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Think about this. . .
Everyone has failed at something!
The purpose of this module is to help students gain valuable experience using mind mapping graphic organizers. Students will engage in a guided practice activity while exploring the topic failure. Students will learn how failure can lead to succeeding if they are able to learn the necessary skills for managing failure and having a positive mind.
Instructors says: Everyone has failed at something. Which means we all have a failure platform. That platform is consists of all the times we believe we may have failed at something. Each experience left us with the ability to do something, maybe even do it better or to do something in a different way.
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Tell students: Let’s try and retrieve a failed experience we may have had in our life. Think about something you believe is was a failure. Don’t say anything out loud. The instructor should also complete this activity along with the student(s).
When the timer begins, students will write non-stop about the experience. Explain that this type of writing is called a “brain drain,” and it is intended to drain one’s brain of thoughts about a particular topic or subject. In this case it will be recalling a failed experience.
Press the icon to set the online timer for three minutes.
When everyone has completed allow the students to self-select a partner or two people to share their entry with. The teacher should participate too.
Think about something you believe is was a failure.
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Share Your Story
Promise not to tell anyone else
Listen without speaking, unless you have a question
Shake their hand and thank them for sharing
Review the Partner Talk Rules with students.
Promise not to tell anyone else
Listen without speaking, unless you have a question
Shake their hand and thank them for sharing
If students are comfortable with sharing, the instructor should select students to share their stories. If this activity is being done with one student. The person supporting the student should share their own story with the student. The purpose of doing this to help the student become comfortable speaking about failure in order to conquer it.
Click the online timer to set for five to eight minutes.
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J. K. Rowlings
Author of the Harry Potter book series.
Transition Activity
Explain that J. K. Rowlings is the author of the Harry Potter book series.
Tell students they are going to watch a 3-minute video by J.K. Rowlings and during the video, they are to to put on their best listening ears and write down two things she says about failure (YouTube link: ). NOTE: Instructor may want to replay the video twice due to Rowlings’ British accent.
Who is J. K Rowlings? J.K. Rowling Net Worth of $1 billion came from the royalties she is receiving from her books and from the Harry Potter franchise. Harry Potter brand is said to be worth $15 billion. The film Harry Potter was the highest-grossing film series of all-time that recorded world box office sales of $7.7 billion.
Students should have an opportunity to reflect on what they wrote down after watching the video. Teacher could ask students to write on post-it notes and display them around the room on walls and cabinets.
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Reading time. . .
Tell students to read the Module Reader: Failure Can Mean Succeeding.
Students should use the Module Worksheet: Mind Map Graphic Organizer to map out how failing can mean succeeding.
The instructor will facilitate guided reading by assigning someone a paragraph or paragraphs to read.
Students should not be writing during reading, encourage them to listen first; because, they will likely do better on their mind map if they listen first.
Press the icon to set the online timer for this activity. ASSESSMENT OPPORTUNITY: Teacher may assess this activity.
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For next class. . .
Ask three different people you know or live with what they would do if they knew they wouldn’t fail. List their name and relationship to you.
In your own words, explain what has failure taught you? (School, home, relationships, work, etc.)
Homework due Next Class
Ask three different people you know or live with what they would do if they knew they wouldn’t fail. List their name and relationship to you.
In your own words, explain what has failure taught you? (School, home, relationships, work, etc.)
Extended Learning Opportunities:
Create or collect a set of 20 quotes or images that can support your efforts to bounce back from failure.
Create a poster to display inside your locker about using failure to succeed.
Create a list of top five tips for using failure to succeed.
End Module Next Module
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