May 25 2021 Happiness

1. Attendance - refer to list emailed :)

2. Student Self Guided Reading 15 min (a few students are on audio books - they will let you know).

3. What is Happiness? Class Discussion.

What does it take to be happy?

The Nordic countries seem to have it all figured out. Finland and Denmark have consistently topped the United Nations’ most prestigious index, The World Happiness Report, in all six areas of life satisfaction:

*Income

*Healthy life expectancy

*Social support

*Freedom

*Frust

*Generosity. Each year, a group of happiness experts from around the globe rank 156 countries based on how “happy” citizens are, and they publish their findings in the World Happiness Report. Happiness might seem like an elusive concept to quantify, but there is a science to it. When researchers talk about “happiness,” they’re referring to “satisfaction with the way one’s life is going.” “It’s not primarily a measure of whether one laughed or smiled yesterday, but how one feels about the course of one’s life.” Since the report began in 2012, Nordic countries — which include Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland, plus the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Aland — consistently turn up at the top of the list. (The United States, on the other hand, typically lands somewhere around 18th or 19th place.)

Viewing of Video: 25 min.

Why Finland And Denmark Are Happier Than The U.S.



If Time: Assignment 9 - Teams. Tech Lab Upstairs. 

Question: What is happiness for you? 

Paragraph Response - Min 5 Sentences - Complete inside Teams > Assign 9 - edit, read aloud to check for missing transitional wording and grammar (comma's & periods).

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

May 18 2021 No Fixed Address Intro

  Attendance.   Self Guided Reading 15 min. No Fixed Address Novel Intro  Pre-reading questions review.  Audio Book Version - Audible - intro to novel. "No Fixed Address"  ABOUT THE BOOK Felix Knutsson is nearly thirteen, lives with his mother and pet gerbil, and is brilliant at memorising trivia. So far, pretty normal. But Felix and his mom Astrid have a secret: they are living in a van. Astrid promises it’s only for a while until she finds a new job, and begs Felix not to breathe a word. So when Felix starts at a new school, he does his very best to hide it from his friends. But Felix has a plan to turn his and Astrid’s lives around: he’s going to go on his favourite game show  Who,What, Where,When  and win the cash prize.All he needs is a little luck and a lot of brain power . . . ABOUT SUSIN NIELSEN Susin Nielsen got her start feeding cast and crew on the popular television series,  Degrassi Junior High .They hated her food, but they saw a spark in her writing. Nielsen we
Read more

May 31 2021 Reflection Journal. Colonization & Reconciliation.

Attendance. Self Guided Reading 20 min.  Current Events: Review. Class Discussion.  https://www.citynews1130.com/2021/05/28/vancouver-memorial-kamloops-children-residential-school/ What is reconciliation?  Reconciliation is the process of developing a respectful relationship between Indigenous and settler (i.e. non-Indigenous) people across Canada. It’s about working together to overcome the devastating effects of colonization. What is colonization?  In  Canada ,  colonization  occurred when a new group of people migrated to North America, took over and began to control Indigenous Peoples. Colonizers impose their own cultural values, religions, and laws, make policies that did not/do not favour Indigenous Peoples. Reflection Journal: As a youth, and as a Canadian, how can you support our ongoing journey towards reconciliation?  Extension: Re: your paragraph - add a supportive drawing/sketch.
Read more