Author : Gwendolyn L. Cooke PhD
Release : 2015-07-08
Genre : Education
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 363/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Ninety-Day Empowerment Journal for Young Women by : Gwendolyn L. Cooke PhD
Download or read book A Ninety-Day Empowerment Journal for Young Women written by Gwendolyn L. Cooke PhD. This book was released on 2015-07-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide for girls and young women ages thirteen to twenty-one tears down the negative images presented in various media of African American youth and young adults. While its intended to be read with an adult mentor, it can also be used by individuals who want to grow and develop on their own. If youre a young female, youll engage in fun activities, including: Listen to Stevie Wonders song Isnt She Lovely, and then, using the letters of lovely, write a meaning for each letter to describe what is lovely about you. Read the poems Mother to Son by Langston Hughes and Still I Rise by Maya Angelou, and explain how encouragement is defined in each poem. Read 10 Challenges That American Women Still Face Today on the Ms. magazine website, and list three challenges you face now or are likely to face in the future. Youll also learn how journal writing can be an appropriate strategy for problem solving when talking it out with a friend, parent, or other adult doesnt seem possible. Change the way you look at yourself, others, and life with A Ninety-Day Empowerment Journal for Young Women.
