WRITING ACTIVITY

What Do You Think Are the Secrets

to Happiness?
READ THE QUESTIONS BELOW AND CHOOSE THOSE YOU THINK YOU HAVE AN ANSWER FOR.

YOU CAN GIVE YOUR ANSWER IN THE FORM OF AN ESSAY FOCUSING ON ONE MAINE IDEA OR
YOU CAN ORGANISE YOUR ANSWERS INTO SEVERAL PARAGRAPHS INCLUDING SEVERAL
IDEAS. EITHER WAY, MAKE SURE YOU WRITE BETWEEN 200-250 WORDS.

UPLOAD YOUR ANSWERS ON A WORD DOCUMENT FOR GRADING.

 What do you think are the keys to happiness? Friendship and family? Love and
laughter? Wisdom? Wealth? Or something else?
 Do you think that happiness is a matter of luck or a mind-set you can learn?
 How do you define true happiness? Is it contentment? Joy? Success? Is it the opposite
of sadness, the absence of pain? Or is it something deeper? Has living through the
coronavirus pandemic this past year shaped your understanding of happiness? How?
 Do you generally think of yourself as a happy person? What was the happiest time of
your life? What did happiness feel, sound or taste like in that moment? What gave you
such deep bliss or joy?
 What do you think are the secrets to happiness? Where have you learned these
lessons — from experience, friends, family, literature or religious or spiritual study?
When you are feeling down or blue, what do you do to make yourself happy?
 Do you think society puts too much emphasis on happiness? Have you ever felt
pressure to put on a happy face, even if you didn’t feel that way inside? Is being
happy one of your life goals? How does it compare in importance with other goals you
might have, such as making money, starting a family or striving for excellence?
 Do you believe we, as a society, give too much attention to physical health rather than
mental and emotional health? Do you think schools should teach students how to be
happy? Why or why not?