ACTIVITY 4: Thinking About Your friends
ACTIVITY 4: Thinking About Your friends
Think about each statement below carefully. What do you want your friends to be? Then, decide how important the statement is to you and drag it into the appropriate category.
- VERY IMPORTANT
- IMPORTANT
- SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT
- NOT VERY IMPORTANT
- NOT IMPORTANT AT ALL
- I want my friends to be considered "cool".
- I want my friends to be older than me.
- I want my friends to be as smart as I am.
- I want my friends to be able to agree about what is important and what isn't.
- I want my friends to be the same religion as me.
- I want my friends to like the same activities I like.
- I want my friends to watch the same TV shows I watch.
- I want my friends to be same age as me.
- I want my friends to have the same heritage as me.
- I want my friends to listen to the same music I listen to.
- I want my friends to be from the most popular group at school.
Think about your responses and what they tell you about how you choose and value friends. Then, check with your teacher before moving on to Part 2.