INTRAPERSONAL INTELLIGENCE

HISTORY

  • Keep a journal: “Questions from life history might be able to answer”
  • Do a “pluses, minuses, & interesting” analysis of famous historical decisions
  • Reflect on: “If I could be any historical figure, who would I be & why
  • Write an essay on: “Mistakes from the past I won’t repeat”
  • Imagine people from the past giving you advice for living today

MATHEMATICS

  • Track different thinking patterns for different kinds of math problems
  • Bridge math concepts beyond school into “real life” (what? so what? now what?
  • Use guided imagery to see & solve complex story problems
  • Evaluate your strengths/weaknesses in understanding math–plan new strategies for success
  • Watch your mood shifts/changes as you do math problems–note causes

LANGUAGE ARTS

  • Write an autobiographical essay entitled: “My Life to Date”
  • Write an autobiographical essay entitled: “My Life in the Future”
  • Analyze literature for “connections to our lives today”
  • Write a new poem each day for a week on “Who am I?”& “Where Am I Going?”
  • imagine being a character in a story/novel–what would you do differently or the same

SCIENCE

  • Reflect on pictures of the solar system & your own life on earth
  • Write about “If I could be any animal what would I be & why”
  • Lead a series of “I Become What I Behold” exercises (imagine you ARE an object, animal, etc.)

GEOGRAPHY

  • Try using “awareness” or “consciousness raising” techniques from other cultures
  • List criteria of your “ideal geography/climate”–find it on a map
  • Discuss: “How I’d be different if I’d grown up in another culture”
  • Learn “focusing techniques” from different cultures (methods for concentration)
  • Keep a “feelings diary” as you read about current events

EXTRA CURRICULAR

  • Perform & discuss how different physical exercises make you feel
  • Draw yourself from different angles while looking in a mirror
  • Dance the different stages of your life’s journey including the anticipated future
  • Create a series of sculptures to express your moods
  • Imagine yourself as Each character in a play (note different feelings, values, beliefs, etc.)
  • Carefully observe the effects of different kinds of music

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DACAL - Darul Ansar Centre for Applied Learning

Anjuman-e-Himayath-e-Islam

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