Teen Health Course 2

Introduction
All teens need to find ways to express their feelings. One of the healthiest and most interesting ways to do this is through art of some kind. On the Web site below you will learn about a musician named Moby who explored the different ways teens are expressing themselves.

Link to explore:   PBS – In the Mix:  http://www.pbs.org/inthemix/shows/show_selfexpression.html

• Start at the PBS – In the Mix web site.
• Read the “Self Expression, Self Esteem…Around the World” page. Then click on the “Arts Education A+” link at the bottom of the page and read it as well. Be sure to check out some of the links on both pages to see actual examples of how teens are expressing themselves through art. Take notes as you read.
• When you are done, answer the questions below.
• Finally, using the information from the link, express your POV on art education in schools. Do you think it is important? Why or why not?

1.			What are some skills that teens can learn from expressing themselves creatively?
2.			What three examples of self-expression are discussed on In the Mix?
3.			What have recent studies shown about arts education?
4.			What is Write Girl?
5.			What does POV mean, and what is the POV section of the In the Mix web site?