Sandy Loucks UW-Stout EDUC 763

Learning Guide Module 2

Module Name: Who is the Young Adolescent?

Course Name: Working With the Young Adolescent

Learning Goals/Outcomes

Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:

Name at least 5 needs of the typical young adolescent
Describe 4 things that motivates the typical young adolescent or
that they want/desire
Name the types of things the typical young adolescent is
interested in
Describe the typical young adolescents intellect
Describe the feelings of the typical young adolescent

Learning Resources

Required Resources
Adolescent Development. California Department of Education.
http://pubs.cde.ca.gov/tcsii/adoldev/adoldev4rec6.aspx
Anfara, V. and Caskey, M. The Developmental Characteristics of
Young Adolescents. Association for Middle Level
Educa(https://www.amle.org/BrowsebyTopic/WhatsNew/WNDet/T
abId/270/ArtMID/888/ArticleID/455/Developmental-
Characteristics-of-Young-Adolescents.aspx)
Blanton, P. and Bluth, K. (2013). Mindfulness and Self-
Compassion: exploring pathways to adolescent emotional well-
being. Journal of Family Studies. 23:1298-1309.
Desautels, L. (2016) The Young Adolescent Brain: Leaving
Childhood Behind. Edutopia.
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/adolescent-brain-leaving-childhood-
behind-lori-desautels
McKee, C. and Salyers, F. The Young Adolescent Learner.
https://www.learner.org/workshops/middlewriting/images/pdf/W1
ReadAdLearn.pdf

Additional Resources
Staley, B. (2009). Between Form and Freedom. Hawthorne Press.
(optional)

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San

Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.
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Learning Activities

Activities for This Lesson

Observe a young adolescent in a social setting.
Create a diagram or chart explaining the general characteristics
of the young adolescent.
Discuss
Write a letter to parents of a young adolescent, describing the
expected changes the parents will see in their child at this time.

Discussion Question
What general characteristics of a young adolescent did you
observe in the student you observed? How did the young
adolescent whom you observed differ in characteristics from
what youve read?

Self-Assessment

Check your understanding. Can you .

Name at least 5 needs of the typical young adolescent?
Describe 4 things that motivates the typical young adolescent or
that they want/desire?
Name the types of things in which the typical young adolescent
is interested?
Describe the typical young adolescents intellect?
Describe the feelings of the typical young adolescent?

Lesson Evaluation: Graded Assessments

Observation of a young adolescent (pass/fail)

Visual artifact describing the general characteristics of the young
adolescent
Discussion
Letter to parents

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San

Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.