,Background Information,Video Watching,Listen and Think,Warm-up Questions,Directions: Watch the clip from the movie Finding Nemo and answer a few questions.,What did Nemo want to do with his fellow friends? What was his fathers attitude? Why did the father and the son quarrel with each other? What would be their feelings when the son said “I hate you, dad”?,1. 2. 3. 4.,Background Information,Video Watching,Listen and Think,Warm-up Questions,1. 2. 3.,How did you feel about your parents when you were a child? Did your attitude towards them change when you grew into a teenager? Explain the change, if any. Recall a conflict you once had with your parents. Explain why you were upset by your parents. What would you do when you could not agree with your parents? Use an incident from daily life to support the description.,Directions: Here is an inspirational story about the love between fathers and children. Listen carefully and answer a few questions.,Background Information,Video Watching,Listen and Think,Warm-up Questions,1. 2. 3. 4.,When the boy was young, why did he think that boys and grown men should not cry? What kind of man had the boy thought his father was? What incident changed his understanding of his father? What did he realize after his talk with his father in the dark?,Questions:,The Day My Father Cried When I was young, I thought that boys and grown men shouldnt cry. Tears were signs of being weak and sissy, which a man isnt supposed to be. This was even reinforced in my young mind when the Cure came out with the song, “Boys Dont Cry,” in the early 1980s. But just this last June, I discovered that courage isnt all about trying to keep all the pain inside. Courage isnt all about trying to hide tears. Its the opposite tears reinforce the hearts courage. And I saw this in my father. My 18-year old sister died in a traffic accident. With it, I saw how vulnerable my fathers heart was. My siblings and I were used to seeing him as an iron-willed, authoritarian father. For three days after my sister died, he wouldnt talk. He would just sit quietly outside our house in the dark. On the fourth night, I sat beside him and asked him to tell me what he feels about everything.,Background Information,Video Watching,Listen and Think,Warm-up Questions,It had been years since I laid my hand on my fathers shoulder last time as we drifted farther and farther apart while I was growing up. That night though, I sensed my father trying to control his pain and I wanted him to be able to let it out. We had all cried over what happened except him. All of us except him. The simple touch and my words, “Dad, its not your fault.” broke my fathers dam. In the darkness, he began to cry. I felt his shoulders shaking as he whispered, “Where did I go wrong? All I ever wanted was for my children to grow up right. Why couldnt your sister wait?” I understood then why he preferred to be in the dark. By being there, he hoped to spare his family of a fathers pain. His tears, though we didnt see them before that night, were there all the same. I saw his courage that night, when my father cried with my hand on his shoulder, and understood his pain.,Background Information,Video Watching,Listen and Think,Warm-up Questions,“Chicken Soup for the Soul” is a series of books, usually featuring a collection of short, inspirational stories and motivational essays. Many have a short, simple story about an event, a person, or an everyday miracle that exemplifies the best of the human spirit. The 101 stories in the first book of the series were compiled by motivational speakers Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen. The first book sold over 2 million copies and launched the series. There are now over 100 million copies in print and in 54 languages world-wide.,1. “Chicken Soup for the Soul”,Background Information,Video Watching,Listen and Think,Warm-up Questions,There have been numerous volumes of “Chicken Soup” issued. As of January 2006, there were over 105 titles. Many of the books are directed at specific groups of people, e.g. Chicken Soup for the Mothers Soul, Chicken Soup for the Pre-Teen Soul, Chicken Soup for the Prisoners Soul, Chicken Soup for the Volunteers Soul, Chicken Soup for the Grandparents Soul, Chicken Soup for the Ocean Lovers Soul, etc.,Background Information,Video Watching,Listen and Think,Warm-up Questions,Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen are New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors of the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series. They have dedicated their lives to the personal and professional growth of others. Jack Canfield is one of Americas leading experts in the development of human potential and personal effectiveness. He is both a dynamic, entertaining speaker and a highly sought-after trainer. Jack has a wonderful ability to inform and inspire audiences towards increased levels of self-esteem and peak performance.,2. Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen,Backgrou