Illicit Drug Project -Janeski

PART I: Create a Google Slides, PowerPoint, Powtoon, Prezi (or other comparable

program) on your illicit drug.

You must use 2+ different sources and ONE must be a DATABASE. Include the following:

Title slide (1 slide)

o Drug name/classification

o Group members

Examples/Types & Appearance (1-3 slides)

Effects (1-2 slides)

o Short term & long term

Schedule of Drug (I, II, III, IV)/What is this? (1 slide)

Penalties for possession/use (1-2 slides)

Who uses this drug? (1 slide)

Additional information (1 slide)

Works Cited with properly formatted source entries (NOT just URLS) (1 slide)

PART II: To accompany your power point or Prezi presentation, your group must write a narrative of NO

MORE THAN 809 typed words (2-3 pages double-spaced). See the narrative parameters.

You must include the following formatting:

MLA

o heading with all group members’ names, teacher name, class, and date

o double spacing

o Times New Roman 12”

Word count at the end

Works Cited in MLA 8

o You must use at least two sources – one must be a database

You must include the following information about your drug in your narrative:

Drug name(s) – common and nicknames/street names

Drug classification

The effects of the drug, short and/or long term

o Physiological (effects on body)

o Psychological (effects on mind)

o What a user “looks” like and “acts” like

Negative repercussions of using the drug

o addiction rates

o social effects, relational effects, ability to function as a productive member of society, etc.

You may also include any/all of the following:

Ways to stop using the drug

Long term effects of the drug IF your narrative allows for that perspective

Drug schedule/potential for abuse

Ways the drug is obtained

Penalties for possession/use

Refusal skills

Additional info.

Cite those images! For this project,

simply link the URL below each image.

If all images are from one site, use the

phrase “All images courtesy of

____________” in your Works Cited.

Narrative Essays

Life is full of surprises and difficulties. A twist of fate can make life miserable or wonderful. Narrative essays

are about experiences that people face during their lives. They tell a story which is meaningful and important; it can be real, or imagination based. It describes how a certain event can change a major part of someone and his/her life and how he/she has reacted to that event. A good narrative isn't just an enjoyable or amusing story, but has a point to make, an idea to pass on. The writer uses details that are significant and merges them to build up a story line that is easy for the reader to follow.

You will be writing as if you are in the story. You may be the user, a close friend, a teacher or counselor,

a parent, a police officer, etc.—anyone who is “close” to the user.

Avoid telling the whole story—the boring, here-is-everything-that-happened-from-start-to-finish story—

but instead FOCUS on those events that lead you to the POINT of your narrative, your SO WHAT?

Remember to include the required information about your drug in your narrative (see above):

Features

Introduction Indicates that the paper is a narrative by setting up the situation Uses the first person perspective of your story teller—I, me, my, mine, our, us—that

invites the reader into an intimate discussion. You as the narrator are PART OF THE STORY.

Middle Tells a story that is meaningful and important FOCUS – include only relevant details

Includes specific events, anecdotes (little stories within the story) Includes details—sensory images, metaphors, similes, etc.

May include some dialogue Includes description and thoughts that lead the reader to reflect on the human

condition (what it means to be human) AVOIDs clichés

Conclusion/Ending Makes a point, an idea to pass on, a So What? Describes how the events of the story have changed someone(s) and his/her life Describes how a character has reacted to the events

Narrative Essay Sample

Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good

mood and always had something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!"

He was a unique manager because he had several waiters who had followed him around from restaurant to restaurant. The reason the waiters followed Jerry was because of his attitude. He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.

Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry

and asked him, "I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the

time. How do you do it?"

Jerry replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, 'Jerry, you

have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you

can choose to be in a bad mood.' I choose to be in a good mood. Each

time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can

Sets up the

situation

Narrator

uses first

person “I.”

This story is

really about

him, the first

person

narrator (not

Jerry).

Each new

speaker

begins a

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choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone

comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I

can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life."

"Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested.

"Yes it is," Jerry said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live life." I reflected on what Jerry said.

Soon thereafter, I left the restaurant industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it. Several years later, I heard that Jerry did something you are never supposed to do in the restaurant business:

he left the back door open one morning, and three armed robbers held him up at gunpoint. While trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from nervousness, slipped off the combinations. The robbers panicked and shot him.

Luckily, fellow employees found Jerry relatively quickly and rushed him to the local trauma center. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, the hospital released Jerry with fragments of the bullets still in his body. I saw Jerry about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins.

Wanna see my scars?" I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place.

"The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door," Jerry replied. "Then, as I lay on the floor, I remembered I had two choices: I could choose to live, or I could choose to die. I chose to live."

"Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked.

Jerry continued, "The paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the emergency room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read, 'He's a dead man.' I knew I needed to take action."

"What did you do?" I asked.

"Well, there was a big, burly nurse shouting questions at me," said Jerry. "She asked if I was allergic to anything. 'Yes,' I said. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, 'Bullets!' Over their laughter, I told them, ‘I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead.’"

Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his

amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice

to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything.

809 words

Suggests the point

to be made;

continues to set up

the situation

--illuminates the

human condition

Describes how you, the

narrator has reacted to

the events and how

you have changed your

outlook

Conclusion makes a

point, passes on an idea

Includes specific

events, an anecdote

(short story)

--uses sensory

images

--uses dialogue

Restates the

message on the

human condition

(what it means to

be human)

Stays focused

on the point;

avoids the

boring, I’m-

going-to-tell-

you-everything

approach

Your presentation AND your narrative will be graded on the following rubric:

SUBMIT THIS RUBRIC STAPLED TO THE FRONT OF YOUR NARRATIVE

Points

A

B C C D D F

30 PPT/Prezi includes all drug information, required slides, and has visual appeal 30 29 28 27

PPT/Prezi is lacking 1-2 pieces of required information/slides and has limited visual appeal 26 25 24 23

PPT/Prezi is lacking several pieces of required information/slide and/or lacks visual appeal 22 21 20

Requirements are not included 19 18 17 16 15

30 Drug content in the narrative is fully fleshed out; all required drug information is clear; reader has a full understanding of drug aspects 30 29 28 27

Drug content in the narrative is mostly fleshed out; most drug information is clear, though 1-2 may be missing; reader has an understanding of drug aspects 26 25 24 23

Drug content in the narrative is lacking; many required drug information elements are missing; reader may not have a full understanding of drug aspects 22 21 20

Severely lacking in content 19 18 17 16 15

20 Narrative elements are all present and work well: written in 1st person with narrator as part of story; intro that states issue; body that includes anecdotes and details; conclusion that makes a point; writing is lively, creative, and shows style 20 19 18

Narrative elements are mostly present and work okay: 1-2 of the following may be missing: 1st person narrator; intro that states issue; body that includes anecdotes and details; conclusion that makes a point; writing may be lively, creative, and shows style 17 16 15

Narrative elements tell a story but several of the following may be missing: 1st person narrator; intro that states issue; body that includes anecdotes and details; conclusion that makes a point; writing may be lively, creative, and shows style 14 13

It’s hard to tell this is a narrative…. 12 11 10

10 Works Cited elements are close to perfect in both the presentation and the narrative: 10 9

Works Cited contains 1-2 errors: spacing, alphabetizing, hanging indent, font, title, entry contents 8 7

Works Cited contains several errors: spacing, alphabetizing, hanging indent, font, title, entry contents 6

Works Cited is there but botched (<5 if it is missing completely) 5

5 MLA elements are close to perfect 5

MLA elements contain 1-2 errors: 4-line heading, title, double-spacing, font, word count 4 3

MLA elements have several errors: 4-line heading, title, double-spacing, font, word count 2

MLA format is botched 1

5 Conventions of grammar are well attended to 5

Conventions of grammar are well attended to with minor errors that do not interfere with meaning 4 3

Conventions of grammar are attended to but include below-grade-level errors 2

Conventions of grammar exhibit several below-grade-level errors 1