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 * Today's Objective:**
 * To learn the word of the week
 * To acquaint the advisees with a current event


 * Essential Questions:** Why is **acclimating** important to the success of the individual members within a group?


 * Class Format:** Open-discussion


 * Time Allotment:** 15 minutes


 * Today's Activities:**
 * **Word of the Week:** Acclimate
 * According to dictionary.com
 * //to accustom or become accustomed to a new climate or environment; adapt.//
 * Remind students that this has been **the purpose** of the last few days in Advisory: **to acclimate**, to orientate to this new program.
 * Ask the advisees to consider a situation in which they had to acclimate to another situation.
 * Share with your advisees an example from your life...college, a career.
 * Ask for volunteers to share.
 * Is acclimating always positive? What might be a negative example?
 * If comfortable, might discuss peer pressure and substance abuse...this is a situation to which one does not to become acclimated!
 * **Current Event**

Click ﻿here and allow students to read news article.
 * When finished, discuss:
 * **What** is happening?
 * **Who** is involved (countries, parties, people)?
 * **Where** is this taking place (part of the world)? //If you have Google Earth installed on your computer,// //you might use it. Start at Batesville.//
 * **Why** is this happening?
 * **How** does this affect me?

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