In first section of this formative you can find the introduction of a topic 'Health and self-care'. Understanding of the topic is crucial for the second section of the formative since there is a short essay assignment. The short essay should point out the main points from the topic (those main points can be also taken from the (previous text). Ideas/exmaples and personal experience should also be written down in the essay.
Goals of this formative: Further growth of critical thinking, working with a given text and stating own opinions.
Formative is testing
- reading skills
- writing skills
- creativity
Read the text and think about the questions in exercise no. 1. Later write a short text, which should include your ideas.
Health and self-care
It is very important to take care of yourself and your body. Everybody knows that if you feel sick you have to go to your doctor. But we don't have to feel sick in order to take care of our body. It is better to do something to prevent our bodies from being sick. Taking a lot of rest and eating healthy is a huge part of self-care. When people do not rest well their bodies can grow tired and weak. In order to feel strong and capable of conquering anything you should get good sleep and relax. But of course this is easier said than done. In our constantly working society, which only cares about career-building, it is hard to find some time to rest.
But everybody should at least give it a try. Stop worrying and just try to relax once in a while. For instance, you should always have at least an hour to yourself every day. Getting away from social media is of course included too. Letting go of everything and just letting yourself think for a minute can be both relaxing and nerve-wracking.That is why you should find what works for you the best. It doesn't really matter if your alone time is listening to music, writing a diary or just staring at a wall. All that matters is that after that time is at its end you feel better and relaxed.
Required
9 points
9
Question 1
1.
What else is important when it comes to self-care? What else should people do to take good care of their bodies?
What do you do to take care of your own health?
Write down self-care activities, which you find most important, and put them into categories (picture below is only for inspiration)
Required
14 points
14
Question 2
2.
Write a short text about your health and self-care.
First paragraph - introduction (what is self-care and why is it important?)
Middle paragraph/s - body (your own opinion on self-care, what to do to have your body well-rested...)
Final paragraph - summary and conclusion (what did you learn from writing the text - did you find something interesting...)
Requirements
Structure - Introduction, body paragraph with main points, conclusion
Length - at least 1500 characters
Topic - main points should be connected to the topic