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Journal Writing
9. Write a letter to yourself expressing
how you feel about the changes you
are experiencing. Put the letter in
an envelope and save it. Open the
letter at the end of the school year.
Have you changed since you wrote
the letter? If so, how?
FCCLA
10. Think about the changes you are
experiencing and those that you
have the power to control. Select
an area you would like to further
develop such as building study
skills, working on a positive
attitude, or showing more
responsibility. Use the FCCLA
Planning Process to develop a
Power of One: A Better You project.
Identify a personal concern, set
a self-improvement goal, and
develop a plan of action. Set a
deadline for accomplishing your
goal and evaluating your results.
See your adviser for information
as needed.
College
and Career
Readiness
4. Writing. Write a
two-page paper about
personality traits you
admire in others. Rank
the traits according to
their importance to
you and explain your rankings.
5. Speaking. Make a list of all the
developmental tasks of adolescence
discussed in the chapter. Working
with a small group of your
classmates, discuss how teens can
work to achieve each of these tasks.
Share your group’s ideas with the
rest of the class.
6. Listening. Interview students about
what you can do to support students
your age who are struggling with
the transition from childhood to
adolescence. What could parents
do? What could role models do?
7. Writing. Write a brief story
describing an imaginary person
who is struggling with the change
to adolescence.
Technology
8. Electronic presentation. Select
a school activity, community
organization, hobby, or recreational
activity that interests you. Prepare
an electronic presentation that
details how you can get involved.
Common Core