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Exploring the Concept of Role Models

This document provides discussion questions about role models, including defining what a role model is, identifying qualities of good and bad role models, considering if role models need to be famous, and exploring potential role models from one's community, career or history. It also provides vocabulary to describe positive attributes and influences of role models.

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Exploring the Concept of Role Models

This document provides discussion questions about role models, including defining what a role model is, identifying qualities of good and bad role models, considering if role models need to be famous, and exploring potential role models from one's community, career or history. It also provides vocabulary to describe positive attributes and influences of role models.

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  • Discussion Questions
  • Useful Vocabulary/Expressions

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. What is a role model?

2. What are the quali2es of a role model?

3. What is the difference between a good role model and a bad role model?
Can

you give an example of each?

4. Is it possible for one person’s posi2ve role model to be nega2ve role


model for

someone else?

5. Does a role model have to be famous to be a role model?

6. Do you think it is important to have role models?

7. Is a role model the same as a hero?

8. Who are your role models and why?

9. Are your current role models the same as those that you had when you
were

younger

10. What are her/his accomplishments?

11. Does the person have a good moral reputa2on?

12. What has he/she done to contribute back to society?

13. Is your role model directed toward helping others

14. Do you know of any role models that have overcome a great deal of
adversity to

become successful? (A physical handicap, discrimina2on, a lack of money,


etc.)

15. What do you think is the most important quality for a role model?

16. Do you have any role models in your community?

17. What have they done to be considered a role model?

18. Do you think you could take aspects of several role models you like?
Could you

use them to paiern your own life aver?

19. Do you know what career you want to have? Do you have a role model in
that

career?

20. Is there too much pressure on celebri2es to be posi2ve role models for
young

people growing up?

21. Do you think role models could provide unrealis2c expecta2ons for those
who

look up to them?

22. When you are older, would you like to be a role model to somebody?

23. If you could interview your role model, what would you ask them?

USEFUL VOCABULARY/EXPRESSIONS
• _____is passionate about…

• …has a great sense of humour

• I think the world of…

• I look up to…

• I have a lot of respect for…

• I have a lot of admiration for…

• …keeps me on track

• …cheers me up

• …is always there for me

• …motivates me to try hard

• gives me a hand with…

• keeps me focused

• has sacrificed so much for…

• we are very close

• …is my role model

• I respect…

• I admire…

• I am motivated by…

• …provides a good example to follow

• He/She is the embodiment of…

• A victim of their own success

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