Underage Drinking

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Learning Intention

• I will collect ideas to discuss in my next folio piece on underage drinking.

Task:Describe what underage drinking means to you and what you think about it.

• Why are we writing another essay?• Why are we writing an informative

essay on underage drinking?

The facts• 10% of 12-15 yr-old drinkers say they buy their

own alcohol.[1]63% of 16-17 yr-olds have bought their own booze in pubs, nightclubs and bars.

• 54% of 11-12 year olds said they drank at home or at someone else's home. 33% of 15 yr-olds drank alcohol in a pub or bar and 26% of 14-yr-olds said they drank at parties with friends.

• A majority of head teachers surveyed in 2004 by the BBC Six-o'clock news believed that alcohol was a bigger problem than drug abuse in their schools.

• The legal drinking age in Britain is 18. In the USA it is 21 and in some European countries, e.g. Germany and Italy, it is 16.

Why do underage teenagers drink?

What problems does underage drinking cause?

What can we do to stop underage drinking?

Learning Intention

• I will research underage drinking in order to prepare for my essay.

Task: Describe your relationship with alcohol. Describe all the ways in which you come into contact with alcohol (parties, adverts, shops etc). How does this make you feel? Are you ever tempted? Why?

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Questions1. How easy is it for young people to get

alcohol? Discuss the ways.2. List all of the brands of alcohol you are

aware of. How do you know about these?3. Would you say that alcohol

advertisements are aimed at young people? In what way?

4. What do these adverts make you think about alcohol? Is this good or bad and why?

5. Do you think companies should be allowed to advertise alcohol? Why?

Learning Intention

I will research the facts about underage drinking as preparation for my essay.

Task

Task

• Look through the books on underage drinking.

• Search the books for interesting facts, statistics and information about the topic.

• Write the information into your jotter so you can use it in your essay.

Learning Intention

• I will plan my essay on teenage drinking.

Remember to:• Describe examples and include facts you

have learned about.• Write formally and clearly.• Organise your ideas and don’t go off on

tangents.• Spell and punctuate accurately. • Make your essay interesting and detailed.

1. Introduction• Introduce the topic• Outline the problem2. Paragraph 2• Explain the reasons why teenagers drink.3. Paragraph 3• Describe the influence the media has over teenage

drinkers and how it attracts young people, e.g. adverts, packaging, TV etc.

4. Paragraph 4• Explain the dangers of teenagers drinking alcohol.5. Paragraph 5• Discuss possible solutions to the problem of teenage

drinking and what could be done to stop it.6. Conclusion• Sum up your main ideas (is it good, bad, why etc?• Discuss your personal opinion on the topic.