1. How do we as teens determine not only who we are, but also how we will become contributing members of society DRIVING QUESTION

2. Table of contents  Coming of Age Coming of Age Coming of Age  Teen development Teen development Teen development  Teen development cont. Teen development cont. Teen development cont.  Teen social issues Teen social issues Teen social issues  Adolescent behavior Adolescent behavior Adolescent behavior  Adolescent behavior Adolescent behavior Adolescent behavior  Adolescent behavior cont. Adolescent behavior cont. Adolescent behavior cont.  Slide 10 Slide 10 Slide 10  world issues world issues world issues  To answer our driving question To answer our driving question To answer our driving question

3. Coming of Age by Krista When teens are coming of age it means for them to transfer from childhood to adulthood. This starts usually at young adult hood at age 18. This means the teen will now be faced with more responsibilities and freedom. Growing Up

4. Teen development Teen development is how teens grow up. Many things can affect a teens development such as Pregnancy, drugs and other negative factors. These factors affect the development of the teen because based on their morals and how they act will affect how they view life or how seriously they take things.

5. Teen development cont.  Some Issues that affect developement  Pressure from peers  Cyber bullying on social networks  Low self-esteem  Suicidal thoughts  Changes in sexual orientation  STDS Teens development is the biggest transition into adulthood. This transition usually starts around high school and college where teens deal with the most pressure and most responsibility. As teens go through this stage they find out likes and dislikes and go through challenges that mold them into the person they are.

6. Adolescent behavior Adolescent behavior is any act or observance of somebody preceding adulthood. This means the acts of teens or children that are soon to become young adults and transition from kids.

7. Adolescent behavior  These are some things that adolescents endure:  Drug abuse  Pregnancy  Violence/ Gangs  Sex  Poverty  Bullying

8. Adolescent behavior cont. These issues affect kids because it affects their morals or their thinking. Those teens that have positive influences and don’t endure a lot of negative influences those are the teens that turn put to become intelligent and responsible adults.

9. Teen social issues  Kids that Text excessively are known to for having many problems such as :  Drug abuse  Promiscuity  Suicide tendencies  Eating disorders  Other problems How teens communicate with the world and how social they are affects how they react to things and their behavioral patterns. Teens that socialize more typically have more problems or pressures then people who don’t socialize as much.

10. World Issues Violence has taking over the world. These problems, have affected, and corrupted our nation, from north to south, and east to west.World issues are a serious problem, if we don’t take care of each and every one of them we will be doomed.

11. What I researched was, abortions, democrats, poverty, recycling. These are all world issues, and contributing members of society.  Over 12 million abortions a year.  115,000 abortions a day.  52 percent of woman that have abortions are under 25.  Democratic party wants to crack down gangs.  Democrats want everyone to have an affordable health care.  More Than 80% of Americans recycle.  The past 2 years gas prices have raised by over 2 dollars.  Most Americans sufferer with gas prices. Member Of Society & World Issues

12. world issues  More Than 80% of Americans recycle.  The past 2 years gas prices have raised by over 2 dollars.  Most Americans sufferer with gas prices.  Create jobs to stay in America.  Reduce tax.  Over 30 million Americans are living in poverty.  Most of the poor have possessions.  Recycling saves resources.  Raw materials and energy are provided by the earth  Usa and Europe lead the world in technology and recycling

13. To answer our driving question In the separate peace it talks about how gene doesn't really know who he is at that moment, he's kind of lost in finding himself so he tries to take on the role of finny and ends up doing things he never thought he would do before and hurting the people closest to him. Figuring out what kind of person you are as a teen and what kind of person you want to become as you get older is an essential part in making sure that you become a responsible contributing member of society and not someone that you would look at now as unnecessary.