Perseverance – EPIC Decisions
Overview
In this lesson, students will demonstrate their understanding of perseverance by reviewing the lives and actions of significant figures facing hardships requiring perseverance. The lesson includes a graphic organizer and an exit ticket. This lesson is based on a video about the life of Carl Erskine and perseverance, The Parallel book, and students’ research and perceptions of the concept.
Lesson Overview
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Introduction
In this lesson, students will demonstrate their understanding of perseverance by reviewing the lives and actions of significant figures facing hardships requiring perseverance. The lesson includes a graphic organizer and an exit ticket. This lesson is based on a video about the life of Carl Erskine and perseverance, The Parallel book, and students’ research and perceptions of the concept.
Video Clip
Perseverance from The Best We’ve Got: The Carl Erskine Story (4:24)
Grades 9 – 12
Themes
- Perseverance
- Character
- Strength
- Impact
Objectives
During this lesson, students will:
- Define perseverance.
- Identify perseverance in the lives of others.
- Determine the significance of perseverance in their lives and others.
Essential Questioning
Students should be able to answer these questions by the end of this lesson:
- What is perseverance?
- How can perseverance impact the lives of others?
- What are the potential consequences when perseverance is not displayed?
- What does it mean to say, “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi
Indiana Academic Standards
- 9-10.WE.1 Demonstrate control over self while considering the future impact of choices.
- 9-10.WE.3 Utilize self-efficacy to plan and achieve goals.
- 9-10.LS.9 Complete activities and assignments thoroughly and accurately.
- 9-10.LS.10 Able to approach problems with reasoning and logic to hypothesize results.
- 11-12.WE.1 Demonstrate integrity and self-control in work-, service-, or project-based learning experiences
- 11-12.WE.4 Demonstrate perseverance through work-service-, or project-based learning experiences.
- 11-12.LS.12 Complete activities and assignments thoroughly and accurately
- 11-12.LS.13 Generate solutions critiqued with reason, logic, and inferences about alternatives.
- IS.5.6 Identify and examine the impact that sports have had on the state of Indiana.
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