Personality

Journal #1

• If you had to describe yourself in 3 words, what would you pick and why?

• Think about your best friend- What similarities do the 2 of you share?

WHATS IN THE BAG??

• Time to share your bags!!!

• You will present your bag to the class

• You will chose 2 items from both outside and inside of the bag to share with your peers

What is Personality?

• Personality– Each individuals unique or distinct, blend of qualities or

behaviors

• Heredity– Involves genetic traits received from parents at birth

• Environment– Is the surroundings that shape growth

Answers to Questions

• #1: Describe how personality is shown in daily life?– A: Personality is shown by a persons qualities and

behaviors and by the way a person interacts with others.

• #2: Identify the 8 basic emotions people feel.– A: Fear, Surprise, Sadness, Disgust, Anger,

Anticipation, Joy and Acceptance

Keirsey Temperament Test

• You will be completing the Keirsey test to see what type of personality you have.

• Do not write on the test itself- use the answer sheet- we will go through and grade together.

RESULTS:

• E = Extravert• I = Introverted• S = Sensing• N = Intuitive• T = Thinking• F = Feeling• J = Judging• P = Perceiving

Journal Write/ Exit TaskBased on just the titles:

• What do you feel about what your personality test says about you?

• Do you agree or disagree? Why or why not?

• What do you think your title means? Explain what you think it will say about the type of person you are.

Journal 9/10• Thinking about your personality and home life:– Do you think that your personality is mostly due to

how you were raised?– Why/ Why not? Explain

• What is 1 thing about your personality that you would change if you could? Explain why & what.

• What is the best quality trait that you don’t have that you wish you did? Why?

WHO AM I?

• Today we will be figuring out what the personality test said about ourselves.

• Your task: You will read the correlating personality sheet.

• You will be using that information, as well as your own idea of who you are to create a 1 paged double spaced essay about “Who you are”.

WHO AM I???• Today we will be figuring out what the personality test

said about ourselves.

• Your task: You will read the correlating personality sheet.

• You will be using that information, as well as your own idea of who you are to create a 1 paged double spaced essay about “Who you are”.

• Do you agree/disagree? Why/Why not? • What traits do you agree with? • Do you think your home environment or family helped

mold these traits? Why?

• DUE FRIDAY when you walk into class