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.