Monday, September 22, 2025

DUE 9/25 - Martin Seligman & PERMA!!! Prepare For a Lecture & Fishbowl After Workshop 1 Presentations - THIS IS DUE ON 9/25 in YOUR NOTEBOOK & BRIGHTSPACE

DUE: Thursday,  9/25 OVER THE BREAK  - Martin Seligman & PERMA!!! Prepare For a Lecture & Fishbowl After Workshop 1 Presentations - THIS IS DUE ON 9/25 in YOUR NOTEBOOK & BRIGHTSPACE 

  Great Job Scholars !!!  I WAS IMPRESSED WITH  Some of  the GROUPS~ last WEEK - We do have more to go on 9/30 ~~ 

DUE ON  Thursday,  9/25 



WATCH SELIGMAN

TAKE NOTES!! REMEMBER WE ARE   Heading INTO PUB # 1 (An Expository ESSAY)   AND Workshop 2....

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PART 1: Martin Seligman - WATCH AND TAKE NOTES- YOU WILL NEED NOTES FOR THE Fishbowl.. on 10/2 ACTIVELY LISTEN


DUE on 9/25 -  FIRST IN YOUR NOTEBOOK -  THEN IN BRIGHTSPACE !! Follow the Directions 


FIRST WATCH SELIGMAN & "PERMA" as YOU WATCH - LISTEN TAKE NOTES IN YOUR NOTEBOOK!! !! 

JOT DOWN  MAJOR IDEAS  as HE IS SPEAKING - rewind and go over the details That RELATE to the topics we are discussing  IN CLASS.  draw Connections , Extract QUOTES - and PREPARE for a LECTURE after W1 Presentations on 9/30. 


PART 2:  ANSWER THE Following 3  QUESTIONS  and POST THEM IN DISCUSSIONS ON BRIGHTSPACE !!! THEY ARE PART OF OUR ONLINE  FISHBOWL!!  Since We cannot be together on Tuesday 9/23! 

1. * According to Seligman.. How can happiness be measured? Are there ways to achieve it? Discuss ONE WAY to achieve it. Provide at least two examples alongside QUOTES and (In-Text Citation).  For Example,

 (Seligman 2:05) Speaker and  Time. 

2. * What became the inspiration for Seligman's research ? How does this compare to past psychological approaches to the study of  mindset ? Answer this question in a few sentences. 


3. According to Seligman , what are the " Great Arenas of Life"?

Seligman argues that the Good Life is attainable.. WHAT IS THE GOOD LIFE? 

What's with Len? Discuss how Time Stops For Len!


The WEEKEND BONUS - This is DUE on 9/30 Before CLASS - CHOOSE ONE WEEKEND BONUS AND POST IT IN DISCUSSIONS! 

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PART 3 -  CHOOSE ONE WEEKEND Bonus - ANSWER IN YOUR NOTEBOOK  then IN Brightspace - We will pull it up during fishbowl next week! 


OPTION 1- Copy Down the following statement and ANSWER THE QUESTION IN YOUR NOTEBOOK  THEN POST IT IN BRIGHTSPACE - BE SURE TO START WITH THIS Statement - Then fill in the blanks. 

 The Stoics teach us about living in the present . More Specifically, Epictetus discusses Savoring the Moments. If Savoring requires being free from distraction . What distracts you?

Fill in the BLANKS - You were asked in class to fill in the blanks to the following statement

When I _______________ ( insert activity) it makes me ___________________(insert two synonyms for happy). 

I plan to ___________________________(insert experience or activity) over the weekend!

 


OPTION 2 - WEEKEND Bonus - Write Down a List of Things You do over the Weekend and Then PUT them IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE- In what ways can you simplify? Are there activities that are more meaningful and contribute to our happiness, versus deplete our happiness?

THINK ABOUT IT! 

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" Lucky Man" Video 



See you on the 30th!  See Below For Timeline - Articles and Selections Will Be Posted in Advance after class before the due dates! 

Agenda 9/30

W1 Groups Present - Final Groups

Seligman Lecture & Venn Diagram - The Great Arenas 

HW- Print PUB#1 - Our First Paper - TBA in class  

Print Optimism V Pessimism Selected Articles TBA

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In Class 10/1 

Go over PUB 1 - Genetics & Happiness 

Dan Gilbert - What Makes a Good Life

HW - Personality Traits - Self Talk & Explanatory Styles  Selected Reading 


10/7 - Fishbowl Today 

Optimism V. Pessimism 

Around the Room Discussions 





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