BEN
FRANKLIN
DAY
Bettering
Myself
Open your textbooks
•To page 166
On a piece of paper do
the following different
tasks:
#1
• Ben Franklin wanted to make himself
morally perfect and so he came up with 13
virtues he wanted to have. Think of two
virtuous traits you want to have and write
them down. Next to each, write down
practical ways that you could implement
these traits (virtues) in your life.
• Example:
– Patience – When driving remember that driving
like a maniac will maybe get me to my
destination only 5 minutes earlier at most, so
just relax and enjoy the scenery.
#2
• Write down 2 goals you want to
accomplish by the end of your junior
year. They can be personal,
academic, social, work-related,
familial, etc. After each write 2 things
you will need to implement in your life
- or begin doing in order to meet
each one of your particular goals.
#3
Make a 24 hour schedule from
midnight until midnight and state what
you would do in your ideal, perfect
schedule. You must keep 4 hours of
education in your schedule, but can
determine during what hours you
learn. What would you do in your day
to be the most productive and to be
the best person you can be?
#4
• Read Franklin's aphorisms on page 172 in
the text book under your chair. Select
which one you think is the most true and
explain why. After reading them, create
three of your own true, short sayings about
the following three things:
• a) School
• B) Parents
• C) Boy / Girl Relationships.
KEEP IT PG-13
#5
• Read Ben Franklin’s epitaph (see attached)
• Write your own extended simile about
yourself. You should compare yourself
to something that reflects a
characteristic or trait that you enjoy.
Example – Ben Franklin was a printer
and compared himself to a book. If you
are a dancer, you could compare
yourself to a ballet slipper or something
like that. Follow his model almost
exactly. My example is on the next page.
The Body of
J. Young,
Photographer
(Like the photo album of an adventure taken,
Its pictures vibrant and exciting,
Telling a story of passion and intensity,)
Lies here, to disintegrate with time.
But the journey shall not be only memories:
For it will, as she believed, have more
documentation,
With a new digital photo album
The pages and pictures limitless and endless
By the master photographer.
She was born Dec. 4, 1974. (feel free to write this down)
Died 20__