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Monday Reflection. “You can get through life with bad manners, but it's easier with good manners .” . Who said it?. Lillian Gish was an American actress. Gish's father left the family before she was old enough to remember him.
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Monday Reflection “You can get through life with bad manners, but it's easier with good manners.”
Who said it? • Lillian Gish was an American actress. • Gish's father left the family before she was old enough to remember him. • Her mother then took up work at a theatre, including acting roles, to support the family. • Their mother later moved the family to Illinois and opened the Majestic Candy Kitchen - the girls helped sell popcorn and candy to the theatre goers next door. • After the theatre burnt down they moved again to New York. A neighbour working in theatre and film gave Lillian and her sister Dorothy their first opportunity to become actresses. • They later travelled around the country with touring theatre companies. Again, they would have to meet new people and make new friends. • Lillian became a famous film star in the 1920s and later became a top TV star. Her distinctive looks also provided modelling work. • She never married and maintained a very close relationship with her sister.
Your response… • Why might Lillian Gish be someone we can look up to? • How did Lillian Gish get noticed? Was it all due to looks and acting talent? • Does good manners mean not saying what you think? Taking it further: Create a courtesy guide, research different politeness rules around the world
Play the Manners Game! • Question 1 • You’ve gone round to your friend’s house for dinner with their family. The meal includes something you really don’t like. What do you do? • A: Try to eat the meal served - working around anything you don’t like. • B: Let them know the foods you don’t like – then ask to take it off the plate. • C: Refuse to eat anything! Go and sit somewhere else! • Question 2 • You’re walking towards the bus stop when your bus arrives next to you. What do you do? • A: Go to the back of the queue, acknowledging others have been waiting. • B: Let on the older people, then try to sneakily squeeze in ahead of the others. • C: Jump straight on, ahead of others, to make sure you get a seat. • Question 3 • You receive a phone call from a friend in the cinema during the film. What do you do? • A: You've set it to silent so it's not disturbing anyone, you cancel the call and send a text. • B: Your ringtone – of your latest favourite song - fills the aisles as you scramble to turn it off. • C: You don’t want to miss the latest news from your friend, so you answer it there and then. When people tut around you, you respond with “What’s your problem?!”
Play the Manners Game! Question 4 You’re stuck on a question in your Maths lesson but the teacher is currently working with another student who is also stuck. What do you do? A: Put your hand up and ask for help. Then work on something else whilst they finish with the student they’re helping. B: Put your hand up but if they don’t notice you after a few seconds, huff and puff loudly – and then see if your friend wants a chat. C: Declare the work ‘a load of rubbish’ and slide it on to the floor to get some attention! Question 5 You’re in a coffee shop and decide you want to listen to your latest MP3 downloads. You work through your playlist playing each track aloud until another customer comes up to ask you to turn it down. What do you do? A: Put your headphones in. B: Turn it down a little bit for about five minutes, then gradually turn it back up again, C: Turn it up just to spite them. After all, what’s the big deal?!
Word of the Week etiquette Noun A code for the way people in a group should communicate and behave. synonyms: politeness, courtesy, customs, civility antonyms: bad manners, rudeness, impropriety
