The legal drinking age in the United States is 21. However, according to the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 24 percent of teens aged 12 to 20 drink.
Jews traditionally have a glass of wine on Shabbat and drink four glasses of wine at the Passover seder. What should our attitude be towards alcohol and underage drinking?
Help your students consider why some teens drink and write an anti-drinking TV commercial with the newest Hot Topics: Teen Drinking lesson plan.
This new resource will help students:
- Study the Biblical stories of Ahashverosh, Noah, and Lot
- Understand some of the possible consequences of drinking a lot of alcohol
- Write a TV commercial with anti-drinking messages
Download your copy of Hot Topics: Underage Drinking now!
Each Hot Topics edition includes an article, a lesson plan for a 50 minute class, and a glossary of terms. A new topic will be available every two weeks for $3.99.
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