Transcript DRUGS AND THE MEDIA

DRUGS AND
THE MEDIA
By
Mr. Amey
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How does the media portray drug us?
 In a negative or a positive way.
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Most of the time drug use is portrayed as
negative in the media.
 Some of the more positive commercials come from
over the counter drug commercials or
prescription drug commercials.
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Do you think that drug use or drug dealing is
glamorized by the media?
 How so?
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There are a lot of movies and television shows
that often center around drug use and drug
dealing.
 Do you think that these shows do this to promote
drug use, prevent drug use, or do it just to get
people to watch their movies or shows?
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Scareface?
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The
Corner?
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Paid
In Full?
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This is not only limited to the visual but to the
audio as well.
 Take for a minute to think about some of the
songs that you listen to.
 Can you name some songs that have lyrics about
drug use or drug dealing in them?
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Now were going to play what does it mean.
 I am going to give you the song lyrics and you tell
me what it means in terms of positive message
about drugs or a negative message
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 “Like
crispy
cream I was
cookin them O’s;
like horseshoes I
was tossin them
O’s!”
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 “The
year is
ninety-four and
in my trunk is
raw; in my
rearview mirror
is the
(EXPLICITIVE)
law!”
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“Quarter brick,
half a brick, whole
brick ay, quarter
pound, half a
pound, whole
pound okay,
hundred pills,
thousand pills,
servin major
weight!”
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Many students like yourself are exposed to these
images and songs on a daily basis.
 Do these or any other videos, television shows, or
songs determine how you feel about drugs?
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Think about a celebrity that you like or admire.
 How would you feel about that person if they
were arrested for drug use or dealing drugs?
 Would you continue to support that person?
Why? Or Why not?
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Now imagine that you and a group of friends
have been asked to design a poster that will
made into a bill board.
 The bill board will be put up on road signs and on
the side of buses, basically everywhere.
 The billboard must be an anti-drug bill board
 There must be an illustration made for it and
there needs to be a slogan to go with it.
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