We are influenced by a variety of media sources on a daily basis: the movies, the Internet, television commercials, billboards, the radio, newspapers, music, magazines, etc. Some substances that are harmful to your body are often portrayed differently in the media. Have you seen smoking, drinking, or drug use glamorized in a recent movie or television show? Consider how frequently you hear or read about famous individuals suffering from substance abuse? The media can influence someone's decision to use harmful substances.
For this assignment, you are going to create a form of media that is a positive influence on your peers. Pretend that you are the creative director for a teen magazine. Your supervisor, the magazine’s chief editor, has informed you that this issue will focus on ways that teens can avoid using harmful substances. You are responsible for implementing this concept and designing the cover of this issue.
To successfully complete this assignment you need to:
Options to create your magazine cover include the following:
Before you begin, please review the Teen Magazine Cover Checklist to make sure you have included all of the needed items required for full credit. You may need to use resources outside of this course to complete this assignment. If so, please submit a Works Cited document. If you need assistance, visit the Developmental Module for information on citing any resources that you used.
Once you have completed your magazine cover, please submit your work to the dropbox.
Once you have completed this module, please complete the module test.