Personal Growth & Development

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Personal Growth and Development Assignments (choose 1 per week)


1. A friend of yours has never met your family. How would you
   describe your family or individual members? Write about 1 page. 


2. What is your dream job? What could you do to help you get your 
   dream job? Write about 1 page.


3. Describe three positive qualities you have. At least 1 page.
 
 
4.“Treat   others the  way you want to  be treated.”   What  does this  mean  to you?  How  do you  practice  this every day?  How  do  you treat members of  your  family,  friends,  and people at  your school? At least  one page.   
 

5. How do the people you hang out with affect your attitude? In general, do your friends drag you down or bring you up?  Explain in at least a page. 
     

6. Who is your best friend? What makes you such close friends?
     

7. What is one thing that really makes you happy? Why does it make you so happy?

        
8. Name 3 things that give you a bad attitude. What could you do so they don’t drag you 
down?

       
9. Who do you respect more than anyone else? Why?
     
 
10. A bully at school picks on you every day. He says he’ll beat you up if you tell on him. What do you 
do?
 

11. Do you see the best in other people or do you look for the worst? Explain. Try doing a Pre-write before you write!
     

12. At times life can be difficult, but even when things don’t seem so great, we have a lot to be 
thankful for. What are you thankful for?  Try doing a Pre-write before you write!
       

13. What is one thing you would like to accomplish in your lifetime? Why is it a lifetime goal of 
yours? Try doing a Pre-write before you write! 
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Personal Development Rubric
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General knowledge of physical well‐being
An individual engaged in personal development strives for physical wellbeing and emotional maturity.
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4 pts
Excellent: Student is highly knowledgeable of the aspects of physical wellness.
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3 pts
Good: Student shows basic knowledge of the dimensions of health and understands what it means to be physically well.
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2 pts
Acceptable: Student has a limited knowledge of the dimensions of health.
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1 pts
Needs Improvement: Student is largely unknowledgeable of what it means to be physically well.
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Utilizes knowledge of personal well‐being to inform goal‐setting
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4 pts
Excellent: Student demonstrates the ability to interpret personal wellness information to change and/or modify goals.
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3 pts
Good: Student has a basic understanding of how to adjust and refine personal wellness goals.
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2 pts
Acceptable: Student attempts to develop and refine personal wellness goals.
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1 pts
Needs Improvement: Student is unable to articulate personal application of wellness concepts.
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General knowledge of emotional maturity
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4 pts
Excellent: Student is highly knowledgeable of the aspects of emotional maturity.
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3 pts
Good: Student shows basic knowledge of what it means to be emotionally mature.
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2 pts
Acceptable: Student has a limited knowledge of the dimensions of emotional maturity.
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1 pts
Needs Improvement: Student is largely unknowledgeable of what it means to be emotionally mature.
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Exhibits emotional maturity when making social, personal, and interpersonal decisions.
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4 pts
Excellent: Student demonstrates the ability to evaluate personal situations and life experiences to make complex decisions relating to personal development. Student also shows the ability to improve and/or re‐evaluate decisions.
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3 pts
Good: Student possesses some level of emotional maturity but may find it difficult to make decisions related to social/personal situations or see how these decisions relate to personal development.
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2 pts
Acceptable: Student understands they have basic decision making skills, but may not adequately be able to apply those skills to all areas.
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1 pts
Needs Improvement: Student shows little or no understanding of decision making skills and is unable to use personal abilities to develop or improve decisions that relate to social, personal, and interpersonal decisions.
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4 pts
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Total Points: 16 out of 16