Affirmation Bags Affirmation Bags

Finish decorating your bag. Tape to the wall Finish decorating your bag. Tape to the wall and write affirmations to your classmates. and write affirmations to your classmates.

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Who or what influences what you are?Who or what influences what you are?

Are those influences always good? Why or Are those influences always good? Why or why not? why not?

What can you do to be sure you are What can you do to be sure you are influenced the right way? influenced the right way?

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We are going to do three quick writesWe are going to do three quick writes I will explain to you in just a momentI will explain to you in just a moment

Journal Journal

Write down some of the positive or negative Write down some of the positive or negative things you think others are thinking about things you think others are thinking about you. you.

Write about a time when you said or did Write about a time when you said or did something that may have affected something that may have affected someone’s self-concept. (negative or someone’s self-concept. (negative or positive) positive)

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New seat. New friend. Choose wisely so New seat. New friend. Choose wisely so that you do not have to be moved. that you do not have to be moved.

How was your weekend? Write about it. If How was your weekend? Write about it. If you could have done something different, you could have done something different, what would you have done instead? what would you have done instead?

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1. journal 1. journal

2. heads up 7 up 2. heads up 7 up

3. finish Lesson 73. finish Lesson 7

Journal Journal

When you look in the mirror, what do you When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Describe yourself in detail. see? Describe yourself in detail.

Good NewsGood News

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD

SPEECHESSPEECHES

LET’S WRAP IT UP!!LET’S WRAP IT UP!!

HAPPY CINCO DE MAYOHAPPY CINCO DE MAYO

WHY DO WE CELEBRATE CINCO DE WHY DO WE CELEBRATE CINCO DE MAYO? ANYONE KNOW???? MAYO? ANYONE KNOW????

JOURNALJOURNAL

FRIDAY FREE WRITE FRIDAY FREE WRITE

IF YOU HAD TO GIVE YOURSELF A IF YOU HAD TO GIVE YOURSELF A PARTICIPATION GRADE FOR TEEN PARTICIPATION GRADE FOR TEEN LEADERSHIP, WHAT WOULD THE LEADERSHIP, WHAT WOULD THE GRADE BE AND WHY. BE DETAILED!!GRADE BE AND WHY. BE DETAILED!!

Drawings Drawings

Share your drawings with two other Share your drawings with two other classmates. Add any other details you wish classmates. Add any other details you wish to add.to add.

Lesson 7 pg 18-20Lesson 7 pg 18-20

Goal:Goal:– To develop an understanding of self-conceptTo develop an understanding of self-concept

– Understand how social experiences, social Understand how social experiences, social comparisons, and reflected appraisals affect comparisons, and reflected appraisals affect self-concept. self-concept.

Self ConceptSelf Concept 1. What is “self-concept”? Give at least three ways our self-concept is 1. What is “self-concept”? Give at least three ways our self-concept is

formed. formed.

Self-concept is the way we see ourselves… based on the information Self-concept is the way we see ourselves… based on the information that we get from our environment and those people in our environment. that we get from our environment and those people in our environment. It’s not what we feel about ourselves, but what we think about It’s not what we feel about ourselves, but what we think about ourselves. ourselves.

It is our thoughts that cause feelings and not the other way around. It is our thoughts that cause feelings and not the other way around. One way our self-concept is formed is through our One way our self-concept is formed is through our – 1. 1. Social ExperiencesSocial Experiences– 2. Social Comparisons2. Social Comparisons– 3. Reflected Appraisals 3. Reflected Appraisals

Social experiencesSocial experiences

Initial thoughts come from those who care for us as infants.Initial thoughts come from those who care for us as infants.

As we grow, thoughts about ourselves come from others As we grow, thoughts about ourselves come from others who form our ever expanding circle of people and who form our ever expanding circle of people and relationships. relationships.

We play with neighborhood kids. We go to day-care. We play with neighborhood kids. We go to day-care. Before you know it, we’re off to school Before you know it, we’re off to school

Social ExperiencesSocial Experiences

Then you’re playing T-ball, or you’re in Then you’re playing T-ball, or you’re in dance class. This group continues to dance class. This group continues to expand and finally takes in everyone around expand and finally takes in everyone around us. All of them are giving us feedback about us. All of them are giving us feedback about ourselves. The messages we accept help ourselves. The messages we accept help form our self-concepts. form our self-concepts.

Circle of influence pg 19Circle of influence pg 19 Take notes during the discussionTake notes during the discussion

0-2 yrs. 2-5 yrs5-12 yrs

12-?

Circle of influenceCircle of influence

We all must have input from others to help We all must have input from others to help us know who we are. Hopefully, it will be us know who we are. Hopefully, it will be positive input, that helps build healthy self-positive input, that helps build healthy self-concepts. Unfortunately, much of the concepts. Unfortunately, much of the feedback many children receive eventually feedback many children receive eventually destroys them in some way.destroys them in some way.

I wonder what kinds of input you have I wonder what kinds of input you have received. received.

Welcome Welcome

Grab your teen leadership bookGrab your teen leadership book New seat new friend. New seat new friend.

Journal:Journal:– What did we talk about on Friday? What What did we talk about on Friday? What

information have you received so far? How information have you received so far? How have your social experiences helped to build have your social experiences helped to build your self concept? your self concept?

Good News Good News

Tell me something good Tell me something good

Social ComparisonsSocial Comparisons

Comparing ourselves to other people. Comparing ourselves to other people. – Our abilities vs. their abilitiesOur abilities vs. their abilities– Our physical makeup vs. their physical makeupOur physical makeup vs. their physical makeup– Our social position vs. their social position…. Our social position vs. their social position…. – Our iPod vs. their iPod Our iPod vs. their iPod

Social ComparisonsSocial Comparisons

SportsSports– Have you ever noticed, those of you who are involved in Have you ever noticed, those of you who are involved in

competitive activities, that we’re very selective about whom we competitive activities, that we’re very selective about whom we want to compete against?want to compete against?

– We don’t want to just play people we blow away.We don’t want to just play people we blow away.

That’s no fun. That’s no fun.

It’s not fun to play people who blow us away every time It’s not fun to play people who blow us away every time we play them either! we play them either!

The truth is, we want to compete against people who The truth is, we want to compete against people who are at least somewhat close to us in ability. are at least somewhat close to us in ability.

Social comparisons Social comparisons

What do we learn?What do we learn?– That we are fat or skinny, fast or slow, rich or poor, tall That we are fat or skinny, fast or slow, rich or poor, tall

or short, etc. as we compare ourselves to others. or short, etc. as we compare ourselves to others.

– So, here is a story about a boy at a school where Flip So, here is a story about a boy at a school where Flip Flippen once taught. Flippen once taught.

– When we were kids and others said hurtful things to us, When we were kids and others said hurtful things to us, we like to say, “Sticks and stone may break my bones, we like to say, “Sticks and stone may break my bones, but words can never hurt me!” BUT THAT IS NOT but words can never hurt me!” BUT THAT IS NOT TRUE! WORDS DO HURT US, VERY MUCH! TRUE! WORDS DO HURT US, VERY MUCH!

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Write an affirmation to two of your Write an affirmation to two of your classmatesclassmates