1. What is the critical question? How would a pregnancy in your teen years effect you socially, economically, and personally? 1 What are the key terms and definitions? 2 What are the supporting questions and answers? 3 What is the main idea answer? A pregnancy would present a variety of serious social, economic, and personal challenges and difficulties to me. 4 How can we use the main idea again? We could look at case studies or write a long essay. 5 Is there an overall idea? Is there a real world use? Decisions about whether to have sex or use birth control have many consequences What do I want my life to look like 5 years from now? 6 Question Exploration Guide -pregnancy -social -economic -personal -the state of being pregnant -related to friends and associates -dealing with money, earnings, and expenses -individual, private -how would a pregnancy effect me socially How would a pregnancy effect me economically How would a pregnancy effect me personally -It would take time away from my friends, it would limit the activities I could do, it might change the way people act towards me – will effect family, co-workers -It would limit the time for a part time job, it would add many expenses, it might effect my future earnings. I won’t be able to afford other things that I want. -It would be physically difficult; it would mean I have to consider a long term exclusive relationship or it might mean being a single parent; it would add stress, work, and worry; it might force me to be more responsible, it might also be a source of joy to have a baby

2. What is the critical question? How would a pregnancy in your teen years effect you socially, economically, and personally? 1 What are the key terms and definitions? 2 What are the supporting questions and answers? 3 What is the main idea answer? A pregnancy would present a variety of serious social, economic, and personal challenges and difficulties to me. 4 How can we use the main idea again? We could look at case studies or write a long essay. 5 Is there an overall idea? Is there a real world use? Decisions about whether to have sex or use birth control have many consequences What do I want my life to look like 5 years from now? 6 Question Exploration Guide -pregnancy -social -economic -personal -the state of being pregnant -related to friends and associates -dealing with money, earnings, and expenses -individual, private -how would a pregnancy effect me socially How would a pregnancy effect me economically How would a pregnancy effect me personally -It would take time away from my friends, it would limit the activities I could do, it might change the way people act towards me – will effect family, co-workers -It would limit the time for a part time job, it would add many expenses, it might effect my future earnings. I won’t be able to afford other things that I want. -It would be physically difficult; it would mean I have to consider a long term exclusive relationship or it might mean being a single parent; it would add stress, work, and worry; it might force me to be more responsible, it might also be a source of joy to have a baby Thesis Statement Paragraphs Topic Sentence ideas Detail Sentence ideas Conclusion (start) Introduction: consider if needed Essay Planning Guide