life orientation
, Self-knowledge, self-respect & self-development [self-
development in society]
FACTORS : INFLUENCING SELF-
SELF KNOWLEDGE
KNOWLEDGE & SELF-RESPECT
→ to know yourself 1. Other's opinions & what they say about you
Z Interests 2. Life events
Z Skills 3. Dealing with difficult things in your life
Z Strong & weak points 4. Reaction to successes & failures
Z Likes & dislikes 5. Popularity > how much your friends like you
Z Goals, wishes & expectations 6. Treatment by family and relatives > building
Z Values and beliefs up = support & praise > tearing down =
negative & bad comments
7. Media → newspapers, magazines, TV & radio,
Facebook, mobile messages
SELF-RESPECT
→ love yourself AND appreciate BUILD SELF-RESPECT : PLAN OF
yourself ACTION!
= how you feel about yourself & how Z Be strong when other people's words hurt
good / successful you are you [only their ideas / opinions > NOT THE
TRUTH]
Z How much you love yourself, respect Z Accept helpful criticism when and where
& value yourself needed
Z How much confidence you have & Z Reflection > successes of the day / good
believe in yourself things
Z Respect yourself Z Develop a practical plan to help you develop
Z Acceptance of yourself yourself
Z Work on your weaknesses and improve
on your strengths ACKNOWLEDGE & RESPECT
UNIQUENESS & DIFFERENCES
SELF DEVELOPMENT UNIQUENESS
→ improving yourself →to be different, special, individual, unusual
Z Build on your strengths [not like someone / something else]
Z Improve weaknesses / work on them Z Respect differences → NOT AFRAID /
Z Develop life skills LAUGHING
Z Become the best person you can be Z Constitution → no discrimination > race,
Z Improve skills culture, gender / ability
Z Think how you would feel if it were you.
RACE, GENDER & ABILITY
Z Respect all races
Z All races are equal [no better / worse]
Z Everyone deserves respect
Z We all have different abilities
Z Respect, recognize & admire people with
different abilities
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, STRATEGIES
BUILD TRUST : YOURSELF + OTHERS
1. Good communication skills
→ express yourself clearly = no SPEAKING IN PUBLIC
misunderstanding / wrong ideas [message is
heard & understood] PREPARATION:
Z Write out what you want to say
BE ASSERTIVE
Z Main points / key words → flash > KNOW
Z Say clearly what you want
THE MAIN POINTS don't read it down
Z Courteous & respectful → be sure of
Z Practice your speech to know it well
yourself
Z Know what you want [imaginary audience]
Z Stand up and speak for yourself Z Stick to time limit
Z Set points of view → people understand Z End with a short, strong message = make
what you say an impression & remember what you said
Z "thank you" & "please"
2. Successful completion of assignments DURING / DELIVERY OF TALK:
Z Time management
Z Adhere to due dates Z Calm down > breathe deeply in and out
Z Finish what you started Z Look at the audience > smile & start
Z Persist in your assignments talking
Z Speak slowly, loudly & clearly
3. Participation in community activities Z Voice + body = radiate energy &
Z The more you help others = the better enthusiasm = interested in the subject
you feel about yourself > learn new skills Z STICK TO THE TOPIC!
& able to know more about yourself
Z Participate in community events: hobbies,
interests, curious, talk to others, youth
leader
Z Practice sports
Z Register to vote
4. Make good decisions
Z Assess your situation
Z Get information about different choices
Z Consider consequences
Z Decision > informed & responsible decision
[best option]
Z Act according to decision
5. Building others
→ encouragement & praise
→ build more self-confidence
→ take care of others
→ value others & show them they are
important
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, Power & sexuality [self-development in society]
POWER SEXUALITY
→control / authority over another person →role you play in society should play→man
/ environment / woman; daughter / son
→ force, strength / power W Gender roles → historical, political,
economic & cultural norms [change over
→ ability to get things done time]
→ ABUSE = one person has too much power W Opportunities & limitations = sexuality →
over another = UNEQUAL POWER RELATIONS different biological characteristics,
power, status, expectations, norms, roles
POWER RELATIONS & responsibilities
→ power sharing between people in a
SEXUALITY
relationship → socially formed roles, behaviour,
activities & characteristics considered
→ one person more dominant = more power &
appropriate for women and men
control over the other
→ learned : NOT BIOLOGICAL
→ one person less dominant = submissive / GENDER
meek [some cultures > women = submissive → BIOLOGICAL & physiological traits that
to men] define men & women
UNEQUAL POWER RELATIONSHIP
MANHOOD
→ unequal power in the relationship > one
person has power to give / refuse → “like a man” = masculine gender
something from another
→ behaviour typical of men / boys
EQUAL POWER RATIO
→ refers to male characteristics > idea =
→ no person has power over the other social customs > encourages male control
person over women
DECISIONS MADE BY MEN: FEMININITY
→“like a woman” = woman gender
W Household decision-making about health
care → behaviour typical of women / daughters
W Household purchases [restricts female
→ refers to feminine / appropriate for girls
economic power]
characteristics = leads to submissive
W Visits to family members [women =
socially isolated & ↓ personal power] behaviour
W Women's health [consequences = women
do not make their own decisions about
health care = exposure to diseases = ↑
risk of HIV]
4© Noted Summaries [Grade 10 Life Orientation] www.notedsummaries.co.za
, Self-knowledge, self-respect & self-development [self-
development in society]
FACTORS : INFLUENCING SELF-
SELF KNOWLEDGE
KNOWLEDGE & SELF-RESPECT
→ to know yourself 1. Other's opinions & what they say about you
Z Interests 2. Life events
Z Skills 3. Dealing with difficult things in your life
Z Strong & weak points 4. Reaction to successes & failures
Z Likes & dislikes 5. Popularity > how much your friends like you
Z Goals, wishes & expectations 6. Treatment by family and relatives > building
Z Values and beliefs up = support & praise > tearing down =
negative & bad comments
7. Media → newspapers, magazines, TV & radio,
Facebook, mobile messages
SELF-RESPECT
→ love yourself AND appreciate BUILD SELF-RESPECT : PLAN OF
yourself ACTION!
= how you feel about yourself & how Z Be strong when other people's words hurt
good / successful you are you [only their ideas / opinions > NOT THE
TRUTH]
Z How much you love yourself, respect Z Accept helpful criticism when and where
& value yourself needed
Z How much confidence you have & Z Reflection > successes of the day / good
believe in yourself things
Z Respect yourself Z Develop a practical plan to help you develop
Z Acceptance of yourself yourself
Z Work on your weaknesses and improve
on your strengths ACKNOWLEDGE & RESPECT
UNIQUENESS & DIFFERENCES
SELF DEVELOPMENT UNIQUENESS
→ improving yourself →to be different, special, individual, unusual
Z Build on your strengths [not like someone / something else]
Z Improve weaknesses / work on them Z Respect differences → NOT AFRAID /
Z Develop life skills LAUGHING
Z Become the best person you can be Z Constitution → no discrimination > race,
Z Improve skills culture, gender / ability
Z Think how you would feel if it were you.
RACE, GENDER & ABILITY
Z Respect all races
Z All races are equal [no better / worse]
Z Everyone deserves respect
Z We all have different abilities
Z Respect, recognize & admire people with
different abilities
2© Noted Summaries [Grade 10 Life Orientation] www.notedsummaries.co.za
, STRATEGIES
BUILD TRUST : YOURSELF + OTHERS
1. Good communication skills
→ express yourself clearly = no SPEAKING IN PUBLIC
misunderstanding / wrong ideas [message is
heard & understood] PREPARATION:
Z Write out what you want to say
BE ASSERTIVE
Z Main points / key words → flash > KNOW
Z Say clearly what you want
THE MAIN POINTS don't read it down
Z Courteous & respectful → be sure of
Z Practice your speech to know it well
yourself
Z Know what you want [imaginary audience]
Z Stand up and speak for yourself Z Stick to time limit
Z Set points of view → people understand Z End with a short, strong message = make
what you say an impression & remember what you said
Z "thank you" & "please"
2. Successful completion of assignments DURING / DELIVERY OF TALK:
Z Time management
Z Adhere to due dates Z Calm down > breathe deeply in and out
Z Finish what you started Z Look at the audience > smile & start
Z Persist in your assignments talking
Z Speak slowly, loudly & clearly
3. Participation in community activities Z Voice + body = radiate energy &
Z The more you help others = the better enthusiasm = interested in the subject
you feel about yourself > learn new skills Z STICK TO THE TOPIC!
& able to know more about yourself
Z Participate in community events: hobbies,
interests, curious, talk to others, youth
leader
Z Practice sports
Z Register to vote
4. Make good decisions
Z Assess your situation
Z Get information about different choices
Z Consider consequences
Z Decision > informed & responsible decision
[best option]
Z Act according to decision
5. Building others
→ encouragement & praise
→ build more self-confidence
→ take care of others
→ value others & show them they are
important
3© Noted Summaries [Grade 10 Life Orientation] www.notedsummaries.co.za
, Power & sexuality [self-development in society]
POWER SEXUALITY
→control / authority over another person →role you play in society should play→man
/ environment / woman; daughter / son
→ force, strength / power W Gender roles → historical, political,
economic & cultural norms [change over
→ ability to get things done time]
→ ABUSE = one person has too much power W Opportunities & limitations = sexuality →
over another = UNEQUAL POWER RELATIONS different biological characteristics,
power, status, expectations, norms, roles
POWER RELATIONS & responsibilities
→ power sharing between people in a
SEXUALITY
relationship → socially formed roles, behaviour,
activities & characteristics considered
→ one person more dominant = more power &
appropriate for women and men
control over the other
→ learned : NOT BIOLOGICAL
→ one person less dominant = submissive / GENDER
meek [some cultures > women = submissive → BIOLOGICAL & physiological traits that
to men] define men & women
UNEQUAL POWER RELATIONSHIP
MANHOOD
→ unequal power in the relationship > one
person has power to give / refuse → “like a man” = masculine gender
something from another
→ behaviour typical of men / boys
EQUAL POWER RATIO
→ refers to male characteristics > idea =
→ no person has power over the other social customs > encourages male control
person over women
DECISIONS MADE BY MEN: FEMININITY
→“like a woman” = woman gender
W Household decision-making about health
care → behaviour typical of women / daughters
W Household purchases [restricts female
→ refers to feminine / appropriate for girls
economic power]
characteristics = leads to submissive
W Visits to family members [women =
socially isolated & ↓ personal power] behaviour
W Women's health [consequences = women
do not make their own decisions about
health care = exposure to diseases = ↑
risk of HIV]
4© Noted Summaries [Grade 10 Life Orientation] www.notedsummaries.co.za
