1.2 The Importance of Interpersonal Skills: Reflection

1.2 The Importance of Interpersonal Skills

Answer the following question to reflect on how you feel about empathy.

Required:

Refer back to the Yes & No survey entitled "Are You Empathetic"? Were most of your answers Yes? or No? Did the results accurately reflect who you are?
Describe a time when you've felt empathy toward someone else, meaning that you felt sad or happy because you could sense what they were feeling.
What do you think is the purpose of empathy? Provide specific examples.
Empathy is just like any other skill; the more we practice it, the stronger it gets. What are some ways you might work to increase your empathy by showing care and concern for others?

Use the assignment Reflection - Empathy link on the main page to upload assignment for marking by your teacher.

You will be assessed using the following rubric.

Superior in its depth of discussion. Demonstrates an insightful understanding. Support, explicit or implicit, is thoughtful and well-integrated. Despite its clarity, response need not be flawless.	Competent in its discussion of ideas. Response is organized and straightforward, but may miss subtle or complex ideas. Supported by relevant details.	Somewhat adequate in its discussion of ideas. Response may be unclear, incomplete or lack detail. A ssertions are often simplistic or unevenly developed. Support is not clearly connected to the central idea	Inadequate - Demonstrates a misreading or significant misunderstanding of the task. Response may be incomplete or consist of underdeveloped, limited ideas. Support is absent or flawed, with little evidence of relationships or connections. Does not meet the expectations of the task	Makes no attempt to address the topic or simply restates the question
4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point	0 points