DARE


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DARE Essay ** q  What you enjoyed about the DARE program q  What you have learned to help you make healthy choices in order to stay drug free and avoid violence q  Why you think it is important to stay drug free and avoid violence
 * Assignment summary: ** In order to show how the DARE program has impacted your life you need to write an essay that explains what you have learned from this program.  In your essay you need to express your commitment to stay drug-free and violence-free.  In doing this you need to express:


 * Purpose: ** To write a reflective essay about what you have learned from the DARE program


 * Writer’s Role:  ** A fifth grader
 * Audience:  ** Parents of fifth grade students and classmates
 * Form: ** Mutli – paragraph Essay

1.  An interesting, attention grabbing  25 points  introduction
 * Focus Correction Areas: **

2.  At least five details about what you have  25 points <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; mso-tab-count: 1; msobidifontsize: 10.0pt; msotabcount: 1;"> learned in DARE and why these skills are <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; mso-tab-count: 1; msobidifontsize: 10.0pt; msotabcount: 1;"> important

3. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; mso-tab-count: 1; msobidifontsize: 10.0pt; msotabcount: 1;"> Description of why it is important to make <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; mso-tab-count: 1; msobidifontsize: 10.0pt; msotabcount: 1;"> 35 points <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; mso-tab-count: 1; msobidifontsize: 10.0pt; msotabcount: 1;"> healthy choices in order to stay drug-free <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; mso-tab-count: 1; msobidifontsize: 10.0pt; msotabcount: 1;"> and avoid violence

4. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; mso-tab-count: 1; msobidifontsize: 10.0pt; msotabcount: 1;"> A strong concluding statement that states <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; mso-tab-count: 1; msobidifontsize: 10.0pt; msotabcount: 1;"> 15 points <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; mso-tab-count: 1; msobidifontsize: 10.0pt; msotabcount: 1;"> your commitment to stay drug free

1. Brainstorm information learned from DARE program 2. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; mso-tab-count: 1; msobidifontsize: 10.0pt; msotabcount: 1;"> Brainstorm reasons to stay drug-free and violence-free
 * Procedure: **

3. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; mso-tab-count: 1; msobidifontsize: 10.0pt; msotabcount: 1;"> Fill in organizer

4. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; mso-tab-count: 1; msobidifontsize: 10.0pt; msotabcount: 1;"> Type III – Write rough draft.

5. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; mso-tab-count: 1; msobidifontsize: 10.0pt; msotabcount: 1;"> Read your paper aloud to yourself and make any changes needed.

6. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; mso-tab-count: 1; msobidifontsize: 10.0pt; msotabcount: 1;"> Check for FCAs

7. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; mso-tab-count: 1; msobidifontsize: 10.0pt; msotabcount: 1;"> Hand in all work – rough draft on top. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; mso-tab-count: 1; msobidifontsize: 10.0pt; msotabcount: 1;"> This paper and organizer underneath.

DARE ESSAY GRAPHIC ORGANIZER Interesting way to start: __ (look at sheet in writing folder)
 * Paragraph One: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msobidifontsize: 10.0pt; msospacerun: yes;"> Describe what you enjoyed about the D.A.R.E. program and why **
 * Describe what you enjoyed || Explain why ||
 * Next one or two paragraphs: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msobidifontsize: 10.0pt; msospacerun: yes;"> Describe what you have learned **
 * What have you learned that can help you stay drug free? ||
 * What have you learned that can help you avoid violence? ||
 * Last paragraph: Describe why it’s important to make healthy choices in order to be drug-free and avoid violence (think about goals you have in your life and how getting involved with drugs or violence could ruin these goals) **
 * Why it is important to be drug-free and avoid violence ||
 * Strong concluding statement stating your commitment to stay drug-free and avoid violence ||
 * Why it is important to be drug-free and avoid violence ||
 * Strong concluding statement stating your commitment to stay drug-free and avoid violence ||
 * Strong concluding statement stating your commitment to stay drug-free and avoid violence ||