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A Teenage Manual

Your task is to create a teenage manual to help you and your friends work your way through the daily (sometimes hourly) ups and downs of

being a teenager.

Your manual will be made up of three parts and will also include an introduction and a conclusion.

You need to fully complete the draft of each part before you can move onto the next one. Once the entire draft has been checked, you can put

together the good copy.

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A Teenage Manual – PART ONEPart 1 of this manual is designed to help your parents and guardians

understand you and what you’re on about!

***THE EFFORT YOU MAKE WILL BE REFLECTED IN YOUR MARKS***

(a) THE INTRODUCTIONMake up an imaginative introduction where you explain the purpose of this manual. It only has to be about one paragraph in length.

For example:Wooo hoooo! We are now officially teenagers. We are on the road to becoming independent….. but it is not an easier road ahead of us- there are bumps and pot holes all over the place! This manual will…

(b) DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TEEN & ADULT BRAINSComplete the table below, explaining in detail how and why you do not think or act like adults. We recommend using specific brain vocabulary – check your notes!

TEENAGERS ADULTS

INTERESTS

COMMUNICATION

MOOD SWINGS

SLEEPING HABITS

REACTIONS to SITUATIONS

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(c) THE TEENAGE DICTIONARY

Make a list of at least 15 words that are commonly used by teenagers that the older generation probably do not understand. Please include a definition and an example.For example:Word: Soz (adjective)Definition: Sorry Example: Soz, I didn’t see you there!

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A Teenage Manual – PART TWO

Those clueless adults don’t get how and why we teens think differently and/or what we are saying. Part 2 is all about giving them advice on how to

treat us teens to smooth the journey.

(a) DOs & DON’TsThis is a set of rules that you can use to help your parents and guardians to understand your taste and expectations. Below are some possible topics on which you could offer advice.

For example:Clothing: What to provide, who should do the buying, where it should be bought from, what to expect from your fashion sense

Music: What music should they allow you to listen to? When and where you can listen to this.

Allowance: How much? How often? Is it earned? How so?

Discipline: When should punishments be given and why? Which ones work best for you?

Privacy: Where? When? How much? Why?

(b) THE AVERAGE TEENAGER

What do the average teenage boy and girl look like?Using a separate page for each, you can draw or cut out pictures of a male and female teenager.Label particular features that identify them as teenagers (for example: hair, clothing, posture, make-up, facial expressions, gadgets, etc.)

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A Teenage Manual – PART THREE

You’re almost finished! The final section is dedicated to one of the most important places in a teenager’s life: your room. It’s also your last chance

to work out how to give some advice to your parents!

(a) THE ROOMA teenager’s room is usually their refuge from the world, especially from parents! It is a place that can reflect their personality, tastes and ideas. This is a chance to describe what your dream bedroom would look like.

You can draw or collect items that you would include in you room. You must label it and explain why you included it in detail.

You might like to consider colour scheme, furniture, flooring, curtains, posters, electronics, etc.*Think about why you sometimes go to your room and what helps you to overcome your worries and emotions in there. Make sure you have included these items.

(b) THE CONCLUSIONRecap on what you have said in the manual and offer your final piece of advice to your friends and readers. You might also like to include things that will make you smile or laugh (coping strategies) so when you feel like your world is caving in and everything is too hard you can look at this section.Eg: quotes, sayings, pictures with friends, funny memes (no swearing or violence) etc.

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