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Learners analyze the meaning of personal best and recognize the value of persistence in doing their best.
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Grades:
6
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Learners use a decision-making model to identify the issues they feel most concerned about. With those in mind, they explore how perseverance and doing their personal best are more effective ways to address needs than looking at the short term.
Grades:
6
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8
The purpose of this lesson is to reflect on long-term impact. Discuss the importance of not getting discouraged when their actions don't seem to make a difference in the short term.
Grades:
6
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8
Learners define perseverance and identify the need to persevere in completing tasks. They will explore obstacles and excuses that deter perseverance.
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6
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Learners brainstorm universal obstacles to completing tasks and meeting goals.
Grades:
6
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Perseverance involves breaking down a task into small parts and seeing it through, even if it is difficult. In this lesson, groups plan a service project, including what is needed, how to overcome barriers, and a timeline.
Grades:
6
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Learners reflect on universal obstacles to persevering and write creative "one-liners" to help them face obstacles with creativity, determination, and humor.
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Grades:
6
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As a reflection exercise on perseverance, learners illustrate a conversation about perseverance between two people.
Grade Levels:
6
7
8
Perseverance involves staying with a task even if it is difficult.
Subjects
Language Arts
Philanthropy
Social Studies
Grade Levels:
6
7
8
In this unit, the learners define the word perseverance and relate it to setting and reaching goals. They brainstorm a variety of short-term and long-term goals and set an individual goal using a goal-setting strategy.
Subjects
Language Arts
Philanthropy
Social Studies