Generation Why - What?!

1) Review (and some babbling to transition us to the next story and a little real-life writing job we've been asked to do) - looking at short stories, reviewing basic terms, beginning to write analytically, making-meaning (the stuff of life), and yesterday, we watched a "story." The story was about addiction... addiction is a struggle for every generation... which leads me to a point.

All the stories we have looked at, so far, have been about a vastly different social/cultural/historical setting from the one you live in - 2013, technology, social media, exponential change, media savvy, etc...

Discussion Questions - What are the features of the world you live? What is your setting? What are the addictions of your generation? What are the  things that your generation will be remembered for? What will your generation have to figure out and fix? What will be celebrated about your generation?

What do these images seem to say about your generation?

• With these ideas in mind, let's first explore your REAL lived setting and then, by Friday, read a more contemporary story, that will feel a lot like your world right now.

2) Generation Why - a weekly interactive magazine curated by young Canadians for young Canadians.

In partnership with CBC News Canada, a number of teachers across Canada have been asked to help to support the development of this online news magazine. It offers students a rich opportunity to write in response to non-fiction news and opinion pieces. You are going to be published online! 

Let's take a look: http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2013/02/introducing-generation-why-must-reads-for-canadian-youth.html 

Read over how to submit. Tour the CBC website.

Today  - find a CBC item and then write about it. Your item can be a story, a standout radio or TV interview, a documentary, a photo gallery, an interactive map, etc. As long as it's CBC content we can link to online, it's an option! 

Write a couple paragraphs (200 words max) about why this news item caught your attention and why you think other young Canadians might be interested, too. First person and conversational is fine! 

Submit by email, and 'cc' me too... tara.colborne@sd71.bc.ca