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Title:

WELCOME: History of Life

What for:

Go trought the story of each own personal life and write the own biography identifying meaningful experiences

Posted by:

Maria Cecchin

Email:

seniorpass@cemea.eu

Related document:

1. History-of-Life.doc

To be done:

INDIVIDUALLY, IN PLENARY

DURATION:

60-90 min

OBJECTIVES:

- Remember the significant stages of the story of their life from different viewpoints: professional, educational, extraprofessional
- Highlight the significant experiences that have allowed to acquire skills
- Paving the way for the task analysis for the recognition of the skills acquired
- Share your own path in the group, allow group components to give and receive feedback
- Look for the “common thread” that accompanied the different lifestyle choices

METHODOLOGY:

Method autobiographical narrative: the participants are proposed to write their autobiography in chronological order, highlighting the experiences and commenting. Two methods are proposed: a narrative approach and a free card-structured (see attached)
Once written the autobiography people are invited to encode experiences according to the types: professional, school/training, outsidework/leisure.

In this phase of personal work the coach is available to support the activity, if necessary.

After individual processing the coach calls a person, a volunteer, to share his story with the group. Participants are asked to react, ask questions, give helpful feedback to deepen the analysis of the experiences.

MATERIALS AND RESOURCES NEEDED:

- Card “History of Life”, 1 copy for each participant
- Classroom with chairs and / or tables arranged in a circle or horseshoe
- Paper, pens
- Flip chart and markers

STEP BY STEP PROCESS:

- Presentation of the activity and of the pedagogical card as support
- Personal time for write own autobiography
- Sharing instantly impressions on the work done
- Reading, by a participant, of his own autobiography
- Exchange in the group, insights

OUTCOMES:

Cards “History of Life” compiled

EVALUATION:

NOTES FOR FURTHER USE:

The participants welcomed the idea to traces their life story and to determine the significative stages. Some resistance may come from someone who is not accustomed to writing. In this case is useful to use the card that is structured, more concise and simple.

DOCUMENTS, HANDOUTS RELATED TO THE ACTIVITY:

YOUR COUNTRY:

Italy