yesterday today and tomorrow using literature to explore your life!

YesterdayTodayand TomorrowUSING LITERATURE TO EXPLORE YOUR LIFE!

childhood yearsteen yearsadult years

senior years

childhood yearsteen yearsadult years

Why read these stories?What’s the point?In your journals, take about five minutesto jot down a few reasons why you think it is beneficial to read stories other people have written aboutpeople going though the differentstages of life.We will share our ideas with each otherwhen you are done.

When were little, what were the things that interested you? BRAINSTORM…What were the things that occupied your thoughts? BRAINSTORM…What were the things that you found difficult or challenging?BRAINSTORM…

love? security? toys? fun? parents? siblings? right/wrong? good/bad? friends? starting school?

childhood years

childhood years

1.In your journals, take about ten minutes to write a paragraph about what it was like for you when you were a kid.

Write about the good things, but don’t forget to write about some of the things that were difficult too.2. We’ll share some of our paragraphs with

each other when you are done.

teen yearsCONCERNS? CHALLENGES?

Now that you are a teen, what are the things that interest you? BRAINSTORM…What are the things that occupy you thoughts? BRAINSTORM…What are the things that you find difficult or challenging?BRAINSTORM…

teen yearslove – family , boyfriend, girlfriend…?security – still needing to feel secure with shelter, food, clothes…fun – choosing your own fun…?parents – independence from? siblings – sometimes good, sometimes bad, sometimes competition?right/wrong and good/bad? (moral code) – deciding for yourself? friends - new ones, old ones, friendships become more complicatedschool – love it, hate it, like it, indifferent, teachers, grades part-time job – responsibility, money, less time for everything elseactivities – hanging with friends, extra-curricularfiguring out what you are good at (future job/college major)

CONCERNS? CHALLENGES?

teen yearsCONCERNS? CHALLENGES?

1.In your journals, take about ten minutes to write a paragraph about what it is like for you now.

Write about the good things, but don’t forget to write about some of the things that are challenging too.2. We’ll share some of our paragraphs with

each other when you are done.

What are the different phases of the adult years? BRAINSTORM…What kinds of things are important you people as young adults? As parents? As empty-nesters? As elderly people?BRAINSTORM…What do you think are the worries and fears for adultsat each phase of adulthood?BRAINSTORM…

responsibility? love? money? welfare of children? house? vacations? parents? health? job satisfaction?

loneliness? retirement? fear of aging?

Adult years

Adult yearsIn your journals, take about ten minutes to write a paragraph about what you think it will be like for you when you are an adult.We will share our paragraphs with each other when you are done.

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