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=__"Past/Present/Future"__=


 * Purpose:** To help students get to know each other and learn about other members of their Advisory group.


 * Lesson:** Pair off randomly and then pairs can go outside. Each student talks to their partner for about 5 minutes about their "past, present, and future" (see below), then they switch roles, and then they come back ready to share, for 1-2 minutes, the highlights of what they heard. Thus, students are not talking about themselves, but rather about their partner.

__Past:__ "Important/Interesting facts about me..."

Examples:


 * I was born in Taiwan and moved to the US when I was six.
 * I was born premature and only weighed 2 pounds.
 * When I was eight, I fell off the deck and broke my collarbone.
 * I am fluent in three languages: English, Spanish, and Farsi.
 * In 2nd grade, I won the California Spelling Bee for my age group.
 * My parents divorced when I was in 4th grade.

__Present:__ "How I'm doing these days..."

Examples:
 * I'm overwhelmed by the amount of homework so far this year.
 * I'm excited because we're getting a dog next week.
 * I'm new to the school and still adjusting and figuring stuff out.
 * I'm tired a lot of the time but pretty happy overall.
 * I have more friends than I've ever had.
 * I'm too busy -- I have after-school activities scheduled every day!

__Future__: plans, hopes, dreams...

Examples:


 * I want to be an engineer or an architect.
 * I think I'll probably go to college somewhere on the East Coast.
 * I want to be in the music industry, either as a guitarist or maybe as a manager.
 * I want a job where I can travel all around the world.
 * I really want to go to Lick-Wilmerding High School.
 * I know I'm going to be an artist but I'm not sure what kind yet.


 * Additional notes:**


 * Students need to know that the "listener" should feel free to ask follow-up questions when they hear something interesting -- so it's a conversation, not a speech.


 * Students might need a fair amount of guidance to understand the categories and what they're supposed to do, so you should either read some examples or make sure, in some way, that they get what "past," "present," and "future" mean.


 * If you do this activity with boys, be prepared to hear, in great detail, about their grossest injuries. ;-)


 * Add your own additional notes:**