a picture from ther Internet and include in your letter.
Write a poem about tobacco. Youcan include it in your lettere or turn in
separately.
Internet Links
http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=22542
http://www.cancer.org/eprise/main/docroot/PED/ped_10_1?sitearea=WHO
http://www.thetruth.com/index.cfm?seek=install_flash
http://www.smokehelp.org/
http://www.stepupnc.com/
Type in the word "tobacco" and the site will take you to articles
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/educational_materials/yuthfax1.htm
Type in "smokeless tobacco" and it will take you to articles
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/sgr4kids/smokless.htm
http://www.pbs.org/inthemix/shows/show_smoking.html
Other Resources