For next week, February 1, please do the following homework:
Watch Moana
Watch the Disney movie, Moana, and look for examples of Erikson’s Identity vs. Role Confusion. Take notes on the handout given to you in class. (If you weren’t in class, here are the questions. And if you don’t remember this stage, do a quick google search 🙂
How does Moana’s journey reflect aspects of Erikson’s identity vs. role confusion? Examples?
How do Moana’s relationships (e.g., with her father, her grandmother, Maui) affect her understanding of herself, her role, etc.? What is the role of mentorship in identity formation?
Analyze key moments where Moana faces internal conflicts that relate to identity formation.
In what ways does Moana explore her cultural identity throughout the movie? How does culture influence Moana’s identity and the choices she makes throughout the movie?
What other human development concepts did you see portrayed in the movie? (Could be concepts that we talked about last semester.)
Read A Teen’s Guide to the Five Love Languages
Please finish reading this book as we will be discussing it in class next week. Be sure to take the quiz at the back of the book to determine your love language before reading the book. As I said in class, another title for this book could be “Learning to Express and Receive Love.” We may have a love language that comes more naturally to us, but really all of us can learn to express and receive love in all of these ways.
As you read, make note of any stories or anecdotes in the book that you found relatable or impactful.
Quiz Schedule for Semester
February 1: Olivia (next week!)
February 8: Connor
February 15: Julianne
February 22: Parr
February 29: Jed
March 7: Sonora
March 14: Hannah
March 21: Eve
Remember the quizzes should be 5 questions and should be relatively simple to answer correctly for those who did the homework. You can base the quizzes on any of the homework, but try to pick out some of the main ideas. Generally, multiple choice and True/False are the way to go.
Parenting Books
As explained in class, each of you will be reading a different parenting book. You will become an expert on your book and will get to do a short presentation outlining the basic ideas of the book. We will then compare and contrast the books. We will do this in class, February 29. Next week in class you will pick your book. Those who have done their homework will pick first. Here is the list of choices:
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids by Dr. Laura Markham
Raising Good Humans by Hunter Clarke-Fields
Christlike Parenting: Taking the Pain out of Parenting by Dr. Glenn Latham
Teaching Your Children Values by Linda and Richard Eyre
No-Drama Discipline by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
1-2-3- Magic by Thomas Phelan
The Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp
How to Talk so Kids Will Listen, and Listen so Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
Your Two Year Old: Terrible or Tender by Louise Bates Ames
*Note: If you have a different parenting book that you would like to read, let me know, and we can see if it will work.