Self analysis & Animal Farm Experience, values, and perception shape your interpretation of an author’s purpose.

Square 1: What traits does society value? Modesty & Humbleness Modesty: the quality or state of being unassuming or moderate in the estimation of one's abilities. Humbleness: marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit; not arrogant or prideful. Pride & Confidence Pride: a feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements. Confidence: a feeling of self-assurance arising from one's appreciation of one's own abilities or qualities.

Square 2: Which do you believe is more valuable? Why? Which set of traits, modesty & humbleness or pride & confidence, do you believe is most valuable? Why? Give an example.

SQUARE 3: Here’s Looking at you, kid! Make a list of your strengths, esteemed skills, and/or unique assets.

Square 4: how am I perceived? Fold you paper so the other squares are not able to be read. Find someone who you really trust knows you, and ask him or her to write a list of your strengths, esteemed skills, and/or unique assets.

Matchup? Look at the traits in square four. How do they compare to the traits in square 3? Select 1 or 2 traits that you consider to be your best/most valuable assets. Circle them.

Handicapper general Review the 1-2 traits that you circled from box 3 or 4. Reflect on the power associated with the trait(s). Why is it valuable? Why might someone be jealous who is lacking the trait(s)? On the back of the 4-square paper: List the trait Explain the trait’s value Develop a way to handicap the trait Describe how you would feel without the trait