Teen Survival Guide What I learned from Romeo and Juliet.

Project Objective: What are we doing?  Students will work in groups to create an informational tri-fold on one of four subject/ motifs discussed in Romeo and Juliet: unhealthy/ toxic friendships, teenage suicide, teenage marriage/ premarital sex, unhealthy parent/ child relationships. The project will require a controlling thematic statement, real life scenarios, advice for handling said scenarios, and where to seek professional help.

Day 1: What do we do first?  Brainstorm motifs as a class from Romeo and Juliet  Identify groups  Go over project directions  Meet in groups  H/W: Research and print out one story regarding your motif that you find and read on the internet.

Day 2: Getting going on your rough idea  Create group folders to keep in class and hold all research and materials that the group is gathering and working on.  Share sceneries/ stories members found on line  Pick best three examples  As a group answer: How can a teen handle such problems or similar situations when faced with them? Note take on answers/ discussion

Day 3: Rough Drafts of Boards  Meet with group to discuss tri-fold design  Assign design jobs to group members  Sketch out rough design to include: Thematic Statement 3 Real life scenarios Advice for handling a similar situation as the example Help Lines for teens to go to, look up, or call for help

Day 4: Meeting with Counselors!!  Meet with counselor as a group to get feedback and reflect on project design and helpfulness.  Meet in groups to check in on progress and them move back to individually work on personal portion of project.

Day 5: Getting it DONE!!  Meet in groups to put together final project

Day 6: Share and Vote!!  Present Projects to class  Class votes on the best project to be displayed in the counseling offices downstairs.