OVER THE WEEKEND!!!! Workshop #1 - Due: 9/22

Scholars!!!

Workshop #1 Is In Full SWING!!!! 

Coordinate with YOUR Groups Over the  WEEKEND!  Groups WILL WORK TOGETHER in CLASS on 9/22 - Then We Roll The Dice at the End of  Class on 9/22 To See " Who Goes First?" - Presentation Schedule will be Posted on 9/22 and Groups Will Present on 9/24

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Workshop 1 : (The Stoics and Happiness: Meaning and Purpose)  - WORKING IN GROUPS  TO CREATE AN OUTLINE  BASED ON  ONE Assigned  ARTICLE with ONE Connection!  EVERYONE HAS THE 2025 IPSOS  ARTICLE FOR A CONNECTION! 

Groups have been given Assignment Articles 

Wisdom For The Ages: The Best Advice From The World's Greatest Thinkers by Julianna Summers

14 Ways To Jump For Joy by Ellen Seidman 

 What Makes People Happiest: Health, Family and Purpose  a Global Survey Ipsos 2022 

 Using Epicurean Philosophy to Find Happiness" by Blackburn

ADDED ARTICLE - The Ipsos 2025 REPORT - Connect 

Added Article - "What's In Our Control?" by  Matthew  Pianalto 

Presentation Format OPTION To Choose  GOOGLE DOCS or SLIDES .

This is a 2 day workshop . All group members will present together. All group members must participate and BE PRESENT  for a grade - 10% 

9:30am 

1. Teddy, Ian, Emely, Dana 

Blackburn Article 

2. Safia, Zaid, Jason, Allan 

Summers Article 

3. Urso, Cornetta, Jordan, Skyla

Siedman Article 

4.Emely, Erik, Jake 

Pianalto Article 

12:30

1. Rennie, PJ, Frankie, Ariana 

Blackburn Article 

2. Eddinson, Steven, Michael 

Pianalto  Article 

3. Di Salvo, Disleidy, Rylan 

"14 Ways" Siedman  

4. Ali, Justin, Angelica 

Summers Article 

Weekend Bonus - Write it in your notebook ! 2-3 Sentences

 Do Something that Pumps UP your SERATONIN! The Happy Chemical in the BRAIN!! Write a few sentences about what you did and how it made you feel good - Think about the PERMA chart ! 

I will share something I did as well!

Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning & Purpose, Achievement

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Have a BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND ! See YOU on TUESDAY 

DUE: Thursday, 9/17 - Get Ready for Workshop #1 The Stoics & Happiness

 

SCHOLARS!! I truly enjoyed our CLASS TODAY!  Excellent Work in the "Spot & Jot" , Weekend BONUS & added Research Articles such as  IPSOS 2025 Index! 

WE RANG THE BELL!  

GET READY FOR WORKSHOP #1 - WE BEGIN on 9/17 - THIS IS OUR FIRST GRADED ASSIGNMENT! Writing Workshops - Assessment 10%
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 PREPARE FOR WORKSHOP 1-- This Will BE A 2 Day Workshop Presentations will take place ON Day 2 - 9/22  JUST PRINT and BRING THE TASKS & Outline Sheet to CLASS! 

Workshop - 10% - GROUPS work Together - WE WILL CREATE GROUPS ON THURSDAY! 

PRINT & Bring The Workshop Tasks & " How To Create An Outline"  To Class on  Thursday 9/17

1. Workshop TASKS!!!!  

https://identitythroughwriting.blogspot.com/p/workshop-1-stoics-meaning-and-purpose.html

2. PRINT ONLY : How to CREATE AN OUTLINE>.. BRING IT TO CLASS Prepare For OUR FIRST WORKSHOP.. 

! https://docs.google.com/document/d/0B-oPG8xeJv2dUVFuQUxKbUU4OHc/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109507672381224686342&resourcekey=0-obwcKyT56v9FenuBb-s17g&rtpof=true&sd=true

RINGING THE BELL!! 9:30 CLASS !! 

12:15 -  JUSTIN In The HOTSEAT! 

MEMORIZE THE  PERMA! 

Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning & Purpose, Achievement

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I will place the class into groups on Thursday when we begin! 

EQ: If there were a silent scale of happiness that you did not have to share with anyone but had to honestly think about .. Would you say you are -  reasonably happy , rather happy, very happy, could be happier, not so happy?

Think about it!

See You Thursday! 

What to look forward to ?

Workshop #1 - Group Work and Presentations 

Positive Psychology :Seligman , PERMA, Genetics & PUB #1

" Battle of The Boards" 

Over the WEEKEND DUE: 9/15 GET READY FOR WORKSHOP #1

Scholars ! - 

 PRINT THE ARTICLES and ACTIVELY READ THEM - BRING THEM TO CLASS alongside a NOTEBOOK with your RESPONSES!

Some of you truly shined in the FISHBOWL today! Keep up the Great work!! We take it one week at a time.. many of you will truly begin to relish in seminar and I look forward to it.

SAVE EVERY ARTICLE AND ALL OF YOUR NOTES!- Stay Organized.. Everything we do in class will be IMPORTANT!!  AND WILL LEAD US TO WORKSHOP 1 and PUB 1 ! 

Over the Weekend: ALL of the PARTS REQUIRE Active Reading

1. RE-READ " What Makes People The Happiest" by Ipsos a Global Survey and PRINT THE FULL SURVEY!! 

PRINT THE IPSOS - 2025 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13mEsrOspPzR2BrlFzTV15JKqz7zLka7R/view?usp=sharing

PRINT  THE IPSOS - A 30 Country Advisor Survey!

WRITE-  Highlight the countries with the highest levels of happiness..  Discuss  the top 5 factors and potential sources that predict happiness. Based on your findings , what is the most interesting percentage and why?

Discuss AGE and Happiness - What's The good news? What's the not so good news?

If we defined " Happiness" as having comfort,  good relationships including friendships, positive emotion, engagement, meaning and achievement.. where would you fall on the scale according to Ipsos - rather happy, happy, very happy, not so happy and WHY?

2.. ADDED ARTICLE: PRINT AND  ACTIVELY READ:  " Using Epicurean Philosophy to Find Happiness" by Blackburn

https://www.verywellmind.com/epicurean-philosophy-and-happiness-4177914#:~:text=As%20Epicurus%20proposed%2C%20an%20element,like%20in%20our%20modern%20times.

Answer the following in your notebook based on the Blackburn article.  

• Identity the elements of Epicurean Philosophy.  Label a list in your notebook and then rank them in order of importance to you. 
• What did you choose as your number 1 ? What was the least? Why?
• Choose One significant point that Blackburn makes. Write the point down in your notebook. then WRITE FOR EXAMPLE- on page... Then extract a quote from that particular point to support your ideas... then share the purpose of why you chose it.  

WEEKEND BONUS!

WHEN YOU COME IN ON TUESDAY - I will ASK YOU to Share your index card  - IF you do not have one you can use your notebook and transfer it on to an index card in class. 

 WEEKEND BONUS - INDEX CARD - WEEKEND HAPPY BONUS : Go out of your way to make another person happy this weekend by complimenting them ! It must be a stranger. It can be a compliment of any kind.. make it count! Document on the index card - the encounter, the reaction an how it made you feel.  Compliments can be simple or grand.. but they always have a feel good factor for both you and the recipient.. 

PART 2 - SERATONIN - 

Students share in Seminar on Tuesday!

Have a GREAT WEEKEND.

What's Happening on Tuesday?

- Fishbowl: What did you do this weekend to make someone else happy?  CAN BE A SMALL GESTURE!! 

Writing Prompt: 

students are asked to share ONE act they displayed over the weekend to MAKE another PERSON happy. 

IN  Fishbowl Up at the board.. Mini Lecture -  WE continue The  INTRO with  - VENN DIAGRIAM- WE continue the Lecture and ADD THE OTHER TWO Articles including  Ipsos " What Makes People Happiest" 

WE WILL ADD Epicurean Philosophy by Blackburn  - Students share ideas to add to the Venn Diagram.

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Remember :

" Happiness is infectious, the happier we are.. the happier we make others. " 

Professor Brady 2026

" The Search for Perfectionism is ALWAYS in the BOXING RING with Happiness." - Brady

 AND 

“The happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.” 

H . Jackson Brown (Life's Little Instruction Book)

What To Look Forward To?

- 9/17 - Introduction to Workshop #1

How To Create and Outline - Workshop Groups and Timeline!!

Have a BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND!!!