1. Warm Up 10/24
When you think of teens/teenagers, what descriptors come to mind?
Do you think teens get a bad rap in our society? Why/why not?

2. Words that my Facebook friends came up with to describe teens:
Curious but unsure; pains in the a$$; existential crises; potential; babysitters (lol); defiant; senioritis; hooligans; squirrely; ignorant; distracted and egocentric; investments; poor suckers; self-centered and short-sighted; confused and entitled; caring, intellectually aware, busy, engaged, individualistic, curious, independent; “I love high school kids”; over it; DEFINITELY entitled, smug; inspiring; passionate

3. What is teen angst?

4. Learning Targets To define teen angst.
To read articles about teen angst in groups in order to assess its social - or connotative - definition.
To apply the concept of teen angst to our own lives and experiences.

5. Group Work Read your assigned article.
Write a 1-3 sentence summary in your journal.
Discuss, and answer, these questions with your group:
Do you AGREE with what this article is saying? Why/why not?
What would you add to this article to make its message more complete?
Being a teen yourself, how does reading an article like this affect you and your group mates? Does the writer “get it right?”

6. Quick Write– Teen Rebellion
After our discussion today, write 3-5 sentences in response to these questions:
Is it fair to assume that most teens want to rebel, or are rebels themselves? Do you consider yourself to be rebellious? Why/why not? Does this concept of teen angst apply to you? How do you feel about the topics we’ve been discussing today?

7. Homework
Be sure to return your The Things They Carried texts.