butt out - anti smoking book for young kids by todor jovanovic

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Todor Jovanovic, 7G PDHPE Assessment

!!! BONUS !!!link to a free online

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It happens to everyone…

You woke up this morning thinking it was Saturday and slowly turned in your bed, expecting to catch a couple of hours of sleep more. Last night’s computer game was very long and you felt so tired.

Your mum’s hoarse voice and the smell of tobacco brought you back to reality.“It’s quarter to eight, boy, get up and make some breakfast while I go to get a packet of cigarettes”.

You get up, prepare a quick Weet Bix and get ready for school.


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An ordinary day at school

The school is boring as always; you do some maths and can hardly wait for the lunch break. Bobby Smith has promised to show you and

your friends some real action and cool stuff, if you meet him in the bushes, on the sports grounds behind the school garden shed. You are excited. What could it be? Another animal, like a rat last

time? New gadget maybe? That iPad last week was really interesting. You don’t know where he got it though, they are supposed to be really expensive and Bobby doesn’t look like someone who has money. Anyway, whatever it is, Bobby is always interesting.


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Behind the shed

It’s 12:30 and, behind the shed, Bobby is in the middle of a circle of several of your friends. You push in and you see him smoking a very long cigarette. Every time he exhales, he makes these rings of smoke that stay in the air for several seconds. Sometimes he makes small rings go right through the big ones.

Everyone is clapping and saying that it is the coolest thing they’ve ever seen. Bobby offers to teach you all not only how to smoke but how to make the rings as well. Everyone is really excited.


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Are you gonna try it?

Milton, Bobby’s best friend, was the first one to try it and he made it look easy. Come to think of it, it actually looked like he’s done it before. Nicolas and Bruce refused but Darren, Alex, Grant and Cho decided to also try it. The first time they inhaled they were coughing and their eyes were watery. Because others laughed at them, they pretended it didn’t hurt and inhaled some more. This time, they looked more comfortable with the smoke.Finally, it is your turn.

Choice 1If you decide to smoke, you will experience the same feeling as Alex, Grant and Cho but will eventually get used to it. Go to the next page.

Choice 2If you decide NOT to smoke, go to page 18.


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The first time

You take the cigarette and pull a large amount of smoke in your mouth. Bobby tells you take a deep breath and, when you do, you start coughing so badly that you think you are going to die. You friends tell you that your face turned green and you have tears running down you cheeks.

Choice 1How embarrassing! This can’t be that bad, your mom smokes and she is a woman, and certainly you can do it too! If you want to give it another try, go to the next page.

Choice 2“How can anyone do this twice?” you ask yourself. This is the most disgusting thing you ever put in your mouth and if you have to tolerate this just to be cool then you never want to be cool in your life ever again! If this is your choice, go to the page 18.


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Give it another try

This time you put only a little smoke in your mouth and inhale very slowly. Surprisingly, you didn’t cough though the terrible taste in your mouth meant that this is not exactly as nice as, for example, a bar of chocolate or a Paddle Pop ice cream. Still, everyone congratulates you and you are really cool.From that day, you take 2 of your mum’s cigarettes without her permission and bring them to school – one for you and one for Bobby. Sometimes you feel like you’re stealing but it’s only from your mom so you don’t think that counts as real stealing.


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The first job

Years later, in high school, you had to get a job to be able to afford smoking. While your non-smoking friends saved their work money for cars or iPhones, you spent all of your money on cigarettes. When your friends bought their Golfs, Pulsars and Corollas, they looked so cool. You tried to quit smoking but you failed because you couldn’t last without a cigarette even a day. Your first health problems started soon after. The doctor said that the cigarettes are damaging your body and you have to quit if you want to live.Choice 1If you quit, go to page 17Choice 2If you don’t quit, continue reading.


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Medical test results

Your mom died two years later of throat cancer. For several years you found it difficult to play sport and were more sick than your friends and had

- bad breath- yellow teeth- smelly clothes

One day, you started being sicker than usually. The doctor sent you for some tests and you are now waiting for the results. There are a number of illnesses you can choose from.

For lung cancer, go to page 12For throat cancer, go to page 13For mouth cancer, go to page 14For stomach cancer, go to page 15For cardiovascular disease, go to page 16


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Lung cancer

You have chosen… POORLY!

Because of your symptoms:- Pain in the chest when breathing- Shortness of breath- Coughing out blood- Weight loss- Constant tiredness

your doctor asked you to do chest x-ray. The result is that you have lung cancer, caused by smoking.

Your doctor is sorry but you have only three months left to live!


The EndGo back to page 7, 8 or 10 and make a different choice

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Throat cancer


Because of your symptoms:- A lump in the throat- A persistent cough- Spitting out blood - Throat pain- Voice change (hoarse

voice like your mother’s)your doctor asked you to do throat scan. The result is that you have throat cancer, caused by smoking.

Your doctor is sorry but you have 9-12 months to live. Removal of your voice box may give you a few more years.



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Mouth cancer


Because of your symptoms:- A bleeding mouth pimple that doesn’t go

away- Trouble swallowing

- Speech problems

- Loose teeth and sore gums

your doctor asked you to do mouth scan. The result is that you have mouth cancer, caused by smoking.

A large part of your tongue, lip and face would have to be cut off but there is a good chance of saving your life.



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Stomach cancer

You have chosen… POORLY! Because of your symptoms:

- You lost weight nut are feeling full after a small meal

- vomiting- blood in vomit- black-coloured poo

your doctor asked you to do blood test and stomach scan. The result is that you have stomach cancer. While it usually happens in older people, you got it because you started smoking in primary school. Your stomach would have to be taken out to try to save your life. Be aware that it might already be too late.

Cardiovascular diseaseTodor Jovanovic, 7G PDHPE Assessment


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You have chosen… POORLY! Your doctor explained that you suffer from a disease which stops blood from reaching your legs. You got ‘gangrene’ in your toes. This means that all your toes would have to be cut off. This might save your life if you quit smoking now.

If you continue smoking, other parts of your body will be affected as well so they would have to be cut off as well. Your fingers would be next, unless you get heart attack first.

Quit before it’s too late



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You have chosen… WISELY! Your doctor explained that, even though you started smoking in primary school, if you quit today:

- Your lungs will start getting better

- You’ll be more healthy- You’ll feel less tired

Also, you can spend more time with your friends because you don’t have to go out to smoke. And you will save a lot of money for that car or mobile phone.

Most importantly, you can help your mother quit smoking and recover from her illness.


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YOU ARE A CHAMPION!

Even though your mother is not the best role model, you obviously paid attention to what your teachers were telling you at school. You learnt that smoking leads to health problems, many of them deadly. For example, smoking causes cancers like tongue, mouth, throat, nose, nasal sinus, voice box, pancreas, stomach, liver, kidney, bladder, ureter, bowel, cervix, ovary, and bone marrow.


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Also, at school you learnt to use calculator so you can calculate how much the cigarettes cost. One packet a day $20, 365 days per year, and if you start smoking in primary school and live to 60 years that is 50 years of smoking.

$20 x 365 days x 50 years = $365,000

Enough to buy a Ferrari or Porsche or a unit. And that is without any medical expenses that always have to be paid when you get sick.


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BONUS: Online game

After reading all the options, you have wisely decided that smoking does not bring you anything good and that there is only one choice available to you:

And because you are so smart, here is an online game as a reward:

http://

www.smokefreekids.info/08game_clear.htm


Don’t smoke, ever. Don’t even try it.

http://www.smokefreekids.info/08game_clear.htm



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Todor Jovanovic is a Year 7 student at Cecil Hills High School. He targeted this book at the primary school children.

“I wrote this book to warn the children about the dangers and cost of smoking. I hope that my book will help the children make the right choice”

“Instant bestseller! In his book, Todor reached the primary school children at their own level, motivating them to read the book with the prospect of an online game. Ingenious!”

- Albus Percival Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

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“Butt Out” Campaign report by Todor Jovanovic 7G

I wrote a book about what happens to the primary school children if they take up smoking. My campaign is designed to raise awareness of the dangers of tobacco smoking.

If I had to pick only on message of my campaign, then it is: Smoking is very unhealthy and costs a lot of money. But, I really have a number of messages, for example:- Peer pressure is not good enough reason to start smoking.- The first experience (that first cough) should warn you how bad smoking really is.- You might think smoking is cool but it’s much cooler to have a car when you turn 17.- The longer you smoke, the harder to quit.- When you quit, your body starts repairing (unless you already have cancer).- You always have a choice, even when your doctor tells you how many months you have left to live.- Most people don’t even realise how expensive smoking really is. The target audience of my campaign are primary school children. The most damage by smoking is done to the primary school kids because they are not strong and their bodies are developing fast. Smoking will slow down the growth and may also leave permanent damage. It’s hard for primary school age children to decide whether to smoke or not because they don’t know enough about the dangers of smoking. They are also very curious and want to try something new. My campaign will teach them about some dangers of smoking.

For young children to be interested, my campaign had to be imaginative. - Firstly, kids that like reading will recognise “Choose Your Own Adventure” logo and will be attracted by it. I have combined two ideas: “Choose Your Own Adventure” series of books, and the “Which Disease?” quit smoking ad, where smokers buying cigarettes pick and choose from different illnesses.- Secondly, not all kids read books but most of the kids play computer games so, on the cover of my booklet, I have promised the reader the link to a free online game, which is also about smoking.


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- Thirdly, the language I used is simple and easy to understand. I didn’t use proper medical terms for illnesses, symptoms, body parts etc because the kids would be bored if they didn’t understand it.- Also, the book has many colourful pictures. Some of the pictures are very attractive, like cars, and that will attract the kids to read the book. Some of the pictures are disgusting, like pictures of cancers, and hopefully that will convince the kids not to smoke.- After the main character ‘dies’, I have given the reader another chance to choose from the previous options.- Finally, the back cover shows the readers that the book was written by the kid like themselves and the readers will think that it’s more interesting than if it was written by an older person.

“Which disease?” – Graphic health warning quit smoking ad is a 30 second television commercial which is an extension of the graphic health warning campaign, picture printed on packets of cigarettes. This ad is showing smokers that are choosing the picture of the disease on their cigarette packet. It’s like black humour, smokers joking about diseases that are very real. The target audience are smokers, but even non-smokers watching the ad will learn of some of the diseases that they’ll get if they take up smoking.According to the “Quit SA” Annual Review 2007-8, after introduction of disease pictures on the cigarette packets, smokers started avoiding images of some diseases. Video shows the smokers how silly it is to try and choose the disease and encourages them to think about quitting. I also think that the colours in this advertisement help to create that gloomy atmosphere – it’s all dark and green-ish and depressing. So, even though choosing the disease is silly, the colours actually tell us that the matter is very serious.Another reason why this video works is in timing. All the videos before this one were really terrible and graphic so that sometimes people wonder if it’s only acting or the real thing. “Which disease” is not graphic at all but asks the viewers to think logically and admit to themselves that they can’t choose the disease they are going to get. At the same time the ad ensures them that they are going to get one. This should be enough for smokers to think about quitting.


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