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AUTHOR Newell, Andrea; And OthersTITLE I Am Important!INSTITUTION Hamilton Literacy Council (Ontario).SPONS AGENCY National Literacy Secretariat, Ottawa (Ontario).PUB DATE 94NOTE 22p.; For a related document, see CE 070 064.PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Use Instructional Materials (For

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EDRS PRICE MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.DESCRIPTORS Adult Basic Education; *Adult Literacy; Adult

Students; English (Second Language); ForeignCountries; High Interest Low Vocabulary Books;Learning Activities; Learning Modules; *LiteracyEducation; Measurement; *Reading Instruction; SecondLanguage Instruction; *Self Esteem; Self Evaluation(Individuals); Writing Instruction

IDENTIFIERS Workplace Literacy

ABSTRACTThis high-interest, low-vocabulary book was created

for a literacy education program for adults. The book contains ideasabout self-esteem and practice in thinking about and writing thepersonal information that may be necessary to relate to others inwork and social settings. Practice lessons include writing aboutcolors and learning to measure. (KC)

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I AM IMPORTANT:

I am a very important person.

Why I am important?

Because no one is just like me.

I am the only person who is just like me.

Some people are taller than I am.

Some people are younger than I am.

Some people are older than I am.

But no one is just like me.

And no one is just like you:

So you are important, too.

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Who are you?

Because no one is just like you, you are important.

How tall are you?

I am centimetres tall.

I am feet and 'inches tall.

How big are you?

I am kilograms.

I am pounds.

What colour is your hair? Is it long or short?

Is it straight or curly?

My hair is

and

What colour are your eyes? Do you have glasses?

My eyes are I have glasses.(do/do not)

How old are you?

I am years old.

My birthday is

Who lives with you?

I live with

Where do you live?

I live at

Where do you work?

What do you do at work?

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What do you like to do?

I like to

What don't you like to do?

I don't like to

You can do things no one else can do.

You feel like no one else.

You think like no one else.

What you do is rike no one else.

You are important.

I want to learn about you.

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

When do you feel happy?

I feel happy when

When do you feel sad?

I feel sad when

When do you feel mad?

I feel mad when

When do you feel proud?

I feel proud when

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When do you feel loving?

I feel loving when

When do you feel hurt?

I feel hurt when

When do you feel worried?

I feel worried when

What else do you feel?

I feel when

That tells me some about you.

I want to learn more about you.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

What do you think about your work?

I think

What do you think about your family?

I think

What do you.think about your friends?

I think

What do you think about reading?

I think

What do you think about your future?

I think

What do you think about your past?

I think

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What do you think about God?

I think

What do you think about most often?

I think

That tells ale much about you.

I want to learn more about you.

I want

I wish

I-hope

I can

I will

End these sentences with your feelings

and thoughts:

Wow! No one is like you.

You are important.

There is only one of you.

Tell me more about you.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

End these sentences with what you do:11

When I am happy I

When I am sad I

When I am mad I

When I am proud I

When I am loving I

When I am hurt I

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When I am worried I

When I am alone I like to

When I go shopping I like to

When I am at work I like to

When I am having fun I like to

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11Each day you change.

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11Your body might change.

11 Your thinking might change.

11Your feelings might change.

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11 All of us change a bit each day.

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11What would you like to change?

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11 I would like to change

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11 Thank you.

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11Now I know more about you.

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11 Your thoughts are important.

11 Your feelings are important.

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11What you do is important.

11 You are important.

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Notes to tutor:

All of us need to understand ourselves - that is ourself-concept.

All of us need to feel good about ourselves - that is ourself-esteem.

This chapter is written to help you and the student learnabout each other. With the student, record his/her answers inthe book. Use the student's words and the exercises as someof your first lessons.

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SOME MORE MOSTSOME LESS LEAST

We like to compare everything!

We use words to help tell us about objects.

When we have some we use the root word.

When we jaave more or less, we add "er" to the root word.

When we have most or least, we add "est" to the root word.

Some Less: Least:More: "+ er" Most: "+ est"

tall taller tallest

short shorter

old oldest

young younger

big biggest

small smaller

long

fast

slow

All objects have colours.

What is your favourite colour?

My favourite colour is

Match the object to its colour:

oranges white

sky yellow

grass blue

snow red

grapes green

mud orange

cherries purple

tar brown

lemons black

Eyes are in many colours:

What colour are your eyes?

My eyes are:

blue

brown

green

Hair is in many colours:

What colour is your hair?

My hair is:

grey-

hazel

red black

blond grey

brown white

we like to measure everything.

We measure how tall objects are.

We measure how big objects are.

Here are some words about measures:

This is a centimetre.

This is an inch.

This ruler is 1 foot long.

It is also centimetres long.

Use the ruler to measure this book:

This book is centimetres wide.

or inches.

This book is centimetres long.

Or inches.

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11 Measure other objects in the room:

OBJECT MEASURED

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

A yard is 3 feet. A metre is 1000 centimetres. A metre is 3

inches longer than a yard. A mile is 5280 feet. A kilometre

is 1000 metres. A mile is kilometres.

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* Needed for this exercise: 1. measuring spoons

2. measuring cup

This is a teaspoon. It is 5 millilitres.

This is a tablespoon. It is 15 millilitres.

This is a cup. It is millilitres.

Many objects are measured in litres. A litre is almost 4

cups. A litre is 1000 millilitres. We get milk in 1 litre

boxes. We get gas, for our cars, in litres.

* Needed for this exercise: measured object such as 1 tubof yogurt

This is grams. Just one gram is very small.

1000 grams are in a kilogram.

A kilogram is a bit more than 2 pounds.

What do you measure?

Many forms want to know about you. You use the same words

each time. Try this form:

Name:

Address:street city

Telephone:

postal code

Date of Birth:

..

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11Numbers are important.

11 With numbers we can measure anything.

What are your numbers?

My age is years.

11I am centimetres tall.

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I am kilograms.

11 My Health card number is:

aMy Social Insurance number is:

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11 My telephone number is:

11The Emergency telephone number is:

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11 My work telephone number is:

11My doctor's name is:

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11His/her telephone number is:

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Other numbers: my lottery numbers

11 my friend's telephone number

11 my next of kin's telephone number

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