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Randy Pausch: The Last Lecture (1:44) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7zzQpvoYcQ
Teachers are welcome to use the following questions with students. It might be best to watch the entire lecture 1st, then share the prompts or if it works better for a class to keep the student focused, you can stop the lecture to allow time for students to respond.
Writing Prompt (8:12): Who would be the people you would select to introduce you for a Last Lecture? Select one faculty member from the school and one friend. Explain TWO reasons why you selected this individuals. Describe the history of your relationships. Teaching Tip: Cut and paste the introductions or excerpts of the introduction to assist the students. Another assignment might be for a student to write an introduction for a friend / student / staff member.
(12:54) “It’s about my childhood dreams and how I have achieved them.” What were your childhood dreams? What are your current dreams?
(19:21) “I am most comfortable on a football field. [pulls out a football] if I’m working a hard problem, people will see me wandering the halls with one of these things, and that’s just because, when you do something young enough and you train for it, it just becomes a part of you.” What is part of you? Explain the importance in your life.
(23:35) Double check “There is a skill set called leadership.” List the best personal leaders you know.
(26:06) I was eight years old and our family took a trip cross-country to see Disneyland. I said I want to make stuff like this.” Have you ever had and “a-ha experience” where you realized that you wanted to do something in your life?
(26:20) They sent me some of the nicest go to hell letters I have ever gotten. Explain what it was like to read a rejection letter either from a college or a job.
“We keep what is valuable to us, what we cherish. And I’ve kept my [high school] letterman’s jacket all these years.” What do you value the most? What are your most treasured possessions and why?
“The best piece of advice pound-for-pound that I have ever heard. When it comes to men that are romantically interested in you, it’s really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do. It’s that simple. It’s that easy. And I thought back to my bachelor days and I said, damn.” What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?
“Be good at something. It makes you valuable.” What are you good at? What makes you valuable?
Randy Pausch: The Last Lecture Viewing Guide
I have found it very useful when showing a video to have the students respond at different points. With this viewing guide, the point in the speech is listed in parenthesis. of the writing prompt
Name period
Randy Pausch: The Last Lecture (1:44) http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5700431505846055184
(4:08) “It’s about my childhood dreams and how I have achieved them.” What were your childhood dreams? What are your current dreams?
(10:56) “I am most comfortable on a football field. [pulls out a football] if I’m working a hard problem, people will see me wandering the halls with one of these things, and that’s just because, when you do something young enough and you train for it, it just becomes a part of you.” What is part of you? Explain the importance in your life.
“There is a skill set called leadership.” List the best personal leaders you know.
I was eight years old and our family took a trip cross-country to see Disneyland. I said I want to make stuff like this.” Have you ever had and “a-ha experience” where you realized that you wanted to do something in your life?
They sent me some of the nicest go to hell letters I have ever gotten. Explain what it was like to read a rejection letter either from a college or a job.
“We keep what is valuable to us, what we cherish. And I’ve kept my [high school] letterman’s jacket all these years.” What do you value the most? What are your most treasure possessions and why?
“The best piece of advice pound-for-pound that I have ever heard. When it comes to men that are romantically interested in you, it’s really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do. It’s that simple. It’s that easy. And I thought back to my bachelor days and I said, damn.” What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?
“Be good at something. It makes you valuable.” What are you good at? What makes you valuable?
Name period
Randy Pausch: The Last Lecture (1:44) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7zzQpvoYcQ
(12:54) “It’s about my childhood dreams and how I have achieved them.” What were your childhood dreams? What are your current dreams?
(19:21) “I am most comfortable on a football field. [pulls out a football] if I’m working a hard problem, people will see me wandering the halls with one of these things, and that’s just because, when you do something young enough and you train for it, it just becomes a part of you.” What is part of you? Explain the importance in your life.
(23:35) Double check “There is a skill set called leadership.” List the best personal leaders you know.
(26:06) I was eight years old and our family took a trip cross-country to see Disneyland. I said I want to make stuff like this.” Have you ever had and “a-ha experience” where you realized that you wanted to do something in your life?
(26:20) They sent me some of the nicest go to hell letters I have ever gotten. Explain what it was like to read a rejection letter either from a college or a job.
“We keep what is valuable to us, what we cherish. And I’ve kept my [high school] letterman’s jacket all these years.” What do you value the most? What are your most treasure possessions and why?
“The best piece of advice pound-for-pound that I have ever heard. When it comes to men that are romantically interested in you, it’s really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do. It’s that simple. It’s that easy. And I thought back to my bachelor days and I said, damn.” What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?
“Be good at something. It makes you valuable.” What are you good at? What makes you valuable?
Randy Pausch: The Last Lecture Viewing Guide
I have found it very useful when showing a video to have the students respond at different points. With this viewing guide, the point in the speech is listed in parenthesis. of the writing prompt
Name period
Randy Pausch: The Last Lecture (1:44) http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5700431505846055184
(4:08) “It’s about my childhood dreams and how I have achieved them.” What were your childhood dreams? What are your current dreams?
(10:56) “I am most comfortable on a football field. [pulls out a football] if I’m working a hard problem, people will see me wandering the halls with one of these things, and that’s just because, when you do something young enough and you train for it, it just becomes a part of you.” What is part of you? Explain the importance in your life.
“There is a skill set called leadership.” List the best personal leaders you know.
I was eight years old and our family took a trip cross-country to see Disneyland. I said I want to make stuff like this.” Have you ever had and “a-ha experience” where you realized that you wanted to do something in your life?
They sent me some of the nicest go to hell letters I have ever gotten. Explain what it was like to read a rejection letter either from a college or a job.
“We keep what is valuable to us, what we cherish. And I’ve kept my [high school] letterman’s jacket all these years.” What do you value the most? What are your most treasure possessions and why?
“The best piece of advice pound-for-pound that I have ever heard. When it comes to men that are romantically interested in you, it’s really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do. It’s that simple. It’s that easy. And I thought back to my bachelor days and I said, damn.” What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?
“Be good at something. It makes you valuable.” What are you good at? What makes you valuable?