The document discusses theories of self-actualization and emotional intelligence. It compares Siddhartha's path of self-actualization through meditation, hunger, and escaping self and desires to Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Students will read passages from Siddhartha and complete literature circle activities. The document also discusses what emotional intelligence is and its components of self-awareness, self-management, empathy, and skilled relationships. Students are asked to apply these concepts to create their own definition of self-actualization.

1. ELA
Objective: You will compare theories in Psychology
learn how to apply Emotional Intelligence principles to your own life.
Activator: What is a Sutra? Siddhartha’s Meditation
TITLE: What Drives Us? 12/18/2015
Student Engagement
Overview
Compare and Contrast
theories of self
actualization
Economy of Discourse:
WHAT DOES SELF
ACTUALIZATION
MEAN TO YOU?
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2. Activator:
Research on Meditation
Harmon
ELA
MRI Study Proving Meditation Literally Rebuilds The Brain’s Gray

3. Objective: You will read “Siddhartha”
and complete Literature Circles for comprehension.
Mini Lesson
Student Engagement
Activator
Wrap Up
English
Meditation article
Collect Lit Circles
Intro to Emotional Intelligence
Siddhartha’s Idea of Self Actualization
Hierarchy of Needs vs. EQ
Read & Listen to book to pg 30
Write: answer questions Lit Circle
Talk: Lit Circle
Share: Whole Group discourse
Self Actualization slides

4. 6
PTS
11
PTS
4
PTS
6
PTS
6
PTS
6
PTS
Directions: Write the assigned page numbers and
your name on the answer sheet. When your answer sheet
is complete, have your parnter
score how many points you received. Points accumulate
into a grade.

5. NOTES FROM SECTION 1:
Meditation as the way:
he wants to be without desire
defines tranquilty by “emptiness”
his goal is to overcome the self
all desire and urge silent, then the ultimate part of himself had to wake: the innermost being
which was no longer myself, which he says is the ultimate secret
BREATHING (minute 25)
he learned to reduce the beats of his heart
SELF DENIAL
He overcome hunger, the went the way of
imagining the mind to be void of all conceptions
What is meditation? What is holding one’s breath? It is the fleeing from one’s self (min 29)
Is the shortest way to escape the agony of being one’s self
“It is the short numbing of the pointlessness of life” - SIDDHARTHA
Summary of Siddhartha Section ONE
MEDITATION HUNGER
DESIRE MINDFULNESS
EMPTINESS THE WAY
AWARENESS OF SELF

6. Theory to Self Connection:
Hierarchy of Needs
Harmon
ELA
Do you agree with this theory?

7. Harmon
ELA Emotional
IQ
What is it?
• SELF AWARENESS
• SELF MANAGEMENT
• EMPATHY
• SKILLED RELATIONSHIP
WHAT IS
EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE?
Indicators of emotions out of control:
•violence
•low self esteem
•inability to focus in school
•self harm
•self defeating beliefs
•____________________
•____________________
•____________________ RESEARCH

8. Harmon
ELA
Apply Explore the path to Self Actualization
compare the way of self actualization
in Siddhartha
to the Hierarchy of Needs
and then create your own definition
Siddhartha Hierarchy of Needs Your Own Def.

9. Human
ELA
Invisible
Forces
that Shape Us
What motivates you?
What’s your WHY?
Altruism Human Needs Your Own Def.

10. Text to Self Connection:
Clueberry Emotional
Literacy
Is it possible to intentionally create self
actualization and develop emotional
intelligence?