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Student name: _____________________________________Date:____________
MODULE
35
Establish short-term goals.
Objectives:
A. Set goals clearly in mind.
B. List short-term
goals.
MODULE 35: INFORMATION SHEET
TO THE STUDENT: Read and study this information sheet and then
complete the student activities at the end of this module.
What is a goal?
A wish is simply a desire or a dream while a goal is the end to which effort is directed. Sometimes people confuse their goals with their wishes. A wish can become a goal if a person actively works toward reaching it. By having your goals clearly in mind, you can decide how important each is to you. When you do this, you are prioritizing your goals.
Some students feel they cannot
control the shape of their future. Others feel the future is all a matter of
chance. Through effort and determination, a student can control what is going
to happen, when it will happen, and how it will happen.
Short-term goals are of various
types: work, non-work, personal relationships and learning. Trying to achieve
one goal might help or hinder reaching another.
By thinking about what you would enjoy about reaching your goals, you can make decisions and write down lists of goals. Finally, you can rate your goals in order of importance to you and begin to develop strategies to reach them. For example:
Goal: Improve my
English grade this marking period.
Strategies: Make a study plan and do all
homework.
Get a study partner.
Check with my English teacher every
two weeks to see how I'm doing.
MODULE 35: STUDENT
ACTIVITIES
TO THE STUDENT: After
reading the Information Sheet above, complete the following questions.
Activity
1: Use the word bank below to complete
the statements.
chance learning importance regular reviews
help
goal prioritize controlling compare
1. In order to achieve what they want in the
future, students should begin
to____________________ their goals.
2. A _____________________ is the end to which
effort is directed.
3. By setting goals, we take an important step
in __________________ our future.
4. Goals should be listed for work,
_______________________, personal and non-work (leisure) areas.
5. To prioritize your goals means to list them
in their order of
____________________ in your lives.
6. By writing down your goals, you will be able
to _________________ them so you can be aware of conflicts between them.
7. Determination to reach short-term goals
requires _________________ of the progress made toward them.
8. To gamble on reaching your goals is to leave
your future to
________________.
9. Working toward one goal might actually
___________________ you to reach another.
Activity
2: Fill in five of your short-term goals
in each section.
A. Work Goals
Think about what specific kind of work you want to do within
your field or company. What level of
that kind of work do you want to do?
With whom do you want to work with?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
B. Personal Relationship
Goals
Think about what kind of relationships you want to have with
friends or family.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
C. Non-Work Goals
What leisure activities and level of skills do you want?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
D. Learning Goals
What grades do you want to improve? What new skills do you want to learn?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Now, rate your
short-term goals. List the five most
important starting with number one as the most important, number two next, etc.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
MODULE 35: STANDARDS ADDRESSED IN
THIS MODULE
Pennsylvania’s
Academic Standards for Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening (RWSL)
1.1.11. Learning
to Read Independently
E. Establish a reading vocabulary by identifying and correctly using new words acquired through the study of their relationships to other words. Use a dictionary or related reference.
Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS)
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Responsibility: Exerts a high level of effort and perseverance
toward goal attainment. Works hard to become excellent at doing tasks. Displays
high standards of attendance, punctuality, enthusiasm, vitality, and optimism.
Self-Management: Assesses own knowledge, skills, and abilities
accurately; sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; self-starter.
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