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Evidence: Making a Change

A. Writing tour Biography: Think about your life and select the most relevant moments you want to share. You can find an example in the training material.
Daniel Goleman
Before writing your biography, apply the following checklist. (Mark X) If most
Daniel Goleman is an American psychologist, researcher and writer. He was
of your answers are affirmative, you are ready to move to the next part.
born in Stockton, California on March 7th, 1946. His parents were university
professors, so he grew up in a very analytical and academic environment. Checklist Yes No
Goleman received a scholarship to attend Amherst College which is a
Can you name relevant events in your life in a chronological x
prestigious institution that offers undergraduate programs that last four-
order?
years. The program he attended was very important for his career, and it
helped him to his transfer from high school to the University of California at Did you include information about your family in your x
Berkeley. biography?
Did you include information about your academic x
After that, Goleman returned to Amherst where he graduated magna cum background in your biography?
laude. His second scholarship was from the Ford Foundation to study at Did you include information about any other aspect in your x
Harvard University. Goleman obtained his PhD from Harvard. There, he biography?
studied under the supervision of David C. McClelland. Goleman did not know Is your biography clear and concrete? x
at that time that McClelland would recommend him for a job at Psychology Did you use simple tenses in contrast? x
Today. It is one of the most important magazines about psychology in the
Is your life plan break into specific goals? x
world. Goleman also studied in India and Sri Lanka. He was able to study
thanks to all the scholarships he received. Are you going to keep track of your progress in order to x
achieve your life plan?
Goleman wrote his first book about his time in India and Sri Lanka. In 1970 he Do you have a period of time to reach your life plan? x
returned to Harvard as a visiting lecturer. Goldman’s theory about psychology Are you aware of all the repercussions your life plan x
of consciousness was popular. In 1984, The New York Times recruited him as implies?
the editor for the behavior science and brain section. In 1995, he published Can you identify the most urgent activities to achieve your x
his book Emotional Intelligence. It is the most important book about the topic life plan?
and it is also a best-seller.
Are you good at managing time? x
Do you learn new things in an autonomous manner? x
Goleman co-founded the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional
Learning at Yale University's Child Studies Center. Nowadays, Goleman co- Are you able to identify opportunities? x
directs the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Will you be responsible for the resulting consequences of x
Organizations at Rutgers University. He also manages the Mind & Life your life plan?
Institute.

Have you ever wondered about the decisions you have made? We need to here is the material for this Unit:
stop once in a while and think about our past, where we are now and where https://sena.blackboard.com/bbcswebdav/institution/SENA/Idiomas/51250
our decisions are going to take us. Read the following questions and answers 029/Contenido/DocArtic/Material_To_be_or_not_to_be.pdf
about Daniel Goldman’s biography.

Your Biography CHRISTIAN GEOVANNI RODRIGUEZ,

He was born in the municipality of Zulia, north of Santander, was born on August 24, 1996. Christian Geovanni grew up away from his family for
work reasons, his mother is MARIA ELIZABETH FLOREZ DUQUE, she was born on July 15, 1967 and Her father is Ricardo Rodriguez, who died when
Christian Geovanni was 9 years old, In 2005, they moved to the municipality of Villa del Rosario, where he began his studies at the Manuel Antonio
Rueda Jara school, and graduated in 2015 at the same school, He began his studies at the Francisco de Paula University in Santander, but the economy
was not an advantage for him, so he decided to leave and study at SENA, where he started his multimedia production technology, in which he
performed very well and satifactorily graduated, now Christian is in cucuta, now with his family because he has a good job and can help them, is
happy and with many gaas to be able to improve each day more and move forward with his working life.
 2. Evidence: My life plan
For this evidence, you have to make a list of your long term plans and set short term goals to reach them.
Mínimo 8 acciones en el future y 3 acciones para logra esos planes

This is an example: Write your plans My life plan will be to be a proactive person in the exercise
My life plan is ambitious. I am going to study at the university one day. of my profession and in the work field in the cell I work in the technology of
I will travel abroad and I am going to buy a house. In order to achieve SENA Multimedia Production, with a lot of knowledge in all aspects of my
my dreams I have to: get up early and study hard, save money, get a life both work with in my home . I am kind, responsible and proud. I will
better job, know more about other cultures and keep a positive attitude work responsibly and correctly, to be able to excel in my company with a lot
every day of effort, principles and my profession. Always work efficiently and
efficiently for the development of my country. Within my short-term plans
is the ability to improve the English language, which is very important for
the work I do, also for higher studies, among which are the Logistics
Administration and Business Administration. I also have in mind that in
order to offer a better future to my family, I need to train, because when I
retire as a policeman, I must continue working to provide superior
education to my daughters and thus shape their future. To achieve my
goals, I have to work with persistence, discipline and manage my time well,
prioritize. I will achieve all my goals with the help of God and all my effort.
I will make my family well and proud of me.

Criterios de evaluación
 Planea situaciones estableciendo parámetros con criterios de responsabilidad y productividad en los contextos requeridos.
 Expresa ideas sobre productividad y responsabilidad usando el vocabulario requerido.
 Planea situaciones estableciendo parámetros con criterios de responsabilidad y productividad en los contextos requeridos.
 Expresa ideas sobre productividad y responsabilidad usando el vocabulario requerido.