Recognizing your own traits
December 17, 2012 | Posted in: Homework Assignments
In class today, we started to work on reader-text connections. A reader-text connection (or what we’ll come to call a “text-to-self” or “text-to-life” connection) is made when a reader is able to somehow relate to an event, an experience, a feeling, or a situation in the book. In the coming days and weeks, we’ll talk about the different kinds of connections you can make.
This is your homework. First, watch the video I made for you about character traits.
Now, think about the character traits you saw in the video. Choose one or two character traits that best describe you. Remember, these are traits of your own PERSONALITY, not descriptions of how you look. If you need a reminder of some of the different traits, you can rewatch the video, or look at some of the resources I have found for you.
- Resource one
- Resource two
- Resource three – for those who want to be challenged with tough words (Look them up if you don’t know them!)
Choose one or two character traits that describe you. Write down what they are and why you think they apply to you. Use this sentence format:
I think I am __________ because…
Here is my sample response that I am writing about myself:
I think I am patient because I am willing to work with anyone to help them to learn, even if it doesn’t come easily to them. I will happily sit with students who are having a tough time in math or reading or writing, and I will work with them for however long it takes. I like helping my fellow teachers to learn to use technology in their teaching, even if it takes them a while to figure new things out. This makes me seem like a patient teacher.
Bring in your responses tomorrow. Please don’t post them online or email them to me. Hard copies (written on paper or typed and printed on paper) please!
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December 19, 2012
I think I’m kind because if there is someone behind me I always hold the door for them.