Body+Image+-+Julie+Pasbrig

I am using the nonfiction trade books and websites to assist students who are working on composing a research paper on the topic of body image. Before beginning our class reading of Romeo and Juliet, my students are expected to compose a research paper on a teen social issue. The students are given the opportunity to select from many options such as: bullying, gangs, sexuality, cheating, dating violence, gaming addiction, body image, etc. For those students who have selected this topic, this list will provide resources for research above and beyond that provided by the school databases.
 * How My List Helped Enrich My Class (Body Image) **

This class is composed of 26 students, with a small number being sophomores who are repeating the course for a second time. The class is co-taught with another teacher to assist with the higher than average percentage of students with IEPs enrolled in the class. To assist those students who have lower lexile levels or comprehension skills, I have selected a variety of reading materials in complexity and length. I have also tried to vary the text I selected that have a specific focus that addresses body image such as eating disorders, plastic surgery, and self-esteem.

After the papers are composed, the students will then create a 2-3 minute presentation to share with their classmates. This presentation will require visuals and be aimed at their peers as an audience. The research and presentation of teen social issues, will provide content to many students who selected a different issue to research. It will also prepare them for the reading of Romeo and Juliet by looking for the teen issues that the two main characters were going through during this play.

The books and websites listed can assist students in their research of this specific social issue and in creating their presentation. The list is as follows:


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Bennett, Nat, Walsh, David, & Griffith, Kaleo. (2004). //WHY do they act that way?: A survival guide to the adolescent brain for you and your teen//. New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster. This book explores teen behavior and how it is linked to changes in the body and the brain of most adolescents. (Lori Weinmeister)

Burby, L. N. (1998). //Bulimia nervosa: The secret cycle of bingeing and purging//. New York: Rosen Pub. Group. This text is written specifically for teens. It evaluates the possible causes for individuals choice to engage in eating disorders as well as treatments offered for health improvement. Lexile: 990.

Chiu, C. (1998). //Eating disorder survivors tell their stories//. New York: Rosen Pub. Group. Four teenagers tell their personal accounts of their eating disorders and treatments. Other areas that are discussed include the role of media on influencing young people to participate in unhealthy diets. Lexile: 950.

Conway, C. (2013). //Body image and the media//. Minneapolis: ABDO Pub. This book looks at the topic and its influence on how people look at themselves. The books includes many visuals and offers extension information located on suggested websites. Lexile: 880.

Davis, B. (1999). //What's real, what's ideal: Overcoming a negative body image//. New York: Rosen Pub. Group. The text is suggested material for both males and females and is broken into three sections. The first part is about how body image and health are related. Next, the author looks at warning signs of negative body image and eating disorders. Lastly, the author gives suggests for acceptance of oneself. Lexile: 1020.

Frankenberger, E. (1998). //Food and love: Dealing with family attitudes about weight//. New York: Rosen Pub. Group. This text looks how families can influence the self-image of teens. There are also offerings of how to live a healthy lifestyle. Lexile: 1010.

Hirschmann, K. (2009). //Reflections of me: Girls and body image//. Mankato, MN: Compass Point Books. Material in this text reflects on how the media and social pressures can cause girls to evaluate themselves harshly. It also suggests strategies as to how to create a positive body image. Lexile: 870.

Kirberger, K. (2003). //No body's perfect: Stories by teens about body image, self-acceptance, and the search for identity//. New York: Scholastic. This book includes works and stories from both the male and female perspective about body image topics. Lexile: 890

Shandler, S. (1999). //Ophelia speaks: Adolescent girls write about their search for self//. New York: HarperPerennial. This text was authored by a young women who started writing it when only 16 years of age. Her purpose was to have other girls besides herself share their experiences in the stresses that adolescent females go through. These experiences would include girls from different cultures, backgrounds, and statuses. Lexile: 790.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Trueit, T. S. (2003). //Eating disorders//. New York: F. Watts. This text looks offers first hand experiences of teens who have gone through having an eating disorder and what assisted them in being healthy individuals again. Lexile: 1070.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Woog, A. (2009). //Mirror image: How guys see themselves//. Mankato, MN: Compass Point Books. This is a book in the What’s the Issue? series. It evaluates body image in males and it’s influence such as genetics, hormones, and media. Suggestions for how to incorporate a healthy image is include. Lexile: 810.

<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> This is a website dedicated to providing information on a variety of topics for three sections of the population: parents, kids, and teens. More specifically they offer an page entitled Body Image and Self-Esteem that provides answers that teens may have about body image, self-esteem, influences, and tips for improvement.
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|http://www.webmd.com] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> This is a website that offers information on a great range of topics from experts. An example of a material that is available through this site is an page entitled Help Teens Develop a Health Body Image. This explains who is affected and tips for parents how to assist their children improving their body image.

<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|http://www.pamf.org] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> The Palo Alto Medical Foundation site contains a section on Body Image for Teens which explores eating disorders, suicide and self-mutilation, and body art as well as a page with tips for maintaining a healthy body image.

<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|http://www.naswdc.org] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> The National Association for Social Workers website offers resources for people to look further into social issues. It has a page that focuses on adolescent girls and body image.

<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> NEDA, or the National Eating Disorders Association, offers assistance on Developing and Maintaining positive body image.