Name________________________________________________________Date _______________

 

School___________________________________________________________________________

 

List five first impressions that you believe others generally have of you in a first meeting:

 

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2.__________________________________________________________________________

 

3.__________________________________________________________________________

 

4.__________________________________________________________________________

 

5.__________________________________________________________________________

 

 

In your group of six or seven…

Write a first impression you had, or think others might have had, of all the members of your group:

 

Person A________________________________________________________________________

 

Person B________________________________________________________________________

 

Person C________________________________________________________________________

 

Person D________________________________________________________________________

 

Person E________________________________________________________________________

 

Person F________________________________________________________________________

 

Person G________________________________________________________________________

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In a small group circle read the first impression you had about each person in your group as they all take notes.

 

Notes you made about others first impression of you:

 

A_______________________________________________________________________________

 

B_______________________________________________________________________________

 

C_______________________________________________________________________________

 

D_______________________________________________________________________________

 

E_______________________________________________________________________________

 

F_______________________________________________________________________________

 

G_______________________________________________________________________________

 

After everyone has shared, compare your notes about what was said about you with the list you made at the top of the sheet.

 

1. What themes do you see in the two lists?

 

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2. How is your list the same and different from what others said?

 

Same: ________________________________________________________________________________

 

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Different: ________________________________________________________________________________

 

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3. What seems to be the most common first impression? ________________________________________________________________________________

 

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4. Do you make different first impressions with some people than others? ________________________________________________________________________________

 

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5. Would the impressions here be different than some other places?  In what ways will they be different?  Why? ________________________________________________________________________________

 

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6. Are your first impressions different with adults and students?  In what ways does the age level make a difference? ________________________________________________________________________________

 

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