Orientation Lesson 7

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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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