Adolescent Needs

[ Up ] [ Adolescent Needs ] [ Book Selection ] [ Response Options ] [ The Giver:  A Middle School Book Club Unit ] [ Civil Rights Unit ] [ The Pigman Unit ]

 

How does Book Club match the needs of adolescents?

Adolescent needs

competence
self-exploration & definition
positive interaction w/ peers & adults
physical activity
meaningful participation in school & community
structure & clear limits
diversity
social
abstract thinking
grappling with issues
child<>adult
questioning
in sum, Book Club puts the adolescent at the forefront of our literacy curriculum

How do we engage adolescent readers in talk about literature?

Literature Selection

Invitation into Theme

Access

Tools & Modeling

Adolescents First:
Put adolescents & individuals in their current state at the forefront of the curriculum

Home Search Site Map Submission Form News

This site designed and maintained by WizardZone

Privacy Statement

RSACi

Please contact the to report any problems or with comments or questions about this web site