| Introduce topic by describing, activity name, content standard, and objectives. Start the session by asking participants the following questions: -Is it possible to have fun at a party without alcohol? -Do you know anyone who drinks too fast? -Do you know anyone who never drinks? -Do you know a person who will always be the one who buys the alcohol? -How many drinks do you get normally? -How often do you drink alcohol? -Are there different ways or styles of drinking? Inform the participants that according to the National Library of Medicine, many people with alcohol problems cannot realize when their consumption is out of control. Accentuate that one of their recommendations as a first step is to be aware of how much they are drinking and how the consumption of alcoholic beverages affect you and those around them. Tell the participants that they will read and discuss an article that talks about the different types or styles of drinking alcohol. Organize six teams and give a copy of the article to each participant. Assign a section of the article to each group as follows: -Team 1: Social Drinker -Team 2: Stress Drinker -Team 3: Binge Drinker -Team 4: Self-Medication Drinker -Team 5: High-risk Drinker -Team 6: Drunkorexic Provide instructions as to how each individual will read their assigned section by themselves. After each individual has had time to read their section, they need to discuss what they read within their own assigned group. After each small completes the discussion of the assigned section, they need to identify a reporter who will summarize their discussion to the whole class (make sure that you observe the groups so you can give them enough time to discuss the topic at hand). While the groups are discussing the topics, make sure you write the drinking styles list on the board. Ask the reporters to report on the characteristics of each drinking style and write their description on the appropriate row or column. After each reporter finishes their summary, ask the rest of the group if they know of someone who fits those characteristics. Ask them to expand as much as possible. As a culminating activity, ask the participants if they would like to share their personal feeling about their drinking style. If no one volunteers, share about someone who you know that has one of the most problematic drinking styles. |