Efnisyfirlit

• Contents
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Identities
• 1.1: Nationality and identity
• What it means to be
• 1.2 Identities and change
• How is our identity formed?
• How does our identity connect to our roots?
• 1.3: Identities and language
• How we communicate
• 1.4: Humans and their choices
• Enjoying life more
• Making choices
• 1.5: Changing language
• The impact of words
• 1.6: Our changing world
• 21st-century life
• Chapter 2: Experiences
• 2.1: The happiest days of your life?
• Being a teenager is not always easy
• Happiness
• 2.2: Experiences can shape our lives
• Travel and adventure
• 2.3: Hobbies that change our lives
• How I came to be
• The power of reading
• 2.4: Our roots
• Personal experiences
• Food and experience
• Chapter 3: Human ingenuity
• 3.1: Music as a form of expression
• Musical experiences
• Music and the senses
• 3.2: Science and technology
• Glasgow Science Centre
• 3.3: Playing and talking
• Escape rooms
• The mobile phone – the greatest invention of all time?
• Mum, give me the cornflakes!
• 3.4: Ancient wisdom
• Nebra, Stonehenge, and Seahenge
• Tips for creating a flyer
• Chapter 4: Social organisation
• 4.1: Schools around the world
• School – the best time of your life?
• 4.2: Community projects
• Supporting communities
• Community concerns
• 4.3: Getting together
• Unusual ideas for get-togethers
• 4.4: Clubs and groups
• Enjoying time with people who have similar interests
• Chapter 5: Sharing the planet
• 5.1: Climate change
• Protecting the planet
• 5.2: Plastic pollution
• 5.3: Tourism
• 5.4: Taking action
• Going vegan
• The importance of insects
• The cost of fashion
• 5.5: Sharing our space
• Space exploration
• Are we alone?
• Reading and HL literature recommendations
• Identities
• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
• Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
• Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
• The Girl Who Saw Lions by Berlie Doherty
• Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk
• Experiences
• To My Sons by Bear Grylls (non-fiction)
• A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson (non-fiction)
• Bone Talk by Candy Gourlay
• Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
• Human ingenuity
• The Mortal Instruments 1: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
• The Da Vinci Code (the young adult adaptation) by Dan Brown
• Virtuosity by Jessica Martinez
• Silver Skin by Joan Lennon
• Social organisation
• Animal Farm by George Orwell
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding
• The Fun They Had by Isaac Asimov (short story)
• Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk
• No Fixed Address by Susin Nielsen
• Sharing the planet
• See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng
• A Long Walk to Water (based on a true story) by Linda Sue Park
• Stormy Seas: Stories of Young Boat Refugees by Mary Beth Leatherdale
• The Islands at the End of the World by Austin Aslan
• Teen Titles – A book review magazine for teenagers
• Answers
• Index
• Text type index
• Notes
• Back Cover