Differentiating drug use, drug misuse, and drug abuse will create a way for students to recognize healthy and unhealthy habits. It’s important to understand the differences between use and abuse, and it also provides students with the vocabulary to discuss these things in class.
Students should define the following words:
When students define words in their own terms using visuals, it helps students get their perspectives across and retain information better. Creating educational scenes rather than inappropriate triggering scenes is important to maintaining a safe environment for all students.
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Student Instructions
Create a storyboard showing the differences between drug addiction, drug use, drug misuse, and drug abuse.
Grade Level 6-12
Difficulty Level 2 (Reinforcing / Developing)
Type of Assignment Individual or Partner
Type of Activity: Visual Vocabulary Boards
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient | Emerging | Beginning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use | One cell clearly depicted a visual of healthy drug use. The cell used exemplary school-appropriate scenes, characters, and text to convey proper intake of medication. The description supports the depiction while providing the definition. | One cell depicted a visual of healthy drug use. The cell used adequate school-appropriate scenes, characters, and text to convey proper intake of medication. The description supports the depiction, but does not provide a definition. | A visual of healthy drug use was not provided. |
| Abuse | One cell clearly depicted a visual of drug abuse. The cell used exemplary school-appropriate scenes, characters, and text to convey intentional improper intake of medication. The description supports the depiction while providing the definition. | One cell clearly depicted a visual of drug abuse. The cell used adequate school-appropriate scenes, characters, and text to convey intentional improper intake of medication. The description supports the depiction, but does not provide a definition. | A visual of drug abuse was not provided. |
| Misuse | One cell clearly depicted a visual of drug misuse. The cell used exemplary school-appropriate scenes, characters, and text to convey accidental improper intake of medication. The description supports the depiction while providing the definition. | One cell clearly depicted a visual of drug misuse. The cell used adequate school-appropriate scenes, characters, and text to convey accidental improper intake of medication. The description supports the depiction, but does not provide a definition. | A visual of drug misuse was not provided. |
| Addiction | One cell clearly depicted a visual of drug addiction. The cell used exemplary school-appropriate scenes, characters, and text to convey harmful use of a substance regardless of negative consequences. The description supports the depiction while providing the definition. | One cell clearly depicted a visual of drug addiction. The cell used adequate school-appropriate scenes, characters, and text to convey harmful use of a substance regardless of negative consequences. The description supports the depiction, but does not provide a definition. | A visual of drug addiction was not provided. |
| Use of Conventions | There are few to no grammar or spelling mistakes. The text clearly indicates understanding different aspects of drug use. | There are some grammar or spelling mistakes, but understanding of content is clear. | There are too many grammar or spelling mistakes creating an unclear understanding of content. |
