Psychological Corollary

It is important for a person to know what kinds of effort are needed to be successful.

Lesson Objectives

Students will be able to identify three kinds of effort required for success at a task. For example, a person going to dinner at a girlfriend's home should dress appropriately, smile, and be prepared to make conversation.

Social Behaviors

This lesson shows students that successful people:

Social Vocabulary

• Respect scared

Other Vocabulary

• invited 
• manager
• handshake

Suggested Lesson Plans

Introduction

• Remind students that in Unit 3, Lesson 1, they learned why people should understand their own limitations and capabilities before beginning a new task.
• Introduce vocabulary.

Group Use of Student Workbook

Part I: Ask students to read Scene 1 of the play, "Guess Who's Going to Dinner."

• Discuss why Juan went to his sister for advice.
• Why was he nervous about the evening?
• Why was it important for him to make a good impression?
• Ask students to identify what Juan would need to do to make the evening go well (e.g., be well-groomed, dress neatly, wear clean clothes, be polite, and have things in mind to talk about).

Part II: Have students read Scene 2 of the play

• Ask students to complete the conversation between Juan and Julie. Have students share what they have written.
• Have students draw a cartoon showing Julie meeting Juan's family or have students write what Julie could say to Juan's family. Ask students to do their drawing or writing in the empty box on the worksheet.
• Discuss what might have happened if Juan
• had looked like a slob.
• had been rude to Julie's parents.
• had arrived late.
• hadn't thought of anything to talk about.
• Ask students if they think the evening would have been as successful if Juan hadn't prepared beforehand.

Follow - Up

• Have students roleplay Juan's' meeting with Julie's parents (or roleplay a scene with Julie meeting Juan's family for the first time).

Behavior Development Activity

To encourage students to present a neat and clean appearance and to use care in dress and grooming:

• Divide the class into several small groups. Have groups brainstorm what they would have to do to get ready for and look their best at an important occasion (e.g., dinner at a fancy restaurant, the prom, their sibling's wedding, a job interview).
• Bring the class back together and have students develop a composite "get ready" checklist.
• This checklist should include
• bathing or showering,
• washing and styling hair,
• brushing teeth,
• using deodorant,
• making sure they have whatever money they might need,
• making sure they have any tickets they might need, and
• making sure they have addresses and directions for where they are going.
• Discuss reasons why each item on the checklist is important.

Review

• Ask students to identify three social behaviors necessary to make a good impression (e.g., a neat and clean appearance, being polite and respectful, and engaging in conversation).
• Ask students to identify steps they would need to take to get ready for a date (e.g., shower, style hair, use mouthwash, and press clothes).