HEALTH EDUCATION

TOPIC:
GRADE:
Learning
Outcomes:

Tobacco Use
8
DURATION: 30 min
At the end of the lesson, students must:
1. be able to list the reasons why they should not use Tobacco

Prerequisites: Nil
Abstract: As a Motivator, students listen to a song Tough on Tobacco. Students then get into pairs to analyse the lyrics and list
down reasons why they should not use tobacco. After that is done, the whole class will be divided into 2 groups for a
debate on the topic Tobacco use is Ok.
STAGE
Intro
5min

Body
10min

TEACHING / LEARNING
ACTIVITY
Song as Motivator
Teacher plays a song with the
lyrics flashed on screen. (See
lyrics at the end of this lesson
plan)

RATIONALE

TEACHING CUES / POINTS

Why the song was selected

The lyrics of the song are
straightforward and easy to
understand. The song is also written
from the artists experiences making
the song very real. They use analogies
that are both funny yet make sense.

Theme
The song builds from the fact that Tobacco use
really does feel good and it is addictive. But it is
really just a bad choice with a list of negative
consequences.

Title: Tough on Tobacco

Artist: Tough on Tobacco (a poprock-reggae sextet from Mumbai)
Pair Discussion
This part of the lesson prepares the
Teacher pairs students up and
students for the debate later.
provides them with the task of
analysing the lyrics to list why
tobacco use is NOT OK!

Caution
There are a few minor expletives in the lyrics!
Instructions
Discuss with partner:
1. List all whys Tobacco use is not ok from the
song
2. List also other whys that is not presented in
the song that you know of
3. You may use your smart phone to get on the
internet to find answers. However, Smart Phone
use is only restricted to finding answers for the
activity.

STAGE
Body
10min

Conclusi
on
5min

TEACHING / LEARNING
ACTIVITY
Class Debate
Teacher will split class into 2
halves. One half is the For team
and the other half is the Against
team. Topic is Tobacco Use is
Ok.

RATIONALE

TEACHING CUES / POINTS

This gives the class an opportunity to

listen to other students whys.

Students should know that there is no Advantage or

Disadvantage for either side. Both teams know the
list of whys and with that can formulate their
respective strategies for the debate.

Teacher gives a Conclusion to the

lesson touching on the following
points:
1. Affirm class that they have
done well in the lesson.
2. Revise on some of the
outstanding reasons for saying
No to Tobacco.
3. Now knowing the reasons
why tobacco use is not ok,
students must always
remember them so that when
peer or family pressured, they
will say No.
4. The next lesson will touch on
strategies to say No to peers
when pressured to smoke.

Rules
1. Each student will be given only 30 secs to speak
2. Each side will take turns and the student with
the first hand will be called by the teacher to
speak. The For team will speak first.
3. No direct reference to anyone in the class and
arguments must be respectful
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Lyrics
Title: Tough on Tobacco
Artist: Tough on Tobacco
Were tough on tobacco
You shouldnt be
Were way too addicted
To that sweet, sweet nicotine
Its hard to keep from it
If youre on it now
But the many generations to come
Need to give it up somehow
Im not going to lie to you
It feels really good
But thats the point exactly
Its not something that should
Why throw away lifetimes
When we know it causes harm
There are way better things to grow up north
On tobacco farms
CHORUS
Were tough on tobacco
Tough on tobacco
And whats with all the other shit?
They pack into a cigarette Tar
I dont wanna smoke no tar
Thats to keep the leaks out when it rains too hard
Speaking of rain, its hard to smoke out in the rain
Just those few months of smoking less
3

The minutes I have gained

As people were stupid
We latch on to a vice
But if we kill the choice, then years from now
Well have 1 less way to die
Its not cool to smoke you know
That ship has long sailed
So stop before you start
And we wont fail
CHORUS
Skip the addiction (3)
We were not that smart
Skip the addiction (3)
Stop before you start
CHORUS