HABIT 5 ACTIVITY GUIDE • Assigned  on  Thursday  November  17th.    Due  on  Monday  December  5th.    • Students  may  turn  the  assignment  in  beginning  Thursday  December  1st.    • Counts  as  a  MAJOR  project/test  grade  • Do  NOT  rush  through  an  activity.    THINK  as  you  complete  each  activity.  • Pay  attention  to  each  section:  

o What  Will  I  Learn?  o How  Do  I  Complete  the  Activity?  o How  Can  I  Apply  This  Concept  In  My  Life?  

• Activity  3  has  Four  Scenarios  that  are  NOT  attached.    This  will  be  completed  in  class.  

• Activities  4  &  6  should  be  done  simultaneously  with  the  same  three  people.      • Activities  5,  6,  &  7  require  signatures  from  an  adult  or  family  member.  • The  link  to  Habit  5  in  the  book  is  on  my  website:  http://www.tvdsb.ca/webpages/larmstrong/files/5%20habit%205.pdf    

 

 

 

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    Poor  Listening  Style   How  to  Improve  the  Situation  

Observation 1

   

Observation 2

   

Observation 3

   

Observation 4

   

Observation 5

   

 

 

You  may  also  choose  your  home  or  a  family  member’s  home  as  a  busy  place.    

 

 

 

 Scenarios  are  separate.    This  Activity  will  be  completed  in  class.  

Scenario 1:    Was  this  an  example  of  genuine  listening  or  poor  listening?    Why?    

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If  poor  listening  was  demonstrated,  how  could  the  scenario  be  changed  to  show  genuine  listening?    

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 Scenario 2:    Was  this  an  example  of  genuine  listening  or  poor  listening?    Why?    

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______________________________________________________________________________________________________    If  poor  listening  was  demonstrated,  how  could  the  scenario  be  changed  to  show  genuine  listening?    

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______________________________________________________________________________________________________    Scenario 3:    Was  this  an  example  of  genuine  listening  or  poor  listening?    Why?    

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______________________________________________________________________________________________________    If  poor  listening  was  demonstrated,  how  could  the  scenario  be  changed  to  show  genuine  listening?    

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______________________________________________________________________________________________________    Scenario 4:    Was  this  an  example  of  genuine  listening  or  poor  listening?    Why?    

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______________________________________________________________________________________________________    If  poor  listening  was  demonstrated,  how  could  the  scenario  be  changed  to  show  genuine  listening?    

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 What  was  their  body  language?    Did  they  have  good  eye  contact?    

#1  _________________________________________________________________________    #2  _________________________________________________________________________    #3  _________________________________________________________________________    What  was  their  tone?    

#1  _________________________________________________________________________    #2  _________________________________________________________________________    #3  _________________________________________________________________________    How  did  they  seem  to  feel?    

#1  _________________________________________________________________________    #2  _________________________________________________________________________    #3  _________________________________________________________________________    What  could  you  tell  about  what  they  weren’t  saying  to  you?    

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This  activity  requires  a  parent  signature!  

 

 

 Name  of  Parent/Guardian_______________________________________________    1)    If  you  could  buy  one  thing  for  yourself,  and  money  was  no  object,  what  would  it  be  and  why?      

2)    What  is  your  typical  day  like?      3)    If  you  could  change  one  thing  about  yourself,  what  would  it  be?      4)    What  is  your  favorite  movie  and  why?      5)    What  is  your  most  precious  memory?      6)    What  thing  do  you  fear  the  most?      7)    What’s  the  one  thing  that  always  makes  you  happy?      8)    Where’s  the  most  remote  place  you’ve  ever  been?      9)    What’s  the  one  decision  you’d  change  if  you  were  given  a  second  chance?      10)    When  was  the  last  time  you  laughed  so  hard  it  hurt?        

   

Signature  of  Parent/Guardian__________________________________________  Date  of  Interview________________________________________________________  

This  activity  requires  signatures!  

 

 

   

 

Name  of  Person   How  the  Experience  Made  You  Feel  

How  the  Other  Person  Reacted  

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This  activity  requires  signatures  from  two  different  family  members!  

   

     

           

         

       

                                               

   

 

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The  family  members  need  to  sign.  

   

 

   ad  hominem:    (of  an  argument  or  reaction)  directed  against  a  person  rather  than  the  position  they  are  maintaining.  

 What  was  the  argument  

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 Who  committed    ad  hominem  first?  

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What  happened  to  the  tone  of  the  conversation  

when  someone  committed  ad  hominem?  

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How  might  the  conversation  have  turned  

out  differently  if    ad  hominem  had  not  been  

committed?  

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 Why  is  it  easy  to  commit  

ad  hominem  when  arguing  over  a  point  of  

view?  

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How  can  being  aware  of  ad  hominem  change  the  

way  in  which  you  communicate  with  others?    With  your  

parents?  

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 How  can  you  avoid  using  ad  hominem  by  seeking  first  to  understand  another  person?  

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