Learners brainstorm universal obstacles to completing tasks and meeting goals.

Learners define perseverance and identify the need to persevere in completing tasks. They will explore obstacles and excuses that deter perseverance.

Learners analyze the meaning of personal best and recognize the value of persistence in doing their best.

Learners look for examples of personal best in a movie about perseverance and discuss the value of working toward their personal best even when it is difficult.

Learners discuss what it means to do their personal best. They find, through a simple physical activity, that they can do a good job in something, but they still have more talent and drive to do better if they persevere. They recognize that perseverance can help them do their personal best.

Through a discussion of impulse spending and opportunity cost, learners weigh the benefits of careful decisions and perseverance in reaching goals.

Learners write an acrostic poem about Dr. King's life and work, focusing particularly on his perseverance. 

Learners analyze and define the word perseverance and reflect on the perseverance of Martin Luther King, Jr. 

This lesson explores how people can be honest with themselves. Learners reflect on how they can be honest with themselves and take personal responsibility.

In this lesson, learners explore different ways communication can be changed through interpretation and intentional misleading.