Middle Ages
Day #1
Emotions:
Open your journal to a new page For each of the following pictures, write
down the emotion you see
We all have them
Why did we look at these? Jot one idea down in your journal. Guess why I did this activity
Answer: Emotions are …
Now, in your journal, explain which emotion is key for survival. Explain why
Choice of Emotion
Why did you choose the one you did? Share with your partner
Happiness!
Most of the people in the class chose happiness. Sooooo, what makes you happy?
Make a list of things that make you happy Share with your partner Share out one thing that makes you happy
Is Happiness Timeless?
Are the things that make you happy the same things that make a teen in Afghanistan happy? Or Peru? Or Russia?
What parts of happiness are universal? Placemat activity Share out with the class
Our Criteria for Happiness
Is there anything in our list that shouldn’t be there? Anything that is not completely universal for happiness to be achieved?
We have now created our criteria for universal happiness
These are things that will help us be happy
Universal Happiness:
Safety
Hope (thinking about future)
Music
Animals
Fun
Innovation (technology?)
Income/job
Friends
Family
Shelter
Food
Somewhere to sleep
Water
Are we happier now or in the past?
Take out a piece of paper. Write down what you think happiness is. Are teens happier now in today’s society or were
they happier 1000 years ago during the Middle Ages?
Make some predictions: Winner of the Superbowl, amount of snow we’re going to get in February, winner of All Star game, will Corbin’s team beat Kelowna tonight, … other predictions.