I found this poster by typing in "anti-drug posters" on Google. It appealed to me because cigarettes don't come up in class too often, but indeed are still a deadly drug.
1. Why does the author use different colored font for the words "drugs" and "your life"?
2. What is the purpose of having the person be made out of the word drugs?
3. Why do the words change from drugs to death as the smoke goes up?
4. What is the effect of the author saying it is not funny or a joke? Why does he choose these words?
I found this poster on a website with motivational posters. It came along with an article with an article about attention-getting drug awareness posters, which stated that putting up posters like this one helps to keep workplaces drug-free. I think the reason This poster is attention-getting is because of its rhetoric and context.
How does the maker of this poster use pathos to appeal to the audience?
How does the maker of this poster use the idea of the American Dream to emphasize the effects of drug use?
What do you think is the meaning of the blurriness of the top of the picture?
How do you think the environment around the shredder and the angle at which the audience sees the shredder helps emphasize the effects of drug abuse?
I found it on a quitting adderall website. It attracted me because it's about adderall, and there was also a documentary video posted by group one about adderall. I like this picture. It's visualable and verbal.
I can see the effects of abusing adderall directly and straightly.
Discussion questions:
How the creator represent the result of abusing adderall in this picture?
Why does the creator use the hands holding on the rail in the picture?
How is this picture connected to the documentary video posed by group 1 also about the adderall?
Does it have the answer to the question of whether adderall should be banned to use?
What is the effective of using numbers in this picture?
This is a poster from an anti-drug campaign. I found it after typing into google "anti drug posters". I liked it because it was straight to the point, and visually interesting.
1.) Why do you think the author used the word "beauty"?
2.) What effect does the black and white theme have on the message?
3.) Why was only half her face "on drugs"?
4.) Why did the author put the word "drugs" in a larger and different colored font?
This is a link to a picture of words arranged into the shape of a beer bottle. I found this picture by typing in anti drug advertisements into google. I liked this picture because it is plain but still makes a strong impact on the viewer about the negative effects of alcohol. The message is that alcohol destroys more lives then natural disasters and all the wars combined.
Why does the creator of this picture choose to hold off saying that he is talking about alcohol till the last line?
What effect does calling alcohol "the slickest thief" have on the overall message?
How does the personification of alcohol impact the viewer’s perception of alcohol?
Would the image be more effective if it had more visual elements?
How does this image appeal to the pathos and logos of the viewer?
This video is a public service announcement from Above the Influence it shows a group of teenagers at a party, on a stage with their arms and legs attached to strings as if they were puppets. The commercial encourages teenagers to be above the influence and to stay in control of your own life. I found this video, called Above The Influence Stage hands on Youtube.
Discussion Questions:
1. How does the creator's choice to include teenagers who were not drinking affect the commercial's message? Would the message have been as effective without them?
2. How does the commercial's setting affect it's message?
3. Why was this commercials audience more geared towards the teenagers themselves, rather than parents?
4. What is the significance of using puppet strings in this commercial?
5. In the commercial it mentions, "if you're not in control, who is?" What are the creators of this commercial trying to convey with this statement?
This is a rap song by the group Cypress Hill called Dr. Greenthumb. The whole theme of the song is that Cypress Hill love the drug Marijuana. In the video they are shown being doctors at a hospital treating Marijuana plants as patients. They have a whole section of the hospital with multiple Marijuana plants and the crazy experiments they are conducting on the drug.
1. How does Cypress Hill portray marijuana in their song by calling themselves "Dr. Greenthumb"?
2. Why do you think Cypress Hill chose to use the term "doctor" instead of another job title in their song?
3. Does the video send a positive or negative view about Marijuana?
4. What do you think was the overall message of this song by Cypress Hill? Why did you think this was the message?
This is a documentary video based on the use of adderall, a
pharmaceutical drug, and the increasing availability to students. It is
directed towards college students who are considering getting tested for
Attention Deficit Disorder or ADHD just for the perks of using adderall that allows
them to focus better in class. It also emphasizes that people with an ADD/ADHD disability are abusing adderall by selling it illegially. It is intended for this clip to inform the viewer about adderall abuse for the prescribed and unprescribed user. I found the video named Adderall Documentary on Youtube.
Discussion:
1. Should there be tighter restrictions on the quantity of prescribed adderall? Should patients be required to revisit their doctor before the next prescription is picked up?
2. Should there be legal criteria for a diagnosis of ADD to make sure patients have it?
3. Do you think that people who are prescribed adderall abuse the drug more than people who aren't prescribed adderall?
4. In your opinion, with people who are familiar with adderall, is their incentive to abuse it (get a high) or for educational purposes?
5. Should adderall be labelled as a performance enhancing drug?
This video is a public
service announcement against alcohol abuse.
It shows a young girl at a support group, describing how she will become
an alcoholic in the future. The girl
talks about how having a problem with alcohol will cause her to have other
problems. The commercial encourages
parents to talk to their children about alcohol abuse in order to prevent them
from becoming dependent on alcohol. I found this video, called AFN Commercial – Stop Alcohol Abuse on
YouTube.
Discussion Questions:
1. How does the creator’s
choice to use a young girl in this situation affect the commercial’s
message? Would the commercial have been
as effective if the main character had been a young boy or another adult?
2. Is the commercial
effective in its goal to raise awareness of alcohol abuse?
3. How does the
commercial’s tone affect its message?
4. What type of audience
is this message geared towards?
5. In the public service
announcement, the young girl mentions that, in the future, alcohol won’t be her
only problem. What type of message are the creators implying by this comment?
I liked the idea of choosing a piece of media that many people come in contact with, and I know twitter is huge for social networking these days. I chose to use a tweet from rapper Wiz Khalifa. The tweet was posted in the morning, and Wiz is describing what he is doing since he's awake and ready to start his day. Wiz puts his own spin on the phrase "the finer things in life".
What is Wiz implying from his phrase "Smokin On The Finer Things In Life"?
What does this phrase mean to Wiz?
Is there significance to the rest of his post (after he says "Smokin On The Finer Things In Life")? Or is there no significance?
Does the rest of his post affect his phrase "Smokin On The Finer Things In Life"?
How does his word choice impact his audience?
