Life Orientation Grade 11 Goals and Skills

Life Orientation Grade 11 Class Notes

• Life Orientation Grade 11 class notes cover topics about planning and achieving life goals, types of goals, goal setting, problem-solving skills, personal values, choices, goal-setting, relationships, relationships and their influence on well-being, changing relationships, and skills and qualities for good relationships.

Planning and Achieving Life Goals

• Goals are plans and aims for achieving something in life
• SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-based.
• Types of goals include short-term, medium-term, and long-term

Problem-solving Skills

• The five-step method for planning and goal-setting includes writing down the goal, checking if it's a SMART goal, creating an action plan, executing the plan, and evaluating the results.
• A problem-solving model includes steps like explaining the problem, gathering information, listing possible solutions, evaluating consequences, and choosing the best solution.

Relationships and Well-being

• Relationships impact well-being; good relationships provide happiness and confidence, while conflicts can affect well-being.
• Types of relationships include family, friends, casual relationships, formal relationships, and romantic relationships.
• Relationships change due to life changes, natural developments, or unexpected events.

Skills and Qualities for Good Relationships

• Qualities that lead to good relationships include being unselfish, caring, respectful, communicative, accepting of others, and supportive.
• These qualities and relationships will enable you to work as a team.

Power and Gender in Relationships

• Power in relationships means having control over someone or something.
• Gender stereotyping happens when certain thoughts or behaviors are assigned to a specific gender.

Careers and Career Choices

• Requirements for admission to additional and higher education courses includes types of qualifications, higher certificate, diploma, and bachelor's degrees.
• FET colleges provide vocational or occupational training in specific fields, and their entrance requirements are rather minimal.
• Academic qualification types including degrees, diplomas, and certificates are associated with different careers.

National Senior Certificate (NSC)

• The NSC includes at least 7 subjects including 4 compulsory and 3 electives.
• Learners must achieve a minimum rating, i.e. 40% or more, in 3 subjects, including one official language, to qualify for higher education.
• Points for NSC examinations are added to form the Admission Point Score (APS)

Environmental Responsibility

• Environmental issues causing ill health include the use of harmful substances like antibiotics, artificial hormones, animal by-products, and pesticides in food production. These can lead to various health concerns.
• Degradation of the environment, including pollution, soil erosion, and others, impacts physical and socio-economic conditions.

Democracy and Human Rights

• Public participation in democracy includes participating in events and standing for elections, taking part in community meetings, and joining political organizations; paying taxes.
• Democratic processes or procedures for governance include protests and petitions, petition process, governance, and representation.
• The Republic of South Africa has 3 structures of government: National, Provincial, and Local.

Study Skills, Styles, and Strategies

• Effective study methods include the use of studying methods like the SQ3R (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review) method.
• Study styles differ based on brain dominance (left-brain or right-brain).
• Time management skills include creating good study habits, planning your study time, creating a study schedule, and setting priorities.
• Common study mistakes and how to overcome them include spotting only some questions, arriving late/missing necessary materials, panicking during exams, not reading questions carefully, failing to plan for time allocation, misinterpreting questions, and having unreadable handwriting.

Health and Balanced Lifestyle

• A healthy and balanced lifestyle includes characteristics like physical, psychological, social and spiritual well-being with a harmonious balance between all aspects.
• Negative impacts on health and lifestyle choices include factors like accidents, risky behaviours, and socio-economic environments.