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Facilitator’s Guide G07 ~ Life Orientation
Unit
UNIT 1 Self-development in the society and the world of work LEARNING AIMS After learners have completed this unit, they must be able to do the following:
Identify and reflect on positive personal traits: relationship with self, family and friends. Identify personal interests, skills and potential. Can develop and apply strategies to improve your self-image by positive actions and self-respect. Can develop and apply strategies to improve others’ self-image by positive actions and to show respect for others and have respect for diversity. Be able to understand physical and emotional changes during puberty and understand how it influences relationships. Understand and respect others’ bodily changes and emotions. Appreciate and accept the self and others. Understand peer pressure and how it can influence the individual. Understand the importance of reading and studying.
It is important that learners apply the life skills they learn to develop and use their personal potential. It enables you to react to the challenges of the world. Adolescence is marked by emotional and physical changes. It is important that learners build a positive self-image. The unit enables them to develop further life skills. It also helps them to develop an emotional intelligence which will empower them to cope with challenges. This unit supplements the work done in the previous grade with new knowledge. IMPORTANT TERMINOLOGY In each unit you will maybe encounter new terms. At each lesson there is a DEFINE block. All new terms regarding the lesson will be described there.
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