Aim: How does the exposition of “Lord of the Flies” set up the novel to question how society structures the transition from childhood to adulthood?
Do Now: Here is the digital link for ‘Legal Ages’.
Link to the chart: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GdEeMqDAkYgz6B_d86gnLsK42KPyHZ0R/view?usp=drivesdk
In pairs, try your best to guess and fill in the ages that you THINK apply (don’t look anything up yet, just guess).
In the response box, jot down why it does or doesn’t seem like the appropriate age for each item on the list.
During the start of the period we worked on a chart that would have us predict the legal ages for several different actions. Some of these include: voting, drinking, driving legally, serving in the military and getting married. Then we justified our decisions with our prior knowledge.
After our short discussion about what we thought were the legal ages for driving and drinking, etc., we were then revealed the true ages for the actions described.
Answers from classmates:
Alcohol, 21
Driving, 16-18
Military- 18
Attend School- 16-18
See R rated movies- 17-18
Vote- 18
Consent to sex- 16-18 (someone said 12 based on Edgar Allan Poe)
Get married (without parental consent)- 18
Get an abortion without parental consent- 18
Make personal financial decisions- 14-15, 18
Rent a car- 25
Correct answers-
Alcohol=21
Driving- with license alone=17
Serve in the military- 17 with parental consent, 18 without
Attend School- 16 (leave school)
R-rated movies= 17
Vote= 18 (17 to primary, if you’ll be 18 by the next general election)
Consent to sex= 17
Marriage = 18 without parental consent (16-17 with parental consent, 14-15 with consent from a judge)
Abortion- No legal age NOW (was 18 without parental consent up until VERY recently)
Personal Finance Decisions= 18
Rent a car= 25
Then we discussed what surprised us or if any of the ages seem unfair.
The one thing that surprised me was how high the age restriction was for car renting. I wouldn’t have thought that it would be such a big deal but apparently insurance companies don’t want to cover for people when they are most vulnerable.
Our next activity was to read a short article called “How Old is Old Enough? - Rampell (2009)” about age issues.
Main ideas from today’s lesson: We learned about the laws and restrictions in our society that govern our transition from childhood into adulthood. These ideas/facts would be especially useful to help guide growing teens into adulthood with the knowledge that they need to further their success at adulthood. One quick example of how we can use what we learned today in real life is that getting insurance under your own name can help you reap benefits earlier although it is expensive at first. Building a credit score early before you turn 18 under parental supervision is also great.
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