complete the opinionnaire. you must circle your level of agreement and explain why for each item. ...
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Monday, October 27Unit 3 Activator
Complete the Opinionnaire.
You must circle your level of agreement AND explain why for each item.
Be prepared to defend your responses.
Quick Writes
1) What are some of the problems you see teenagers face everyday?
2) What do you think is the most serious problem affecting teenagers?
Vocabulary Angst (Noun):
• a feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human condition or the state of the world in general.
• Synonyms: anxiety, fear, apprehension, worry, foreboding, trepidation, malaise, disquiet, disquietude, unease, uneasiness
Teen Angst: The feeling of deep anxiety or dread that teenagers have.
Quick Writes
1) Do you believe that most teenagers experience “angst?” Why or why not?
2) What do you think are some of the causes of teen angst?
Teen Angst &American Born Chinese
Teen Angst – The Struggle is Real
In American Born Chinese, and in your world, and in the real world – teen angst is a significant theme. • Identity – Who am I?• Culture & Stereotypes – What am I? • Transformation – Who will I become?• Acceptance & Coming of Age – Who I really
am.
American Born ChineseLong trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiTkGem5ApAShort trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwY0OGVE4MwBook talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYCZqt5WSOM
Mind Mapping What is Mind Mapping?
• Visual and Textual Note-Taking
Why do we use it? • When you connect the visual to the textual,
research proves that you remember.
What does it look like? • There’s no right or wrong. You find what works
for you, but combine visual and textual ways of noting your information.
ABC Mind Maps For each chapter, you’ll be creating a mind
map that helps you note the key ideas, themes, character moments, quotes, etc.
You will have some required info, which will be given to you. The rest will be up to you to fill in the blanks.
You will turn in all of your mind maps at the end of the book for your reading grade.
Closing Make a mind map for the ABC
background and intro.