Standards and Principles

Q: Who is watching you?

• Continue with our discussion on Standards (Lesson 25)
• Moral Relativism
• Two more questions: 
• How do you decide what is right or wrong in your life?
• What do you value?
• Principles (Lesson 26)

HW: Reminder: By Friday, read p. 74-103 in your Covey books

Standards

Q: What do our words and actions tell us about our values?  What affect do they have on us as leaders?

• Current events
• Discussion of yesterday's work (circles)
• Begin Standards (Lesson 25)
• Again, about yesterday's work (what do you value?)
• Special speeches

HW: Read p. 74-103 by Friday in your Covey books.

Habit 1 (cont.)

Q: Describe one thing your friends do that is beyond you comfort zone.

• Complete the Circles of Control/No Control (p. 55) and the questions 8 and 10 on page 72.
• Remember, to add HOW you are going to drop it (question 8)
• Turn in these items tomorrow.
• With the remaining time, read pages 41-50 in your Student Manual.  Complete the chart on page 45.

See you tomorrow!

Being Proactive--I Am the Force!

Q: Describe the last time you exaggerated (or embellished) the retelling of an event that happened to you or something you witnessed.

• Good things!
• Business
• Habit 1 - Being Proactive

HW: Answer questions 8 and 10 on page 72 of the 7 Habits book

Test Day!

Q: “The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.” - Robert Green Ingersoll

• Short discussion about the test
• Test!

'Minder: Tonight is our Formal Meeting.  Time: 6:59pm, Cafeteria.  Mr. Dominguez is our guest speaker.

Review for Test

Q:  If every word you said was recorded, would this change your speech pattern?  How?

• Current Events
• Review to tomorrow's exam

Image and Public/Private Self

Q: Why is it important to speak from your own experience?

• Clean up Public Speaking (lesson 20)
• Image
• Pop Quiz over Eight Cues
• Public vs. Private Self

Public Speaking

Q: What qualities do you think are important in a friend?

• Good things!
• Business
• Public Speaking examples
• Effective communication

"An Important Relationship" (concl.)

Q: What is the shared success secret for school, community, and family?

• Humor!
• Complete presentations

Test coming up--Lessons 1-19 in workbook.

"An Important Relationship" Speech (cont.)

Q: As a leader, why is it important to keep up with current events?

• Resume speeches!

PSAT Day

Q: Why do those we have "special relationship" with often hurt us the most?

• Discussion of the Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
• Resume speeches

"An Important Relationship" Speech

Q: What part of speaking in front of a large group comes easy for you?

• Quick look at "uptalk" (YouTube)
• Audience responsibilities
• Begin presentations

Wrap-up Day for Emotional Intelligence

Q: What would a person be like who had great social skills but had no empathy for others?

• Good things!
• Business
• Wrap-up of Emotional Intelligence
• Begin writing speech: "A Relationship That's Important to Me and Why"

HW: Speeches tomorrow!

Emotional Intelligence (cont.)

Q: Where are you?

• Review IPOSSESS as it related to October Sky
• Complete entries in workbook (begin p. 27)

HW: Tomorrow: Empathy Day.  Bring a story that evokes empathy--may be a personal story.

Recovery Day!

Q: Of all the emotional intelligence traits, which one(s) do you need to improve?  How will you improve it?

• Current Events (brief)
• Sub report
• Review of October Sky questions and IPOSSESS chart

HW: For tomorrow, be prepared to share an "empathy story". 

Being Proactive

Q: What is proactive and reactive language?  Give an example of each.

• Complete the worksheet related to Habit 1 and turn in at the end of class.

See you tomorrow!

Emotional Intelligence Debriefing

Q: Which Emotional Intelligence skill do you need to work on most?  Why?

• Good Things and Business (This may take you into :15 minutes of class time.  With their tablemate, students are to identify an example of IPOSSESS for the movie October Sky.  After about 10 mins, the Daily Record Keeper will write their class example on a piece of flip chart paper (:15 mins).  Be prepared to share with Mr. Williams on his return. 
•  HW: Read p. 59-70 in your Covey books.

Video Application (compl.)

Q:  Think of something about yourself you like.  Write it down.  Share only if you want to.

• Complete October Sky.  If time permits, discuss examples of Emotional Intelligence seen in the film.

Video Application (cont.)

Q: Why is optimism important to a leader?

• Continue watching and taking notes on October Sky.

Video Application of Emotional Intelligence

Q: Why is Emotional Intelligence more important to success than I.Q.?

• Begin watching October Sky.  Keep up with your note taker.

Emotional Intelligence (cont.)

Q: Why is it important for leaders to evaluate their speaking abilities?  How would you rate yours so far?

• Role playing
• Persistence and Optimism
• A word about the next few days...