A Leader's Guide to Real Stories, Real Teens: Activities for After School Programs and Advisories

Inspire teens to read and learn. Show teens making smart decisions. Promote social and emotional growth. Help teens recognize their strengths. This Leader's Guide to Real Stories, Real Teens includes a wealth of activities including role plays, social barometers, Bingo games, debates, trials, and more that make it fun for teens to read the stories and explore the themes in Real Stories, Real Teens [ISBN #1-933939-70-2]. The Leader's Guide also includes the full text of every story from Real Stories, Real Teens, with convenient teen-tested discussion questions. The activities in this Guide are designed for out-of-school settings and informal school setting like advisories. The Guide includes helpful suggestions for running groups with teens, including icebreakers, teambuilding activities, and guidelines for handling sensitive topics. Real Stories, Real Teens received the Distiguished Acheievement Award for "Best Curriculum for a Specialized Audience" (Nonfiction, Grades 9-12) from the Association of Educational Publishers. Note: This Guide is to be used with Real Stories, Real Teens [ISBN 1-933939-70-2] an anthology of 26 true stories by teens. For full info for this program go to the website realstoriesrealteens.org