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The activities below can help reinforce the material in this On ® workbook when used in the classroom. Many are experiential, helping students work together to better understand issues related to independent living and to improve skills needed for success in school and life. You can also use these activities to help students meet select Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts (CCSS.ELA). Correlations to specific standards are listed below each activity. Visit www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy to learn more. Teacher’s/Leader’s Guide for On living on your own Pages 2-3—Television fantasies On living on your own shows a spoof ad for a television show in which a young woman is leaving home. But this is an actual theme in many of today’s TV shows and movies. Have students watch some shows or movies where young people are living on their own—at college or in another situation. Then ask them to report on whether the daily lives shown are realistic. For example, you may want them to report on: • the characters’ employment (Do their homes appear to be within their means?) • household chores and bill paying (How often are they shown doing these?) • plans and goals (Do they have any? Are they actively pursuing them?). Supports Speaking & Listening Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.2 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.2 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.4 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.4 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.6 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.6 Pages 4-5—Rising to the challenge Living independently means taking on many new responsibilities. From these 2 pages, have each student choose one category (such as paying your way or taking care of you) that he or she feels will be particularly challenging. In an essay, have each student explain: • why that responsibility presents special challenges • what the student could do to successfully handle the challenges. Once essays are submitted, you may want to return them and have students pair up to share their ideas—and offer each other new ones— on making independence work. Supports Speaking & Listening Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1a,c,d CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1a,c,d Supports Writing Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2a,b,e,f CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.2a,b,e,f CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.4 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.4 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.5 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.5 Page 7—Choosing what’s best As students become more independent, they will be faced with a number of decisions—from what to have for dinner to whether to go to college. Have students apply the 5-step strategy in the workbook to a decision they’re dealing with right now. You may want to make this a written assignment, including a chart for pros and cons and any research used to look into the issue. Students can use “Sara’s decision” for guidance. Supports Writing Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.1a,b,e CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.1a,b,e CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.4 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.4 ® 2014 Edition ©2000 Channing Bete Company, Inc. All rights reserved. (04-14-A) Channing Bete Company, One Community Place, South Deerfield, MA 01373 • 20D-0019 To reorder call (800) 628-7733 or visit www.channing-bete.com and ask for item number PS98250 Follow your organization’s policies and regulations (for example, those that apply to parental notification and consent) when using these activities. C O M P A N Y Channin ®