Starter quiz
- What topic is most stereotypically relevant for modern teenagers?
- getting a job at thirteen
- a surge in social media use ✓
- being required to join the military
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- How long is a decade?
- twenty years
- ten years ✓
- a hundred years
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- What is an epidemic?
- a particular problem that seriously affects many people at the same time ✓
- a problem that affects the whole world
- a small problem
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- What is the purpose of a colon in a sentence?
- to create a pause
- to introduce an explanation ✓
- to join two independent clauses together
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- What is alliteration?
- when two adjacent words end with the same letter
- when two nearby words begin with the same sound ✓
- a line in poetry with a pause in the middle of the line
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- What is an idiom?
- a phrase, often figurative, commonly used in a particular population ✓
- a phrase comparing two things using the words 'like' or 'as'
- an unintelligent comment
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Exit quiz
- In which decade did the term 'teenager' come to use?
- 1960s
- 1980s
- 1990s
- 1940s ✓
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- The earliest references to teenagers focused on them as ...
- rebels.
- consumers. ✓
- employees.
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- Which idea regarding teenagers has remained relatively stable over time?
- that they must enter employment after their thirteenth birthday
- that they shape trends ✓
- that they like rock music
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- What is a stance?
- a way of thinking about something, expressed publicly as an opinion ✓
- a way of criticising something
- the extent to which you get along with someone
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- Match each part of this article title to its purpose: 'Flawless filter: how social media is fuelling teenagers' perfectionism'.
- 'Flawless filter'⇔build intrigue; hook the reader ✓
- colon (:)⇔clarify the content of the article ✓
- how social media is fuelling ...⇔introduces topic and stance ✓
- Which of the below is the most engaging article title?
- Teens behind screens: internet idols are raising our next generation ✓
- Teenagers are too obsessed with social media!
- You no longer have the biggest influence over your kids!
- Social media horror
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Key learning points
- The role of the teenager was first established around the 1940s and the term has gradually evolved over time.
- Media can give us insight into issues and topics concerning teenagers across different decades.
- Article titles give us a snapshot of an issue and insight into the stance of a writer.
- Article titles should be crafted in an engaging way to hook the reader.
Common misconception
Discourse around teenagers in the 1950s and 60s would be entirely different to discourse around teenagers nowadays.
There are some strong similarities between the media portrayal of teenagers from decades ago and now e.g. their ability to shape trends.
Keywords
Consumer - someone who buys goods or services
Stance - a way of thinking about something, expressed publicly as an opinion
Epidemic - a particular problem that seriously affects many people at the same time
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