LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Read opposing viewpoints and take a side; evaluate potential reasons for and against paying teens less than adults.

HEALTH ED STANDARDS

NHES 2: Analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors.

CASEL COMPETENCY: Social awareness

KEY VOCAB

incentive

penalized

Lesson Plan: Should Teens Earn Less Than Adults?

A part-time job is a great way to earn a little extra cash. Should you make less of it just because you’re a teen?

PREPARING TO READ

Before you read the debate “Should Teens Earn Less Than Adults?” ask your students the following pre-reading question:

What are the pros and cons of businesses being allowed to pay teens less than adults?

READING AND DISCUSSION

  • Have your students read the debate “Should Teens Earn Less Than Adults?”; read the debate out loud to them; or have one student read one side of the debate and another student read the other side.
  • After they’ve read the debate, revisit the pre-reading question. Have their answers changed?

BUILDING COMPREHENSION AND VOCAB

Check students’ comprehension of and engagement with the story with the following assessment tools:

  • Comprehension Quiz
  • Vocab Builder

EXPANDING SEL OPPORTUNITIES

Continue the learning journey with the following writing prompt:

Have your students imagine they live in a state where businesses are allowed to pay teens less than adults. Have them take a side by writing a half-page to full-page OPEN LETTER to a local newspaper expressing their opinion on the subject. After beginning with a brief introduction, they should write the body of the letter using the questions in the student-facing prompt for guidance. Remind them to use a mix of ideas from the article and their own ideas.

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