Definitions : 
Vocabulary : 
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Stereotypical Students
- Pictures of stereotypical students, students fill in nerd, jock, goth, band geek, preppy and slacker
(ielanguages.com)
- Student Vocabulary
- List of nouns and adjectives for describing teenagers or students, with French explanations
(ielanguages.com)
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Day care (clipartof.com)
Day care / Daycare = "Childcare during the day while parents work."
(websters-online-dictionary.org)
Day care
"1 : supervision of and care for children or disabled adults that is provided
during the day by a person or organization
2 : a program, facility, or organization offering day care"
(merriam-webster.com)
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NEET
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is a government classification, first used in the United Kingdom but whose use has spread to other countries, including Japan, China and South Korea. The classification is "Not currently engaged in Employment, Education or Training"...
In the United Kingdom, the classification comprises people aged between 16 and 18..."
(Wikipedia)
- Subcultures
(past & present) -
"At the top are names of 10 types of subculture.
Below are descriptions of these subcultures.
Can you put the names in the correct boxes?"
(Goths, Hip-Hop, Hippies, Mods, New Age, Punks, Ravers, Rockers, Skinheads
and Straight-edge)
(British Council)
Facts : 
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New analysis reasserts video games' link to violence
- "a statistical analysis of studies on more than 130,000 gamers from elementary school age to college in the USA, Europe and Japan."
(usatoday.com)
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Social media and mobile internet use among teens and young adults. 
"Two Pew Internet Project surveys of teens and adults reveal a decline in blogging among teens and young adults and a modest rise among adults 30 and older. Even as blogging declines among those under 30, wireless connectivity continues to rise in this age group, as does social network use. Teens ages 12-17 do not use Twitter in large numbers, though high school-aged girls show the greatest enthusiasm for the application..."
(pewinternet.org)
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Children spend 7 hours a day in ‘electronic life’
"A new generation of “multimedia” children are spending an average of seven hours a day glued to smartphones, iPods, TVs and video games. Research has found that youngsters aged between eight and 18 now spend almost every waking minute outside school using some electronic device...
Experts are divided on the impact of such heavy usage on children’s health, emotional wellbeing and social skills. Not everyone is pessimistic...
What they (children) are doing is often quite creative and quite interactive.”
(timesonline.co.uk)
- Enquête sur les jeunes et les jeux video (en France) - un diaporama - Décembre 2009
(ipsos.fr)
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Get Connected Campaign
"Our goal: to make our community safer, by helping people connect with others and to learn what they can do together to contribute to community safety...
The I Am Smart, I Am Strong, I Am Worthy messages challenged the public to break down the stereotypes of youth and to value what youth have to offer. "
(sayhi.ca)
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Rights of the Child Convention Marks 20 Years - A Generation Later, Still Struggling - a slideshow
"Multitudes of children across the globe are still suffering from poverty, abuse and disease."
(online.wsj.com)
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Ban on gang membership will apply to 14-year-olds 
"Children as young as 14 could be banned from wearing "gang colours" or having violent dogs, under government plans."
"Powers to impose restrictions on gang members aged over 18 became law last week but new proposals would see them extended to 14-17 year olds... Civil injunctions which stop adult gang members from meeting each other, wearing certain colours, going to certain areas or owning aggressive dogs were brought in under the Policing and Crime Act, which became law last week."
(BBC)
- UN marks 20 years of Convention on Rights of the Child
"Ceremonies are taking place around the world to mark the 20th anniversary of a landmark agreement protecting children.
The UN says the Convention on the Rights of the Child has transformed the way children are treated.
But it says a billion children in the world still go without food, shelter or healthcare and that millions are facing lives of poverty and abuse."
(BBC)
- Youth 'cannot live' without web
"A survey of 16 to 24 year olds has found that 75% of them feel they "couldn't live" without the internet...
The survey ... looked at how the web influences the well-being of people aged between 16 and 24.
Its author ... names this age group "digital natives" as they have grown up in an environment rich with computer and mobile technology."
(BBC)
- Web children 'living in prisons'
"Many children are living in a "prison-like environment" surrounded by technology, the chairman of the Independent Schools Association warns...
Recent research suggests five to 16-year-olds are spending up to six hours a day online or watching television."
A "survey suggested the children were spending 2.7 hours a day on average watching television, 1.5 hours on the internet and 1.3 hours on games consoles."
(BBC)
- You know you're a British 90's kid if...
6. You remember the craze of YoYo's and Tamagotchis (and the subsequent banning of them in school).
9. You collected Pokemon cards.
16. You know the Macarena by heart and Saturday Night too...
(facebook.com)
- the VIDEO (YouTube) 
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NRS Call Statistics 
NRS = National Runaway Switchboard
(1800runaway.org)
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Rows surround 'Catholic Woodstock' - World Youth Day 
"It is sometimes described as the "Olympics of religion".
Some prefer to call it a Catholic Woodstock - a festival of peace, love and Christianity....
Tens of thousands of young Catholics are meeting in Sydney, Australia."
(BBC)
World Youth Day
= "a youth-oriented Roman Catholic Church promotional event.
While the event itself celebrates the Catholic faith, young people are invited without discrimination...
It is celebrated on a diocesan level annually, and at a week-long international level every two to three years at different locations. "
(Wikipedia)
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10 reasons to cheer our teenagers
"This list doesn't mean teenagers are all little angels...
But it would be a shame to demonise a social group that is actually happier, achieving at a higher level, with better health and more opportunity for travel, sport and cultural activities than any previous generation in our history."
(BBC)
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TeenIssues
Discussing the problems that teens face...
"TeenIssues contains over 120 articles written by our experts
who continually update and add new content...
We give you advice to help guide you through the perils and issues
that plague teens. "
(teenissues.co.uk)
- Personal Safety
Advice for Young People
"The Metropolitan Police Service prides itself on delivering effective
crime prevention advice for all of London's communities.
This part of the site specifically targets the youth of London, delivering
useful guidance on crime prevention and how to stay safe.
The site also offers advice such as what to do if your mobile phone
is stolen or if you are being bullied."
(met.police.uk)
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Call
to scrap 'anti-teen' device
"A high-pitched device used to disperse teenagers is being
challenged by campaigners, who say it is not a fair way to treat young
people. There are estimated to be 3,500 of the devices, known as the
mosquito, in use across the country. Their sound causes discomfort
to young ears - but their frequency is above the normal hearing range
of people over 25. The Children's Commissioner for England says they
should be scrapped as they infringe the rights of young people."
(BBC)
- Bullying,
exams and drugs (The Guardian)
- secondary school pupils reveal their hopes and fears
"The survey ran from April to June across 141 local authorities
and more than 111,000 teenagers took part...
Here's a sprinkling of results.
The biggest worry for people of this age is exams (51%) followed by
friendships (39%), school work (35%), being healthy (32%) and my
future (30%).
Thirty per cent said they'd been bullied at least a couple of times
in the last four weeks and 31% said they 'want fewer bullies' (where
does that leave the other 69%?).
Fifty-seven per cent said they thought bullying was handled quite or
very well, with 30% saying it was handled not or not at all well.
Seventy-nine per cent wanted more fun and interesting lessons.
Forty per cent wanted more help from teachers and the same proportion
wanted quieter and better behaved fellow pupils. Ofsted concludes that
despite 'concerns about bullying, a desirefor better advice on careers,
sex and relationships - and claims of cigarette, alcohol and drugs use
among a minority', overall 'young people are overwhelmingly healthy,
sporting, community-minded and conscientious about school'."
(Ofsted)
Cliparts :
Pictures : 
- TODAY'S
PICTURES - with AUDIO
ex :
- Inner-City Youth, London
(todayspictures.slate.com)
Listening :
- Teenagers
- exercises
"Research into the lives of Britain's teenagers has
confirmed that adolescents here are among the worst-behaved in Europe..."
(language-lab.org)
- TODAY'S
PICTURES - with AUDIO
ex :
- Inner-City Youth, London
(todayspictures.slate.com)
Conversation Questions : 
Click on the picture.
Literature :
Poems :
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Lost Generation - a poem by Jonathan Reed
"Read the message, then read it again in reverse.
Which generation do you belong in?"
(YouTube)
"Jonathan Reed won second place in AARP's U@50 video contest launched in 2007.
Contestants were asked to create 2-minute video describing their vision of the future; what life would be like by the time they turned 50.
Reed was inspired by the Argentinian political advertisement "The Truth".
(passionatelycurious.typepad.com)
- Warning
- a poem by Jenny Joseph (1961)
"When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired..."
(poemhunter.com)
Stories :
Activities :
- Youth
Culture (British Council)
"See the articles, word game, story, cartoon, trivia and links."
- "Learn about what it's like to
be a kid and live in different countries." -
WITH ACTIVITIES
(library.thinkquest.org)
Lesson plans :
- Young
people and television - Lesson plan (BBC)
"In this lesson the students will look at the television viewing
habits of young people in the UK
and compare them to the habits of young people in their own country."
Webquests :
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Journey
to Japan - A Day in the Life of a Japanese Child -
a webquest (chicousd.org) 
"Your task is to create a book that will tell about the daily
life of a Japanese child; a book about "you."
Your writing, research, and product will be from the viewpoint of
a Japanese elementary school student. You will "be" your
Japanese character.
The cover of the book will have a picture that you have created of
your character and your Japanese name.
Each page in the book will tell about your daily life and about your
favorite things.
You can illustrate your book with your own drawings or with pictures
you print from Internet."
Interactive games :
- Teenagers - interactive quiz
"Six questions about teenagers: what they are like and what language they use."
(BBC)
Cartoons :
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Newspaper generation gap
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Teenage girls (cagle.com)
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NO DEATH PENALTY FOR JUVENILES ...
by all the top cartoonists! (cagle.com)
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Posters :
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Get Connected Campaign
"Our goal: to make our community safer, by helping people connect with others and to learn what they can do together to contribute to community safety...
The I Am Smart, I Am Strong, I Am Worthy messages challenged the public to break down the stereotypes of youth and to value what youth have to offer. "
(sayhi.ca)
- You Have A Right Posters
"Every youth has the right to be listened to, to be themselves, to be safe, and to be home."
(1800runaway.org)
Songs :
- All
by myself by Jamie O'Neal :
"When I was young
I never needed anyone
And makin' love was just for fun
Those days are gone...
All by myself
Don't wanna be, all by myself anymore"
- Father
and Son by Cat Stevens :
"You're still young...
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy."
- Forever
Young by Alphaville :
"forever young, i want to be forever young
do you really want to live forever, forever and ever...
sooner or later they all will be gone
why don't they stay young
it's so hard to get old without a cause
i don't want to perish like a fading horse
youth is like diamonds in the sun..."
- Lazybones
- a song by Ben Eyler - Listen
to it!
(elllo.org)
- The
Kids Aren't Alright by Offspring :
"Jay committed suicide
Brandon OD'd and died
What the hell is going on?
The cruellest dream - reality...
Still it's hard
Hard to see
Fragile lives
Shattered dreams"
Cinema :
- KES de Ken LOACH -
kes
- kes2
- kes3
- kes4
- kes4a
- kesexosvoc
KESBilly - KEScredits - KEShabits - KESheadmaster - KESlinkwords - KESexos1 - KESexos2 - KESmustmay - KESpassif - KESsummary - KESeval1 et Suite3 
"Nous avons décidé de travailler ensemble avec comme but un travail
de liaison 3ème et 2nd ... Nous avons choisi ce film car la compagnie
ACT - saison 2001-2002 - a présenté KES avec une mise en scène d' ANDREW
WILSON : afin de préparer les élèves au spectacle, il semblait intéressant
de travailler sur quelques scènes du film de Ken LOACH - 1969 - puis
après le spectacle de finir le travail sur le film ( tiré du roman A
KESTREL FOR A KNAVE de Barry HINES.)"
Catherine ESTINES (Lycée St Exupéry - Terrasson -24 )
Corinne BRUGIERE ( Collège Anna de Noailles - Larche - 19600 )
e-mail : Alainbrugiere@aol.com
Videos :
- Teens Particularly Vulnerable On Web
"Despite warnings of Internet predators, many teenagers continue to put themselves at risk by posting personal details about their lives,
including their phone numbers and addresses."
(YouTube)
- Sur le thème "RUNAWAY", un témoignage vidéo
(BBC)
- Are you one of
them ?
"Are you the
ultimate Emo, Nu Raver, Sk8r, Chav, Plastic... or something else?!..."
(BBC)
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