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Assignment:

1) Describe in your own words how American and Chinese individuals described happiness. What connection does the researcher make between beliefs about Happiness and cultural orientation (Whether a culture is individualistic or collectivist)?

2) How important is personal happiness to you? On a scale of 1-10 (10 being most important) how would you rank personal happiness? What would you consider more important?

3) Based on this research, how do you think beliefs about happiness may affect divorce rates in both individualistic and collectivist cultures?

I-Expecting the Aha! Moment (Article pp. 7-10)

a) Provide a brief summary of the story (about one paragraph).

b) Provide a brief reflection of the story (about one paragraph). What was your takeaway from the experience shared by the teacher? NOTE: Cite p. # when referring to information from the story.

c) Connect a strategy used in the story, such as silent e activity or plastic letters (pp. 8-9) with a strategy/routine shared in Chapter 6 of our textbook, such as Decoding - Making Words Routine (pp. 196-197). Explain the connection (about one paragraph).

d) Select a strategy/routine from Chapter 6 (pp. 190-208) that you found particularly interesting and may consider using in your future classroom. Strategy/Routine should not be one used previously with your reading/case study. Briefly describe the strategy in your own words and why it is of interest to you. As an educator consider how you could honor identity with this strategy/routine including specific material or book.