Thursday, 2/25

Starter #20
Research on relationship between gratitude and happiness

• Read this article and jot down key findings about the relationship between gratitude and happiness as revealed through the various studies.  ​

Agenda
1. Watch this short video clip called The Science of Happiness- An Experiment in Gratitude” and discuss your reactions: Cheesy? Legit? Resonates with your own experience?

​CHALLENGE:  Do what the folks in the above experiment did for someone you love. See how it makes you feel.

2. Work time!

• Draft your written or visual piece
• Peer critique--> Ready for critique of either the draft of your visual OR written piece?? Must form a group of 3 with two other students who are also ready and do the following...

Draft Critique guidelines:
Step 1: Share your philosophy statement in 2-3 sentences
Step 2: Present your piece to be critiqued to your group
Step 3: Group will spend time reading and/or interpreting your draft and discuss the following prompts:

• How does this piece capture the author's philosophy statement?
• What do you LIKE about this piece? 
• How does it align with EACH category of the rubric (page 2 of this document): Seriously, go through each category and discuss to what extent the author has excelled at each category or at least shows promise in each category....
• How can the author refine this piece to make it shine?!