Lesson Plan: Understanding Self – "Who Am I?"
Discipline: Business Etiquette Duration: 120 minutes
General Objective: Students will understand their personal strengths and strategies for enhancing their self-image.
Specific Learning Objectives:
- Define the term self-concept.
- Define the term self-image.
- Define the term self-esteem.
- Identify factors that influence self-development.
- Explain how self-concept impacts academic success.
- Explain how self-concept impacts social success.
- Demonstrate self-awareness through reflective and group activities.
Materials:
- Whiteboard
- PowerPoint Slides
- Worksheets for SWOT Analysis
Lesson Activities
Phase 1: Engagement (10 minutes)
- Activity: Icebreaker – "Who Am I?"
- Explain: Begin by conducting a short icebreaker. Ask each student to think of one word that describes how they see themselves.
- Student Activity: Each student shares their word.
- Discussion: Facilitate a brief discussion about what may have influenced their word choice. Examples include family, culture, and social media.
Phase 2: Exploration (20 minutes)
- Activity: Factors Influencing Self-Development
- Explain: Lead a discussion on the various factors that influence self-development.
- List and explain potential factors: family, friends, school, community, media, personal experiences, etc.
- Student Activity: Students participate in a brainstorming session to identify and discuss factors influencing their own self-development.
Phase 3: Explanation (30 minutes)
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Activity: Mini-Lecture: Self-Concept, Self-Image, and Self-Esteem - Explain: Deliver a concise lecture using slides to define self-concept, self-image, and self-esteem. - Self-Concept: The overall view or belief a person has about themselves. - Self-Image: How a person perceives themselves, including physical appearance, skills, and abilities. - Self-Esteem: A person's overall sense of self-worth or personal value.
- Provide examples of how these concepts manifest in academic and social situations.
- Student Activity: Students take guided notes during the lecture and participate in class discussions to clarify concepts.
Phase 4: Elaboration/Extension (40 minutes)
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Activity: Role Play – "The Group Project"
- Explain: Introduce a short role-play activity. Divide the class into groups of four and assign roles: Positive Attitude, Negative Attitude, Self-Aware Student, and Unaware Student.
- Scenario: The group is working on a project, and each student plays their assigned role.
- Student Activity: Groups perform the role play for 3-5 minutes. After the role play, facilitate a debriefing session with guiding questions:
- Which behaviors helped the teamwork?
- Which behaviors hindered the teamwork?
- How did self-awareness (or lack thereof) impact the group dynamic?
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Activity: Personal SWOT Analysis
- Explain: Introduce the concept of a Personal SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats).
- Provide worksheets and explain each component:
- Strengths: Internal attributes that are helpful to achieving objectives.
- Weaknesses: Internal attributes that are harmful to achieving objectives.
- Opportunities: External conditions that are helpful to achieving objectives.
- Threats: External conditions that are harmful to achieving objectives.
- Prompt reflection questions:
- What talent can become your strength in the workplace?
- What weakness might limit you?
- How can you turn a weakness into an opportunity?
- Student Activity: Students complete their personal SWOT analysis individually and then share their findings in small groups.
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Activity: Connect to Personal Branding
- Explain: Discuss how self-concept and self-awareness connect to personal branding.
- Prompt: "If someone described you in three words, what would you want them to say?"
- Student Activity: Students reflect on this question and share their thoughts with the class.
Phase 5: Evaluation (15 minutes)
- Activity: Reflection and Quiz
- Explain: Ask students to write a short reflection on how their self-concept affects their goals at the university.
- Student Activity: Students complete a short quiz to assess their understanding of the key concepts covered in the lesson.
- Follow up with a discussion of the quiz results and address any remaining questions.
Assessment
- Participation in class discussions.
- Completion of the SWOT analysis worksheet.
- Quality of reflection on self-concept and goals.
- Performance on the quiz.
Enrichment
- Students can complete an Individual TOWS matrix to develop strategies based on their SWOT analysis.
- Advanced students can research and share a real-life example of someone showing strong self-awareness and connect it to self-concept/personal branding.
