1 Who am I?

Activities 1 and 2 will help you to develop an overview of your life so far, and to consider how your early history contributed to it.

Activity 1

Timing: Allow about 20 minutes

Part 1

In this activity you’re going to use the template for this activity in the resource pack [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)]   to draw a ‘lifeline’. This lifeline can help you to:

  • think about the pattern of your life
  • gather insights that can influence your future choices
  • discover aspects of yourself that you might want to develop or change.

Using Figure 1 as a guide, note down key life events such as education, work, interests, marriage, children and so on, to show the high and low points at different times of your life.

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Figure 1 An example of a lifeline
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A graph. Its y-axis is labelled ‘Positive experiences’ (at the top) and ‘Negative experiences’ (at the bottom); the x-axis begins halfway down and is labelled ‘Birth’ (at its left-hand end, where it meets the y-axis) and ‘Now’ (at the right-hand end). On the graph is a line that goes up and down to chart positive or negative life experiences. Points on the graph are variously labelled ‘Moved house’, ‘Secondary school’, ‘Bought flat (improvement grant)’, ‘Qualified (production engineer)’, ‘Daughter’, ‘Son’ and ‘Hospital (appendix removed)’.

Figure 1 An example of a lifeline

For some people, the lifeline exercise can result in a lot of emotions coming to the surface as you review your experiences. You may find it useful to talk through any difficult feelings that arise with someone you trust.

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Activity 2

Timing: Allow about 20 minutes

You've now completed Section 1 - well done! We hope that you have found your study useful and are motivated to carry on with the course. Remember, if you pass the quiz at the end of each block you will be able to download a badge as evidence of your learning. If you collect the full set of badges, you can download a statement of participation that recognises your completion of the whole course.

Learning outcomes

2 What roles do I play in life?