Adolescence- transitional state?

Adolescence

"Becoming an adult means leaving the world of your parents and starting to make your way toward the future that you will share with your peers," writes Alison Gopnik for The Wall Street Journal. "Puberty not only turns on the motivational and emotional system with new force, it also turns it away from the family and toward the world of equals."

Throughout this unit, you will reflect on the journey of adolescence. Your work will result in a portfolio , a collection of assignments with a final reflection. I will check that you've finished assignments but your final mark will happen at the end of the unit. Please keep track of your work!

Opening- Assignment #1 – leaving childhood behind

Journal about the moment you left childhood behind...was it physical, emotional, a cognitive realisation or perhaps, even a changed perception from people around you.

What did you lose and what did you gain? How did that moment make an impact on your identity now as you walk the path of adolescence? Please write a reflective, thoughtful paragraph. 


 

Theories of Adolescence - the transitional stage- Assignment #2

Consider the list in your textbook, as described by Havighurst, the challenges that every adolescent faces in the form of developmental tasks that must be mastered before entering adulthood.

Do you agree or disagree with the list?

Now, think about your reality, in the 21st. century. What do you need to know now and in the future? What are kids concerned with now. What do you need to know and master before reaching adulthood?

Top 5 TEDxTeen Talks- the challenges of being a teen today

Pick one talk and watch. Reflect if the speaker is reflecting a strength of your generation, a challenge or both. Summarise in a few sentences.

http://readwrite.com/2012/04/16/top_5_teen_tedxteen_talks#awesm=~oC4MKJHjOd5mZx

Re-write Havighurst's list to ten tasks that adolescents of the 21st century must master. You may include some of Havighursts points or you may re-write the entire list.

Name your generation - Assignment #3 – you seem to be a generation without a name!

Come up with a name for your generation and why... give two - three reasons. First, read the article below :

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/advertising/story/2012-05-03/naming-the-next-generation/54737518/1