“Joe Moran’s book
Shrinking Violets is a sweeping history that doubles as a (quiet) defense of
timidity”
By: Megan Garber
Published: Feb 20,
2017, The Atlantic, https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/02/the-case-for-shyness/516933/
Level of difficulty:
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BEFORE YOU READ
·
The Top 9 Reasons Why Being Shy Makes You Great|
Psych2Go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvn5pl8p5-M
·
What Is The Difference Between Shyness And Social
Anxiety? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uxg_MD0Pgk
QUESTIONS
1. We
understand from the first couple of paragraphs that the desire to
avoid………………..is a stronger motivation than death or the danger of serious brain
damage.
2. Which
of the sentences below best summarizes the paragraph beginning “Shyness”?
·
There are many forms of shyness in the world
·
Everyone has one form of shyness
·
Everybody tries to avoid shyness in some way
·
Shyness is a social and personal problem
·
Everyone can be influenced by shyness at any
time
·
Shyness is a very mysterious phenomenon
3.
Look back at the first four paragraphs of the
text. What subtitle would you give this section?
·
The Heimlich Maneuver and its implications
·
Shyness; a social problem
·
Shyness; an all round problem
·
Shyness; a common problem
4.
Study the examples in the paragraph beginning
“But Shyness”. Their purpose is to prove that shyness does not prevent…
5. Read
the paragraph beginning “Shyness – at its core”. Contrary to common belief,….
6. What
erroneous parallel is often drawn in society concerning shyness?
7. The
reason for the above is the fact that society…
8. Zimbardo
attributes his prediction concerning the future of social relations to the
dominance of….
9. What
feature of modern civilization is shyness an inevitable conclusion of ?
10. Look
back on Dalton’s views. The fact that shyness is non-existent in the animal
kingdom but present in human societies should come as no surprise because the
lifestyles of the two societies are very similar / the lifestyles of the two
societies don’t overlap / the lifestyles of the two societies don’t require
shyness / the lifestyles of the two societies are very different.
11. Susie
Scott blames shy people for breaching the social norms. The reason for her
attitude is the popular belief that………….
12. We
understand from the statements by famous writers and thinkers that most view
shyness as a complication / an obstacle / a blessing / a curse / a nuisance
(Mark the one(s) that don’t/ doesn’t fit)
13. Josiah
Morse and Tom Wolfe are examples of people who proved that…..
14. Zimbardo
seems to have overlooked the fact that……………when he announced the imminent
danger of “the new ice age”.
15. The
reason for the views of Zimbardo and those who condemn shyness may be the fact
that…………………………..
16. Read
the last two paragraphs of the text. What is the take home point of the text?
·
Humans are social animals by instinct and by
default setting
·
We should benefit from the increased
opportunities in the modern world
·
People should be allowed to row on their own
sometimes
·
Social life is like a rowing team with everyone
working together
·
It takes all kinds; we should be tolerant of shy
people
·
Team work is the way of the world; people should
get used to it
WRITING TASK
Discuss the reasons for shyness, social attitudes to shyness
and the reasons we should be more tolerant of differences
THE CASE FOR SHYNESS
KEY AND TEACHERS’ NOTES
This interesting text
addresses prevailing attitudes to shyness and why it need not be a death
sentence. It focuses on some of the benefits and implications and aims to
promote tolerance and understanding of those who are different.
1. Embarrassment
2. Everyone
can be influenced by shyness at any time
3. Shyness;
an all round problem is the best because the subtitle needs to summarize
the section
4. Inventive
thinking and creative genius
5.
Shyness can be a benefit as well as a curse
6.
Shyness is emotionally adjacent to shame
7.
Values self confidence and takes for granted
that social skills are external evidence of one’s internal self regard
8.
Digital technology
9.
The fact that life is lived as a kind of
never-ending performance
10.
The last one
11.
Social animals
12.
A blessing
13.
To be shy is also to be misunderstood
14.
We have so many more ways of talking and
connecting and being social and being human
15.
The world’s social structures are generally more
accommodating of the lusty and the loud (This is the minimum you need; learn to
omit unnecessary information.)
16.
The 5th
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