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Tuesday, 19 August 2008 |
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Hey everyone, summer has now come and gone and ACYB is already planning Fall and winter events. Check out what we did in our August Meeting Minutes! |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 19 August 2008 )
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Tuesday, 19 August 2008 |
Hey All...check out this new FREE resource from CPH...it sounds AWESOME.
It's called
American Teen
Jake. Megan. Hannah. Colin. Mitch. If you haven't heard about these five students yet, you soon will. And so will your students, thanks to a highly coordinated, social media-driven publicity campaign direct from Hollywood.
These are the five high school seniors from Warsaw, Indiana and they are coming to a multiplex screen near you as the very real, very Midwest stars of American Teen.
American Teen is a documentary from director Nanette Burstein that follows the lives of five students and their classmates from the first day of school through graduation. The result is what some have called the Breakfast Club of the new millennium. First released at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, American Teen has gathered critical acclaim from many sectors. Its extremely well orchestrated media campaign has already attracted the attention of thousands of teenagers via Facebook, and the flood of interest will only increase.
On the surface, the film's five stars embody the stereotypical high school roles of jock, princess, rebel, geek, and heartthrob; but in reality, their lives are much more complicated. The students navigate a constantly changing landscape of friends, family, and personal issues. They are searching (either with awareness or with a disturbing lack of clarity) for something better in life. And the film is their unscripted story.
Christian viewers can expect to be uncomfortable with the film's un-editorialized portrayal of teen language, sexual behavior, and alcohol use. The director does not prescribe how audiences should receive or respond to the content of the film, which makes it a bit of a moral morass for immature viewers. But adults will quickly realize that, like it or not, and good or bad, the scenario of American Teen is not too far removed from the average teen landscape of today's culture.
The question, for those of us who care about kids and recognize that something is very wrong with today's student experience, is: what do we want to do with the themes of this film as we engage youth with the message of God's Word?
Concordia Publishing House is offering a free downloadable discussion guide to assist you in uncovering and discussing the ideas and themes found in American Teen with your students. Consider using it with the youth of your church following a viewing of American Teen, or use the guide to prepare yourself to discuss the film with students who come to youth group discussing what they have seen. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 19 August 2008 )
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Tuesday, 05 August 2008 |
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Summer is drawing to a close and ACYB events have finished but we are not done! We have a busy fall and winter to start planning. So mark your calendars for Thursday August 7th at 6:30PM. We will meet at Jitter's Coffee House in Eagle River to have our monthly meeting. Call Jamie if you have any questions! |
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