USA Today Teen Wise Guides: Safety Smarts 
Author: Matt Doeden
Publishing date: 2013
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.
Summary: This book teaches teenagers about how to be safe in a variety of contexts. The main ideas have to do with how to recognize dangerous situations and avoiding people who may not have the best intentions. The book discusses being safe online by not replying to people you don’t know, asking adults if you are unsure about certain situations and logging off when you think there might be an issue.
Core Integration: I can see this being done during language arts, writing workshops, and/or as a homework assignment.
- Have students read the sections of the book specific to internet safety.
- Students will answer questions on a worksheet to ensure that they have understood the material.
- Ex: Stalking can only happen in person and not online. T/F
- Ex: Someone you meet online wants to meet you in person. What is one thing you can do to stay safe, if you decided to meet them? Should you meet them in person if you don’t know them?
- After students have shown that they did the reading and understood it, they will write a critique to the author
- Summary of the major ideas
- Reactions to the theme and ideas
- Anything they would add or change
Standard 2: Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media,
technology, and other factors on health behaviors.
Standard 5: Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to
enhance health.
Standard 4: Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication
skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.
Health Outcomes:
H2.W3.8 Describe how values, media, and technology influence health decisions and behaviors.
H5.W6.8 Demonstrate a decision-making model to make a personal health-enhancing choice.
H7.So1.8 Demonstrate ability to make choices that positively impact self-esteem.
H5.Se4.8 Use a decision-making model to make a health-related decision.
English Language Arts Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.3
Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.5
Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.6
Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.1
Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.