{"id":784,"date":"2020-04-17T12:41:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T12:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kildarelibrariesblog.wpcomstaging.com\/?p=784"},"modified":"2020-04-17T13:07:48","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T13:07:48","slug":"online-resources-activities-for-teens-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/blog\/online-resources-activities-for-teens-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Resources &amp; Activities For Teens &amp; More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By: Niamh, Leixlip Library <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Authors Sharing Stuff<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sarah Crossan is posting live Instagram videos about poetry, don&#8217;t worry if you missed them you can take a look at the back catalogue <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sarahcrossanwriter\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. Sarah reads poetry in these posts and breaks down poetry to give teens the tools to think for themselves when reading poetry for school and pleasure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also speaking through social media was YA author Holly Bourne who spoke to the bloggers of&nbsp; Loves Labours Watched who audio blog about love and dating for women today. Just to note that this blog and Holly herself are generally aimed at older teens, so perhaps listen yourself before giving to your teen aged below 15.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We had the best time chatting to author <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/holly_bourneYA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@holly_bourneYA<\/a> for the first social-distancing ep of Loves Labours Watched! Holly chatted to us about her fantastic novel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pretending?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Pretending<\/a>, which delves deep into complicated truths about modern life, love &amp; dating apps: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jQBfqo7fHw\">https:\/\/t.co\/jQBfqo7fHw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Loves Labours Watched (@RealLLW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealLLW\/status\/1245114610145013760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is just a taste of what young adult authors are putting out there, so it&#8217;s no harm checking out the social media channels of your teens favourite authors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Authors and Creative Writing Tips<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/sarahwebbishere\/status\/1251121557952499712\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Webb<\/a> writes for both children and young adults and has been sharing all manner of activities for young people to do. Most of her <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/hashtag\/CreativeBursts?src=hashtag_click\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;Creative Burst&#8217;<\/a> prompts have been aimed at ages 9 plus so are perfect for teens trying to study poetry or work on the creative writing part of English Paper 1. Writing poetry can also be fun. She&#8217;s running Zoom workshops as well that users can sign up for if they like the prompts so far.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While John Boyne&#8217;s short story competition has closed, there are others out there. The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.writing.ie\/writing-comps\/competition-aesthetica-creative-writing-award-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Aesthetica Creative Writing Award<strong> <\/strong>2020<\/a><strong> <\/strong>for example is open to all ages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re finding lockdown is affecting your teens ability to write, why not have them design a book cover instead for this competition from O&#8217;Brien Press and&nbsp; Children&#8217;s Books Ireland that&#8217;s open to all under 15 years old. <a href=\"https:\/\/childrensbooksireland.ie\/the-obrien-press-design-a-cover-competition\/\">https:\/\/childrensbooksireland.ie\/the-obrien-press-design-a-cover-competition\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your teen needs inspiration or help with writing stories for any of these competitions, there are lots of resources out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of these is an old&nbsp; but useful list of things to write about by author <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.giftedkids.ie\/teencreative.html\" target=\"_blank\">Claire Hennessy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The author of <em>The Hate U Give<\/em> Angie Thomas is also posting some tips on her Instagram, such as this video about how you can create a plot to change your character to what you want them to be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-instagram wp-block-embed is-type-rich\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-instagram\"><blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/B9jvfsrH-Jo\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/B9jvfsrH-Jo\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Angie Thomas (@angiethomas)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div> \n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your teen would like a full creative writing course, author David Lordan has a 13 unit course available on Vimeo&nbsp;for 13-24 year olds.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-rich wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-vimeo\"><iframe title=\"Creative Writing Now youth\" src=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/showcase\/5503062\/embed\" width=720 height=405 allowfullscreen frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the facilitator of a library teen group my advice would be to just write and see what comes out; there&#8217;s plenty of time for editing the writing into what you wanted later. Even use your recent experiences of a pandemic to start the next great dystopian story!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Other stuff for Teens to do online<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While originally intended for children, meditation and mindfulness by Bressie is just as useful for teens, especially those troubled by the uncertainty around state exams. 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B-U6eKSh5nY\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Niall Breslin (@bressie)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While not directly from an author, the recent virtualization of the<a href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/project\/harry-potter-a-history-of-magic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <em>Harry Potter: History of Magic<\/em> <\/a>exhibition was likely okayed by children&#8217;s author JK Rowling. I&#8217;m suggesting this one for teens because I myself as a teenager became fascinated with the historic real-life philosophical theory and myth behind the subjects taught in the fictional school in the series, and this exhibit delves into just that. It&#8217;s possibly a bit more advanced than the books themselves so is very suited to ages 13 plus. The Google website <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>artsandculture.google.com<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/a> as a whole is very interesting with virtual tours of museums across the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In another indirect offering, Shakespeare plays are being screened by RT\u00c3\u2030 in an attempt to aid students studying the playwright. These screenings start April 11th on RT\u00c3\u20302 on weekend mornings at 11.25am. check out the full schedule <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/culture\/2020\/0401\/1127835-rte-to-screen-shakespeare-classics-for-students\/\" target=\"_blank\">here&nbsp;<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your teen is interested in theatre in general, there&#8217;s an endless supply of streaming sites offering free trials at the minute from BroadwayHd.com to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/globeplayer.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shakespeare&#8217;s Globe<\/a> .\u00c2\u00a0 The National Theatre\u00e2\u20ac\u2039 in London will be making their recorded shows available every Thursday via<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/m.youtube.com\/user\/ntdiscovertheatre\" target=\"_blank\"> YouTube<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0and while admittedly <strong>some might only be suitable for the parents in your home,<\/strong> but keep an eye out for some epic classics such as Treasure Island which is available now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Niamh, Leixlip Library Authors Sharing Stuff Sarah Crossan is posting live Instagram videos about poetry, don&#8217;t worry if you missed them you can take a look at the back catalogue here. 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