I am high school, but sharing with friends!

Adapted from It’s Complicated: The American Teenager, by Robin Bowman and Robert Coles

19) What is your ethnic background? What is important to know about your culture? What values are important in your culture?

20) Do you have a job? What do you do? What hours do you work? How much money do you make? How old were you when you got your first job? What do you spend your money on?

16) If you could be someone else in the world--who would that be and why?

17) As you look ahead in your life, where do you see yourself?

18) Is money important to you? When you go out into the world, do you want a similar lifestyle to the one you grew up in? Do you want to earn more money? Less?

13) Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend? What is the longest relationship you have ever had?

14) Have you ever personally experienced racism? What happened? Have your friends or family experienced racism?

15) Who do you respect the most and why?

11) Where do you get most of your info? The internet? Social media? Do you watch TV? Which of these is most important to you?

12) What do you like most abt school? What's your fav subject & why? What is your least fav subject & why? Is school important & why? What will you do after high school?

10) Tell me about your family: parents, siblings, or any important relatives. How is your relationship with them? Do you think family is important? Do you want a family of your own one day? What kind of family do you want?

6) What is the most difficult thing abt being a teenager & why?
7) What do you like most about yourself?
8) Do you think you can make a difference in the world? What kind of impact do you think you can have?
9) Do you believe in God? Do you pray? What do you pray for? What does this belief give you?

1) What was your childhood house like? What are some favorite memories there?

2) What is one of the biggest things that has ever happened to you and how did it change your life?

3) What is your earliest memory as a child?

4) What makes you the happiest?

5) What is your biggest fear?

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I usyally have to adapt/ modify for my ELLs, but they love reading from lessons I have found from the @smithsonian @zinnedproject.bsky.social Library of Congress, even PBS! Sometimes my sts have heard a name in passing, but didn't know why they were famous etc- this is all background knowledge!

Our reading showcases stories about immigrants and people overcoming challenges. For writing, Iaim. To amplify my students' voices and give them a platform to tell their stories and dreams and ideas, and create opportunities for writing that are relevant to their lives. #t2tchat #edusky

I teach EL Intermediate, and generally it is my sts' 2nd year in the US. Black History is US history, so we read stories throughout the year, but especially during February! So far we've read about Rihanna, Sam Barnes & the Golden 13, Mae Jemison, and the Scottsboro 9. #t2tchat #edusky

I am an IL public HS teacher :) I would love to be included!