Unit 3 Lesson 3

Unit 3 Lesson 3

Wilderness Weekend

It is important to set realistic goals-

goals that can be accomplished with reasonable effort.

Objective:

Students will label goals as realistic or unrealistic.

Successful people...

• negotiate unrealistic goals

• identify and analyze their own problems

• explain their problems

• are willing to compromise

Wilderness Weekend

Sue and Ann want to go on a two-day camping trip. They look at a camping trip booklet.

SUE: Look at these great trips! Let's go on one.

ANN: Maybe. But I can't make sense out of this map. Can you?

SUE: No. But who cares? Let's go and have some fun!

ANN: But Sue, look at the list of gear they say we need! We don't have anything except hiking boots.

SUE: So what? We can each borrow $50 and rent the stuff we need.

ANN: Sue. I can't do that. You know how tight my budget is.

SUE: So we can't go at all!

ANN: Hold on. Here's a one-day hike.

SUE: I'm sure we'd need to read a map for the hike.

ANN: No, it says that they send a guide along.

SUE: How much does it cost? What gear do we need?

ANN: Hiking boots, backpacks, and lunch. And it's only $5. I can afford that. Can you?

SUE: Sure. A hike could be a lot of fun.

ANN: Then let's go on this one.

Multiple Select

Check the reasons why a one-day hike is a

good trip for Ann and Sue.

• It only costs $5.

• They have the gear they need.

• They don’t have to walk far.

• They don’t need to have hiking boots.

• They don’t have to read a map.

Poll

Do you think Ann and Sue were prepared for an overnight

camping trip?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Select

Check what Ann and Sue had to think about

as they chose the best trip for them.

• Cost

• Equipment Needed

• Camping skills

• Would there be a guide

• How long the trip would be

What you think would happen if

they had gone on an overnight trip?

Talk about a time when you were asked to do something that you thought was unrealistic or too hard.

Open Ended

Brainstorm a list of unrealistic requests.

Open Ended

How might you negotiate to make the request/goal more realistic?

Remember, 2 reasons why a person should set goals that can be accomplished with reasonable effort...

• to avoid failure

• to avoid frustration