At a Glance:
| Grades: | 10, 11, 12, 9 |
|---|---|
| Subject: | SEL (Social-Emotional Learning) |
| Topic: | Growth Mindset, Perseverance |
| Lesson Length: | 1 - 2 hours |
Standards / Framework:
What will students learn in this activity?
Students will demonstrate how they overcame an obstacle.
What should students know before this activity?
Students should have a challenging situation in mind that they are willing to share with the class.
How can teachers introduce this lesson?
- Ask students:
- “What strategies have you used to problem-solve when you are stuck?”
- “What is a growth mindset?”
- “What is resilience?”
What will students do?
- Have students independently reflect on a challenge that they recently overcame and the steps they took to overcome it.
- Have students create a comic that tells their personal success story.
- Set up a gallery walk and have students examine the comics from each of their classmates.
- While looking at the comics, students should write down strategies that their peers carried out to move past the challenging situation.
How can teachers wrap up the lesson?
- Record the strategies shared by students on an anchor chart or sharable online document while students share their findings with the class.
- Empathize that it is easy to give up when you’re faced with seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
- Discuss the benefits and the growth mindset that can occur when people overcome a tough task, e.g., self-discovery, improving problem-solving skills, etc.
How can teachers differentiate this activity?
- Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
- Allow students to work in pairs or groups as needed.
- Allow students to use the voiceover to read their comics aloud.
- Provide a list of common challenging situations for students in grades 9-12 that students can select from if they do not have one to use for the activity.
Related Resources:
- Comic to print or display: Comic.
- Graphic Organizers:
- Videos:
- Overcoming Obstacles by Steven Claunch
- Perseverance- A 2D Animated Short Film by Transformation Studios
- Book: It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
Related Content:
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I Am Malala
Dystopia
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea
The Sign Of The Beaver
Ghost
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