Long-term vs. Short-term goals

What is he doing?What does he want to

do?

What is he doing?What does he want?

What is his long term goal?What short-term goals

should he set to get there?

What is his long term goal?What short-term goals should he set to get

there?

Short-term vs. long-term goals

• Short-term goals are ones that you will achieve in the near future – TO DO LIST

• Long-term goals are ones that you will achieve over a longer period of time – 5-10 years

What are your goals?

• Spending less money• Get off probation• Get a license

Which are long-term?Which are short-term?

What are your long-term goals?

What are your short-term goals?

Do you have a short-term goal for this week?

Where do you record your homework/ “to do” lists?

Second freewrite:Write one paragraph on a piece of paper

1. Describe an important goal that you recently achieved.

2. Identify the steps you had to take to achieve this goal in the order in which they were taken, and estimate the amount of time each step took.

3. Describe how you felt when you achieved your goal.

Louis CK- “Why?”

Why did you come to class today?

Why did you come to class today?

• Ask “why?” four times

Why did you come to class today?

Ask “Why?” again

• Why did you come to class today?– Because I want to pass the class.

Ask “Why?” again

• Why did you come to class today?– Because I want to pass the class.

• Why do you want to pass the class?– Because I want to graduate.

Ask “Why?” again

• Why did you come to class today?– Because I want to pass the class.

• Why do you want to pass the class?– Because I want to graduate.

• Why do you want to graduate?– Because I want to be successful.

Ask “Why?” again

• Why did you come to class today?– Because I want to pass the class.

• Why do you want to pass the class?– Because I want to graduate.

• Why do you want to graduate?– Because I want to be successful.

• Why do you want to be successful?– Because I want a happy and fulfilling life

• Why did you come to class today?– Because I want to pass the class.

• Why do you want to pass the class?– Because I want to graduate.

• Why do you want to graduate?– Because I want to be successful.

• Why do you want to be successful?– Because I want a happy and fulfilling life

Which goals are long-term and which are short-term?

• Why did you come to class today?– Because I want to pass the class.

• Why do you want to pass the class?– Because I want to graduate.

• Why do you want to graduate?– Because I want to be successful.

• Why do you want to be successful?– Because I want a happy and fulfilling life

Get out your syllabus againWhat do you want to know?

• Write down your short and long term goals• How can this class help with my goals?

Grab a partner

• Share your goals• Write down at least one question about this

class

What I Want to Know

• Required books?

• How many countries can I pick up women in?• Vocab?

With a partner, read through the syllabus

• Write down what you learned in the “What I Learned Column”

What I Learned

Active reading

• Questioning, Thinking, and Writing while you are reading.

• Reading with a pen or pencil in your hand.