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1.1 Self- Improvement
Social Studies · Grade 8 · 4 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Personality traits for self-understanding
- Animal metaphors as a way to name personal characteristics
- Personal life goals for self-improvement: educational, career and social
- Career choices in Social Studies that match personality traits
- Role of values in the development of personality traits
What you will be able to do
- describe personality traits for self-understanding
- share goals for self-improvement in social life
- appreciate the role of values in the development of personality traits
Key questions
“Which animal best reflects your personal characteristics?”
“What career choices in Social Studies relate to you?”
Lessons
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Personality traits for self-understanding
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizWhat a personality trait is, how it differs from a one-day mood, and how an animal metaphor helps Grade 8 name a usual way of acting.
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Naming and growing personality traits
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizFive families of traits - people, work, others, ideas and recovery - and how overflow is the starting point of self-improvement.
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Goals for self-improvement in social life
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizHow to write educational, career and social goals that grow a named trait, without locking a Grade 8 learner into one job.
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Values that grow personality traits and Social Studies careers
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizHow values steer a trait so a dream Social Studies career serves people, shown in a class skit.