Topic: Qualities for Success and How Others See me
Objective (s): Students will:
1.0Identify individual interests, abilities, strengths, and personality traits.
Goals: Students will:
Learn about the personal characteristics that describe people who are successful in school, the community and work. They also learn about their own characteristics that reflect the kind of person they think they are.
Length: One class period
Materials:
Handout–Qualities for Success worksheet
Description of Activity:
1.Using the “Qualities for Success” worksheet, teacher will review each personal characteristic listed under Step 1 to ensure students understand what each characteristic means before completing the worksheet (5 minutes).
2.Students will complete the “Qualities for Success” worksheet by filling out steps 2-5. This activity should take about 20 minutes.
3.Next, each student working with a peer will complete the “How others see me”portion of the worksheet (page 3). This activity should take 10 minutes.
4.Next, each student will compare their self-evaluation versus their peer evaluation and think about how the lists are similar or different and whether they are surprised by how they see themselves versus how others see them. Are there any traits they would like to improve?
The teacher can encourage in-class discussions around some of these qualities, especially the perception differences in self vs. peer evaluations.
5.Thoughts and Reflections (5-10 minutes) and saving to AzCIS
Students will complete the “Thoughts and Reflections” portion of the worksheet (page 4) by listing three qualities that help them be successful in school, community, and home and one quality that they want to improve to be more successful.
Use the following AzCIS actions to store the “Thoughts and Reflections” of this lesson:
- Sign onto AzCIS Middle School site
- Select “WHO AM I?” from the top bar menu then select “Learn About Me” below the ACTIVITIES header from the drop-down menu
- Select “Qualities for success” link
- Follow the AzCIS instructions to save the three qualities that help you be successful in your school, community, and home and one personal quality you want to improve on.
- Select “Save Information” button and “Insert Today’s Date” to save
Storing Worksheet(s):
For students who DO NOT have AzCIS access, it would be best if they can store the worksheet in their personal electronic folder on the school’s computer system that can be retrieved later.
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