Learning Objectives

This activity is part of Section 2: The Smokine Zine - Prevention & Cessation ofTeenNet's Virtual Classroom on Tobacco Control. Learning objectives for this section as a whole are:

- Understanding the social, behavioural, psychological aspects of smoking
- Understanding the financial cost of smoking
- Understanding the health costs of smoking
- Understanding the barriers/obstacles to quitting

Teaching Process

In groups, role-play situations in which you would be tempted/pressured/encouraged/craving to smoke and explore different ways the characters can choose to act in each situation.

Vary the characters from peers who are ardent non-smokers, peers who define themselves as social smokers, and peers who are trying to quit.

Teachers Notes

- Focus on creating realistic personas, to help students fully explore the issues. Have students refer to the pages bookmarked for Section 2 in order to more realistically develop their characters.