Television Show
by CTV, 2011-2012
GENRE: Teen Drama
HONORS: None
known
REVIEW: Degrassi is a Canadian High School, and the
backdrop for the long running teen drama series starting in the 1980’s with
Degrassi Junior High, through today with Degrassi: The Next Generation. About
to start it’s twelfth season, CTV has taken to giving each season a name with
Season Eleven being titled “New Beginnings.” Degrassi has always served to
tackle real issues that kids face today including body image, peer pressure,
sexuality, and drug use using likeable characters to whom kids can relate.
OPINION: I grew
up watching Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High and was excited to see it
reboot with Degrassi: The Next Generation when I was in college. I lost touch
with the show a few years back and was excited to see that it was still airing
when I was looking for material for assignment 5. None of the main characters I
used to know are still on the show, but it continues to be true to life show
that deals with real and difficult problems that teens and families of today
face.
IDEAS: Create lessons around the issues and themes in various Degrassi episodes such as teen pregnancy, drug use, peer pressure, body image, etc.
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