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The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens - By Sean Covey

Reader’s Guide - (English IV – Honors) Name____________________________________________________________________

This activity is due the first day of your senior year, and will be, along with the book test, a part of your English grade for the first quarter. You may print and write on this sheet or type your responses.

Pre-reading: Before you read the text, answer the following question in complete sentences.

1. Describe at least one current habit of yours that could be holding you back from being as successful as possible in school and/or in life.

2. What do think will be your biggest obstacle in successfully completing your Senior Project next year?

During/After Reading:

In the following chart, choose a passage or quotation from EACH of the seven habits identified in this book that demonstrate a connection to your life AND that have the potential for helping you succeed with your Senior Project next year.

Use the example below to guide your responses. (You will still need to complete your own information for Habit 7).

Habit Quotation/Passage (with page #)

How does/can/will this HABIT relate to my life?

How could this HABIT help me stay on track with my Senior Project?

“Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw”

“There are many ways to expand your mind. However, the best approach may simply be to read. As the saying goes, reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body” (Covey 218).

Throughout my life, my parents and teachers have always told me to read, read, read. I’ve always thought that they just wanted me to read because they wanted me to focus on school all the time, but this passage makes me think about reading in a new way. Maybe I’ve always been told to read because people in my life recognize that reading is, like Covey says, a way to “expand your mind” (218). And maybe if I expand my mind, I’ll see things in a different way. Maybe I’ll even be better at solving problems or identifying with people whom I have always seen as different from me. Maybe I’ll try to read one more book this summer as an experiment: the quest to expand my mind!

In order for me to stay on track with my project, I’m going to have to read instructions and read them carefully. I will also need to read to do research on potential ideas for activities for my project. I will have to read about what others have done, what qualifications are needed, what materials I’ll need, and how to solve a variety of different problems I may encounter during the project. This reading will “sharpen the saw” and keep me on top of things.






















You’re finished. Congratulations!

Remember to bring this assignment with you the first day of school.