Goal Setting in Within Reach: My Everest Story by Mark Pfetzer and Jack Galvin

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Theme:

Goal Setting-Health/Character Development

Grades:

6 - 8

Subject:

Other

Duration:

One class period

Standards
& Goals:

Florida State Learning Standards

  • Student knows strategies for improving or maintaining personal, family and community health. 
  • Student knows various strategies when making decisions related to health needs and risks of young adults (e.g., support and reward system).
  • Student knows how to implement a plan for attaining personal health goals for the school year and knows methods for evaluating progress.

Note that standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state's specific standards.

Objectives:

Students will:

  • Read Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 of Within Reach: My Everest Story by Mark Pfetzer and Jack Galvin.
  • Explain the process of goals setting.
  • Identify goals of Mark Pfetzer and learn how he accomplished those goals.
  • Identify his/her own short term and long term goals.
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