Review the Academic Content Standards related to this lesson. Explore their own perceptions about their generation and that of their parents or grandparents. Share thoughts on how they fit the demographic profile described in the article by writing a letter to the editor. Make another list of ways you are different from your grandparents. Examine the list and try to provide explanations for each difference.
Students then discuss their ideas with a partner.
You might record the lists on the board in three columns. Students will participate in a dialogue based on their research. Regroup the class, jigsaw-style, into four new mixed groups. These new groups should each have at least one representative from every generation. Write a letter to the editor of the Times, expressing your views on this article.