Unit 1 Culminating Assignment:

GLC2O

Description:
In this unit you have learned about habits, skills, and strategies that will help you to be successful at whatever
you choose in life. Now you will use those skills to set goals for yourself, and to start applying a framework to
your life for success now and in the future. This assignment will be composed of several smaller steps, using
what you have learned and practiced in the unit. Templates and exemplars are included at the end of this
document.

Instructions:
1. Create an overall plan for your ideal life:
a. 4 Long Term Goals (5+ years from now)
b. 4 Short Term Goals (6mo. - 4 years from now)
c. These goals should incorporate balance (use a 4 square template for difference categories of
goals, ie. personal, educational, social, health and wellness, career)

2. A decision-making tree to help guide you that incorporates the H5 and reflects your goals

3. An action plan that has at least three things you would like to change about yourself (behaviours)
in order to help you be more successful.

Work should reflect the concepts learned in this unit and incorporate the High Five Principles and 7 Habits of
Successful People, showing that you have an understanding of these key concepts that will help you to
develop success in your life.

Success Criteria Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1

Thinking  You show deep thinking
about both short and
Showing critical long-term goals by
thinking skills selecting things that are
through depth meaningful and relevant
of detail and to your life
meaningful
 You show deep thinking
connections
about the kinds of
included your
connections and
work possibilities that exist in
your decision-making
/10
tree, making many
connections between
points on your tree
 You show deep thinking
about what actions you
will take to improve
yourself, with many
details on how you will
accomplish this
 You show good thinking
about both short and
long-term goals by
selecting things that are
relevant to your life
 You show good thinking
about the kinds of
connections and
possibilities that exist in
your decision-making
tree, making several
connections between
points on your tree
 You show good
thinking about what
actions you will take to
improve yourself, with
several details on how
you will accomplish this
 You show fair thinking
about both short and
long-term goals by
selecting things that are
somewhat relevant to
your life
 You show fair thinking
about the kinds of
connections and
possibilities that exist in
your decision-making tree,
making some connections
between points on your
tree
 You show fair thinking
about what actions you
will take to improve
yourself, with some
details on how you will
accomplish this
 You show poor thinking
about both short and
long-term goals by
selecting things that are
vaguely relevant to your
life
 You show poor thinking
about the kinds of
connections and
possibilities that exist in
your decision-making tree,
making few connections
between points on your
tree
 You show poor thinking
about what actions you
will take to improve
yourself, with few details
on how you will
accomplish this
Application  All of your goals are
SMART goals
Your work
shows that you  Your decision chart has
have an several detailed
understanding connections to your goals
of how to put
 Your personal action plan
your ideas into
outlines how you will
action
accomplish your goals
with a high level of detail
/10
Communication  Your goals are very
clearly communicated
Your ideas are and exceptionally easy to
clearly understand
communicated
through visuals  Your decision chart uses
very clear visuals and text
and text, using
to communicate your
proper spelling,
ideas with exceptional
grammar, and
clarity
layout
 Your personal action plan
/10
outlines what you will do
and how you will do it
with exceptional clarity
Knowledge  Your goals show you know
how to set excellent short
Your work and long terms goals by
demonstrates being exceptionally
the knowledge SMART, and relevant
you have gained
 Your decision chart shows
about goal
you have a thorough
setting, decision
understanding of the High
making, habits
Five principles and how
of success and they connect to choices
the High Five you make
principles
 Your personal action plan
/10 shows a deep
understanding of things
that you can do to change
and improve your habits
to be more successful
 Most of your goals are  Some of your goals are
SMART goals SMART goals
 Your decision chart has  Your decision chart has
detailed connections to partial connections to
your goals your goals
 Your personal action plan  Your personal action plan
outlines how you will somewhat outlines how
accomplish your goals you will accomplish your
goals
 Your goals are clearly  Your goals are
communicated and somewhat clear and
easy to understand easy to understand
 Your decision chart uses  Your decision chart uses
clear visuals and text to visuals and text to
communicate your communicate your ideas
ideas with clarity with some clarity
 Your personal action plan  Your personal action plan
outlines what you will do outlines what you will do
and how you will do it and how you will do it
with clarity with some clarity
 Your goals show you know  Your goals show you know
how to set good short and how to set fair short and
long terms goals by being long terms goals by being
SMART, and relevant somewhat SMART, and
relevant
 Your decision chart shows
you have a strong  Your decision chart shows
understanding of the High you have a partial
Five principles and how understanding of the High
they connect to choices
Five principles and how
you make they connect to choices
you make
 Your personal action plan
shows a strong  Your personal action plan
understanding of things shows a partial
that you can do to understanding of things
change and improve your that you can do to change
habits to be more and improve your habits
successful to be more successful
 Few of your goals
are SMART goals
 Your decision chart has
vague connections to your
goals
 Your personal action plan
poorly outlines how you
will accomplish your goals
 Your goals are not
clear and easy to
understand
 Your decision chart uses
visuals and text to
communicate your
ideas with limited clarity
 Your personal action plan
outlines what you will do
and how you will do it
with limited clarity
 Your goals show you know
how to set poor short and
long terms goals which
are not SMART, and
relevant
 Your decision chart shows
you have a weak
understanding of the High
Five principles and how
they connect to choices
you make
 Your personal action plan
shows a weak
understanding of things
that you can do to
change and improve your
habits to be more
successful
Templates:

4 Square

Life Goals Example:

Career Education
Short Term: Get a part-time/summer job working in a Short Term: Complete foods and nutrition courses at
bakery high school (HFN1O, HFN2O, HFC3M, HFA4C)

Long Term: Open my own bakery, making cakes, Long Term: Complete baking/advanced pastry
pastries, and breads programs at college (Centennial, Fanshawe, or George
Brown college)

Social Health and Wellness

Short Term: Make new friends this year who like to Short Term: Learn to climb / find a climbing gym and
paint some climbing partners

Long Term: Form a club/group for teens who like to do Long Term: Climb at Lion’s Head, Ontario
airbrush painting
Decision-making Tree made with www.lucidchart.com
Personal Action Plan Template:
What do I want to do / What do I need to do?
change?
Example:
What do I want to What do I need to do?
do / change?
Improve math  Practice more
scores to a level 4  Try to do quizzes to see how I
(80+) am doing
 Ask more questions in class
Get better at  Choose successful recipes
baking: make one that match my skill level
cake, bread, and  Memorize recipes,
pastry recipe really measurements and
well substitutes
 Practice making chosen
recipes
 Get necessary supplies
 Arrange times when I can
practice baking skills without
causing problems at home
 Watch other good bakers
make these recipes
Get better at  Use a journal or agenda to
putting first things list all the things I have to do
first (prioritizing)  Begin ranking tasks from
most to least important
 Dedicate time to doing the
tasks on my list
 Complete tasks from most
important to least important
 Work in a setting that does
not have distractions in it
 Turn off phone, notifications,
TV, and any other thing that
might pull me away from
doing what I need to do
How will I stay focused on
accomplishing my goal?
How will I stay focused on
accomplishing my goal?
 Dedicate 30 minutes daily
until I see improvement
 Study with friends
 Tell my teacher / parents
about my plans
 Plan to spend each Saturday
morning baking
 Ask for permission to use
kitchen every Saturday
morning (part of planning)
 Find a regular group of
people to bake for (family,
friends, homeless shelter)
 Ask teacher if I can do this as
part of my Foods course
 Tell friends/family in order
for them to ask me about
how I’m doing, and for me to
stay accountable to
them/myself
 Reward myself with
something I enjoy for each 2
tasks completed
 Make sure my work time is
consistent and at the same
time every day, so that
getting my work done is a
habit
How will I know if I am
being successful?
How will I know if I am being
successful?
 I will see improvement in
grades
 I will feel like I “get it” more
often
 I can list the ingredients and
steps of making the recipe
from memory
 The recipes turn out as
planned
 Reviews are good
 I am able to consistently
produce good results for
multiple audiences
 I can see the difference
between my first attempt
and last attempt (record
attempts on camera)
 I will feel like I am
accomplishing more
 I will get more important
things done
 I will feel less stressed about
work
 Working on tasks won’t be
so hard, because it will be a
habit for me