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Discover Your Social Style

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Lesson Plan

Discover Your Social Style Lesson Plan

Students will identify their innate social-emotional style through a guided self-assessment, reflect on their strengths, and create an action plan to apply those strengths in their relationships.

Understanding personal social-emotional styles builds self-awareness, confidence, and empathy, enabling students to engage intentionally and positively with peers.

Audience

8th Grade Students

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Structured self-assessment, peer discussion, and personal reflection.

Materials

Prep

Prepare Materials

5 minutes

  • Print enough copies of the Social Style Self-Assessment Worksheet for each student
  • Gather student reflection journals or notebooks
  • Ensure whiteboard markers are available
  • Prepare index cards for exit tickets
  • Review the worksheet to familiarize yourself with the four social-emotional styles

Step 1

Warm-Up and Introduction

3 minutes

  • Write “Social Style” on the whiteboard and ask: What does this mean to you?
  • Briefly define four styles (Analytical, Amiable, Expressive, Driver)
  • Explain the session goal: identify strengths and plan how to use them

Step 2

Self-Assessment Activity

10 minutes

Step 3

Partner Discussion

5 minutes

  • Have students pair up and share their top style and corresponding strengths
  • Prompt pairs: How do these strengths show up in your friendships?
  • Listen for examples and encourage respectful listening

Step 4

Personal Action Plan

7 minutes

  • Ask students to open their Reflection Journal or Notebook
  • Write one specific way they will leverage their social style this week (e.g., “As an Expressive, I will invite quieter classmates into conversations.”)
  • Encourage clear, actionable steps

Step 5

Exit Ticket and Cool-Down

5 minutes

  • Distribute index cards for exit tickets
  • Prompt: Write one sentence describing how today’s insight will change your interactions
  • Collect exit tickets as a formative assessment
  • Thank students and reinforce the value of leveraging their strengths
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Slide Deck

Discover Your Social Style

Welcome! Today we’ll explore our unique social-emotional styles to build self-awareness, confidence, and stronger connections.

Greet students and share the objectives: identify your social-emotional style, recognize your strengths, and plan how to use them in relationships.

Warm-Up: What Is Social Style?

• What does “Social Style” mean to you?
• Social Style = your natural way of interacting with others

Write “Social Style” on the board. Ask 2–3 volunteers: “What does this phrase mean to you?” Then provide a concise definition.

The Four Social-Emotional Styles

• Analytical: Thoughtful & detail-oriented
• Amiable: Supportive & empathetic
• Expressive: Enthusiastic & sociable
• Driver: Assertive & goal-focused

Introduce each style with a quick example (e.g., “An Analytical friend might plan every detail of a group project.”). Encourage students to note which resonates most.

Self-Assessment Activity

• Complete the Social Style Self-Assessment Worksheet
• Answer honestly and total your style scores

Distribute the worksheet and set a 10-minute timer. Circulate and help any student who has questions about the statements or scoring.

Partner Discussion

• Share your top style and key strengths
• Discuss: How do these strengths show up in your friendships?

Have students find a partner. Circulate to listen for thoughtful connections and to reinforce respectful listening skills.

Personal Action Plan

• In your Reflection Journal, write one specific way you’ll leverage your social style this week
• Make it clear and actionable

Provide an example: “As an Expressive, I will invite quieter classmates into our group chats.” Encourage clear, specific actions.

Exit Ticket

On an index card, write one sentence:
“How will today’s insight change your interactions?”

Collect index cards as students leave. Use responses to gauge understanding and plan any follow-up.

Thank You!

Understanding your style empowers you to engage intentionally and positively with others. Keep practicing!

Close by reinforcing that recognizing and using our strengths helps us connect better. Invite students to share any successes next time.

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Worksheet

Find Your Social Style! 😎

Hey there! Ready to discover how you naturally interact with friends and classmates? For each statement, circle a number from 1 (not really me) to 5 (totally me). Be honest – this is all about YOU!


Your Quick Quiz

  1. I like to plan out every little detail before I do something. 📝 Score: ____

  2. I notice facts and details that others might miss. 🔍 Score: ____

  3. I enjoy gathering info and keeping things organized. 📚 Score: ____

  4. I love helping people feel comfortable and included. 🤗 Score: ____

  5. Keeping peace and harmony in a group is super important to me. ✌️ Score: ____

  6. I’m a great listener and really tune into how others feel. 🎧 Score: ____

  7. Sharing my ideas and being enthusiastic pumps me up! 🎉 Score: ____

  8. I’m happiest when I’m the life of the party or a group. 💃 Score: ____

  9. I talk with my hands and love making big gestures. 🙌 Score: ____

  10. I like to take charge and keep everyone moving toward a goal. 🚀 Score: ____

  11. Setting goals and getting stuff done makes me feel awesome. 🏆 Score: ____

  12. I make quick calls and prefer to jump right in. ⚡ Score: ____

Tally It Up 🧮

Add your scores for each style:

Analytical (Plan & Details): ____

Amiable (Support & Harmony): ____

Expressive (Fun & Energy): ____

Driver (Action & Results): ____

What’s Your Top Style? 🏅

1. Which style did you score highest in? ____________


2. One rockstar strength of your top style:





3. How will you use that strength this week?
(e.g., “As an Expressive, I’ll start a fun chat with someone new.”)








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Journal

Social Style Reflection Journal

Use this journal to track how you apply your personal action plan each day. Complete one entry daily and a final reflection at week’s end.

Daily Entry (Day ______)

Date: ___________________

  1. Which strength of my social style did I focus on today?


  2. Describe one situation where I used this strength:




  3. How did applying my strength influence my interaction?




  4. What challenge did I encounter? How did I handle it?




  5. One adjustment I will make tomorrow:


Weekly Reflection

  1. My biggest success using my social style this week was:





  2. An area I want to improve further is:





  3. Next steps to continue developing my social style beyond this week:





Keep this journal in your Reflection Journal or Notebook and revisit it to celebrate growth and set new goals for stronger, more confident interactions!

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