Discover Your Millennial Score: Are You a True Millennial or Gen Xer?
Uncover whether you align more with the Millennial or Gen X generation by answering honest yes or no questions. Your score will determine how millennial you are, ranging from not a millennial to the epitome of millennial traits. Explore characteristics of both generations, create a T-chart, and consider where you fit in. Share your agreement or disagreement with the results in a concise response.
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Millennials & Gen Xers
#letmetakeaselfie How much of a millennial are you?? Please # your paper 1-10
For each question below, answer yes or no be honest! 1. Have you ever watched Netflix? 2. Have you ever borrowed a Netflix login to avoid paying? 3. Have you ever binge watched an entire TV show series? 4. Have you ever become overly emotional by fictional characters on TV? 5. Have you ever pirated music? 6. Have you ever listened to EDM or seen EDM live? 7. Have you ever felt really fired up about any of the following individuals: Kanye West, Miley Cyrus, Mackelmore, Beyonce? 8. Have you ever been to a music festival? 9. Have you ever checked in somewhere? 10. Have you ever used facebook, twitter, and/or instagram to post a selfie?
Tell me how many yes responses you have & then see where you fall Score of 0-1 You are not a millennial. In fact you might belong to Generation X. Score 2-5 You are an emerging millennial and most likely one selfie picture away from being defined and labeled as such. Score 6-8 You are so busy tweeting about this quiz right now that you can barely focus on the fact that you are definitely a millennial but you might be holding out in a few areas so you don t appear too trendy how millennial of you. Score of 9-10 You are the poster child (a poster that includes a selfie and a witty hashtag) for the millennial generation. This isn t a bad thing you re simply amazing at doing what society has expected you to do. So relax. You are most likely not alone.
Underneath your score, please share whether you agree with your findings or whether you disagree . Your response should be 4-6 sentences.
TED TALK NOTES Characteristics of Millennials Characteristics of Generation X ers Create a t chart and watch the Ted Talk and break down the characteristics of the millennials and the gen x ers. Here is the link: http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxSF-Scott-Hess-Millennials- W;search%3AScott%20Hess
So, where do you fit in? A lot of times people feel on the cusp of their generation or maybe even as though they are part of a completely other generation so, we want to consider where you fit in. Choose six different elements that show you fall into some of the clich characteristics of a specific generation and document through photos these characteristics! Be appropriate, don t get into trouble but be witty, and even satirical if you like! Put your pictures together in a word document, pages, keynote, power point whatever works best for you, and then upload as a PDF into turnitin by 11:59pm on Monday! Be sure you label the generation, and then identify the characteristic you are representing! Need some more descriptors for the different generations .
A few more characteristics . . . . Adhere to rules, Conformers/Conformity, Contributing to the Collective good is important, Dedication/Sacrifice, Delayed Reward, Discipline, Don t question authority, Duty before pleasure, Family Focus, Giving Back is important, Hard Work, Law and Order, Loyalty, Patriotism, Patience, Respect for authority, Responsibility, Savers, Stabilizing, Trust in Government
A few more characteristics . . . Anti war, Anti government, Anything is possible, Equal rights, Equal opportunities, Extremely loyal to their children, Involvement, Optimism, Personal Gratification, Personal Growth, Question Everything, Spend now, worry later, Team Oriented, Transformational, Trust no one over 30, Youth, Work, Want to make a difference
A few more characteristics . . .Balance, Diversity, Entrepreneurial, Highly Educated, High job expectations, Independent, Informality, Lack of organizational loyalty, Rational, Seek life balance, Self- reliance, Skepticism/Cynical, Suspicious of Boomer values, Think Globally, Technically literate
A few more characteristics . . . Achievement, Avid consumers, Civic Duty, Confidence, Diversity, Extreme fun, High morals, Highly tolerant, Hotly competitive, Like personal attention, Self confident, Socialability, Members of global community, Most educated generation, Extremely techn savvy, Extremely spiritual, Optimistic, Street smarts
Be creative! Be appropriate! Visually represent where you fit in!
