May 5, 2014

Today's quote: Having someone wonder where you are when you don't come home at night is a very old human need. - Margaret Mead

Today's journal entry: Why would you want a friend who has Interpersonal Skills?

Lesson: We will finish Self-Motivation with notes in section 1. Speech topics to be given. Must mention at least one of the Emotional Intelligence scale the person has. This is for a test grade. We will start on Thursday.

HW: As for the speech...

one notecard written on one side with only the three major points

one minute thirty seconds

topic: An Important Relationship to Me, Why, and the EI Qualities He/She Possesses

Make sure to mention the specific quality

Start strong and end strong with links to and from the body

forms 15% of the grade

one support chair

I will look at the following:

eye contact

confidence/competence

pacing

tone of voice/word selection

facial expressions

energy level

I POSSESS

•Interpersonal Skills = This scale combines empathy and social skills.

•Persistence = The ability to stick with something

•Optimism = The ability to be positive in the face of adversity

•Self-Awareness = The ability to understand who you really are

•Self-Control = The ability to control your impulses or urges to do something

•Empathy = The ability to feel what others feel

•Social Skills = The ability to interact with others in a positive, successful way

•Self-Motivation = The ability to tell yourself what to do, rather than having to have someone else tell you what to do

Reminders: If you do not do your speech by Thursday the make-up must be done after school on Tuesday. Journals due Thursday.

HTL: