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In <i>The Freedom Writers Diary</i>, many of the entries have to do with issues that teens face every day. But these students also had some pretty big obstacles to overcome given the fact that they grew up in Long Beach, CA where poverty, violence, gangs, and drugs were common presences and a diversity of culture, including White, Hispanic, AfricanAmerican, and Latino, brought together a variety of people with sometimes clashing effects. For this section of the webquest, go to SIRS (Social Issues Resources Service) to read more about some of the issues teens face today: drugs/substance abuse, pregnancy, physical/sexual abuse, gangs, divorce, homelessness, racism, etc. For the issue you choose, you need to identify 5 criteria that would help a teen overcome that issue and 5 criteria that would detract from their ability to overcome the issue (e.g., criteria that help a teen stay away from drugs or eliminate a substance abuse problem and criteria that cause them to develop a drug problem and/or keep them from overcoming that problem). For each issue, you will need a current example of a success story (someone who changed his/her life) and an example of someone who has not been able to change his/her life. In addition, be able to identify the diary entry from <i>The FWD</i> that represents your teen issue. <b>Teen Issues: Drugs/Substance Abuse Pregnancy Physical/Sexual Abuse Gangs Divorce Homelessness Racism</b>

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