Friends

1. Friends

2. TO DO: • Answer the questions on the PowerPoint slides in your journal. TURN IN YOUR JOURNAL TODAY • (4 interviews + friendship questions) • 2. Write the friendship notes in your workbook, pg. 132 • Complete your ME Brochure Turn in to the basket. DUE TODAY.

3. “In order to have good friends, you have to be a good friend.” • What does this statement mean? Is it true or false? Why? (3-4 sentences) • What are 3 qualities you look for • in a friend? Why are these • important to you?

4. Old Friends, New Friends During the teen years, friendships are often very changeable. Teens grow and change at different rates, a fact that may also affect their relationships. They often develop new interests and look for new friends to share these interests. Changing relationships are a normal part of growing up. Page 135

5. Qualities of a Good Friendship All good friends have these characteristics: -trust -reliability -empathy -caring -respect Page 135

6. The Changing Social Scene Social groups can form and change throughout your life. By interacting with various social groups, you may learn new ideas, understand different perspectives, and gain important skills that will be helpful in adulthood. Page 135

7. Cliques are a common feature of the teen years. Members of a clique usually have certain things in common. -They might all play on the same team, belong to the same club or group, or they might all be good students. Page 135

8. What are some positives about cliques? -provides a sense of belonging -provides friends with similar interests -provides support What are some negatives about cliques? -pressure to participate in risk behaviors -may discourage personal opinions/decisions -pressure to go against beliefs/values

9. If you find yourself being pressured by a clique, here are some actions you can take: -Suggest other activities. -Find new friends. Page 135

10. 3. Is there a difference between popularity and friendship? 4. What is more important, being popular or being a good friend? Why?

11. 5. Have you ever been excluded from a group? How did you feel? 6. Are there kids here at school who get constantly excluded? How do you think that makes them feel? 7. Is there anything you can do about it?

12. “You can’t judge a book by its cover.” • What does this quote mean about people that you might meet? • This week you talked with at least 3 other people in this class (Remember the Who are You? activity…). What questions during that activity would you have been able to guess your partner’s answer just by their appearance? What questions would have been difficult to answer just based on their appearance? • Does someone’s appearance tell you everything about them? Why/why not? • Would you rather be judged by your appearance or your personality or both? Explain.

13. 12. When students are allowed to sit anywhere in the classroom, after 3-4 days students actually create their own “seating chart” …in other words, students sit by the same people every day. What makes it hard to talk with students you might not hang out with?

14. Goals Goals Goals Goals Goals Goals Goals LIFE Goals Goals Goals Goals Goals Goals Goals Goals Goals Goals Goals Goals Goals Goals On the half sheet of paper, write the word “LIFE” in big letters in the middle. On the outside edges, write ten goals you want to accomplish in life. (graduate from high school, climb Mt. Everest, swim with sharks, become an architect, etc.) Decorate with designs or pictures…make it look cool, awesome, out-of-this-world!