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.
Learners brainstorm universal obstacles to completing tasks and meeting goals.
Learners analyze the meaning of personal best and recognize the value of persistence in doing their best.
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.
In this lesson, learners explore different ways communication can be changed through interpretation and intentional misleading.
In this lesson, learners discuss different types of lies and rate them in their severity and damage to others.
Learners will reflect in writing on the role of the common good and honesty when rules are not clearly stated and people have different amounts of power.