Worksheet 4e3m3p

NAME: _______________________________________________

GRADE AND SECTION: _______________

HEALTH SECOND QUARTER ACTIVITY 1. LOOP-A-WORD Loop as many words associated with marriage. Define each looped word and use it in a sentence.

P R E G N A N C Y

D R E N I E N T E

A M E F N F S T N

I R C N A I F U A

N R A E T E X L G

G I R W U N N F E

V A E B A D Y A M

C G A O T S J M E

T E L R I H K I N

J F T N O I W L T

L O V E N P G Y R

C O U R T S H I P

ACTIVITY 2. LET’S DO IT! Interview your parents or couples who are close to you. Ask them the following questions below. 1. How did the couple meet each other? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why did they like/love each other? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Did the marriage relationship start with courtship and dating? How? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Is courtship and dating important to them in choosing a lifetime partner? Why? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What message can you draw from the information that you gathered from your parents or the couple? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

ACTIVITY 3. DO YOU KNOW? 1. What does it mean to go on a date? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What are the activities usually done during dates? How does it differ from a regular outing? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________

ACTIVITY 4. DATING Define dating and write its advantages and disadvantages. Dating: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Advantages Disadvantages

ACTIVITY 5. SHARING OPINIONS If you were engaged, which would you prefer, long engagement or short engagement? Justify your idea. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________

ACTIVITY 6. MY IDEAL PARTNER Draw and color your ideal man/woman. Below your drawing, write the characteristics you expect from him/her.

ACTIVITY 7. FILM ANALYSIS Watch the video clip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VolwsYhOCTc) and answer the following questions. 1. What period/stage of your life would you prefer courtship? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Is it necessary to undergo courtship? Why? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Compare courtship before and at present times. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Why do you think courtship at present times is faster and easier than before? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Which do you prefer, courtship before or at the present times? your answer. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________

ACTIVITY 8. WHAT YOU’LL DO What are the benefits of dating as a couple? As a group? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________

ACTIVITY 9. MINIATURE BULLETIN BOARD Prepare a miniature bulletin board to express your stand on the issue, “Dating is Necessary / not Necessary in a Relationship”

ACTIVITY 10. TALK-SHOW: COURTSHIP TALK Imagine that it is 12 years from today and you, as a person begin seriously searching for a long-term relationship. Pretend that you are on a talk show that is focusing on your perception about courtship. Answer the host’s questions listed below as you honestly think that you are already engaged in courtship. 1. What is the main thing that you like about courtship? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What does it take to have a “successful courtship?” __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What can you say about teenagers engaged in courtship? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What stresses or difficulties have you dealt within courtship? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. How did you successfully overcome these stresses? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________

ACTIVITY 11. POEM ANALYSIS Interpret the message of Khalil Gibran “Don’t think you can direct the course of love, For love, if it finds you worthy, Directs your course.” –Khalil Gibran __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ ACTIVITY 12. DEFINING Write the meaning of the following concepts. 1. FIDELITY-________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. COMMITMENT-___________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. CHARACTER-______________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. MATURITY-_______________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. MARRIAGE-_______________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________

ACTIVITY 13. AM I PREPARED? 1. What is your concept of marriage? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Do you know of persons who are married? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. How long had they been married? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Tell something about their relationship. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________

ACTIVITY 14. DEBATE At what stage in one’s life should one be allowed to go on dates? Do you think a Grade 8 student like you should already be allowed to go on dates? Justify your stand. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________