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Grit and Goals Classroom Activities Extension
Lesson 1
* What is Grit?
* How Gritty are
you?
1.DuckworthTedTalk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpfWsJMji
_gGritPiePrezi:
https://prezi.com/x6coghe3zlit/gritpie/#
2.Form1:Video
3.Form2:GritScale
1. What is Grit? Cooperatively
create a poster with your definition.
Include illustrations.
Lesson 2
* Grit in Real Life
* Bruno Mars
Doesn’t Give Up!
1.TheSoleofPerseverance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88jTVqh1lo
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2.BrunoMarsDon’tGiveup:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWp6kkz
pnQ&feature=g
vrec&context=G22d06a5RVAAAAAAAAAA
1. Cooperatively write a verse to the
Bruno Mars song and perform.
(Form 3)
Lesson 3
* Self-Control
1.Self‐ControlStrategies:Prezi
https://prezi.com/3hm2lg2qlsio/gritandself
control/
*IncludesMarshmallowTest/MeWantit/and
SelfControlStrategies
1. Use a 5x7 note card to illustrate a
self-control strategy.
Lesson 4
* What are SMART
goals?
1.SmartGoals:
https://prezi.com/rgevvxgm1ayq/copyofsmart
goals/
1. Form 4: Make a SMART Goal
Lesson 5
* Navy Seal: Make a
Difference
1. Navy Seal 2014 Commencement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px
BQLFLei70
2. Form 5: If you Want to Change the
World
1. Discussion: What stands out in
your minds from the speech?
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Video:Form1
Topic Inthevideo__________________[title]____________________[thespeaker]
Chooseone:
informs/educates/enlightens/
[topic]
Beginning 1.He/shebeginshis/hertalkbystating/asking/showing…..
2.[Explainwhythisisimportation]
Middle 1. Hethenmovesontotell….
2. Examples
End
His/herultimatepointisthat
He/shewrapsupbyemphasizingthat
Aftershowinghow_________isimportant,he/sheconcludesby
stating
Quote:
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12- Item Grit Scale: Form 2
Directions for taking the Grit Scale: Please respond to the following 12 items. Be honest – there are no right or
wrong answers!
1. I have overcome setbacks to conquer an important challenge.
Very much like me
Mostly like me
Somewhat like me
Not much like me
Not like me at all
2. New ideas and projects sometimes distract me from previous ones.*
Very much like me
Mostly like me
Somewhat like me
Not much like me
Not like me at all
3. My interests change from year to year.*
Very much like me
Mostly like me
Somewhat like me
Not much like me
Not like me at all
4. Setbacks don’t discourage me.
Very much like me
Mostly like me
Somewhat like me
Not much like me
Not like me at all
5. I have been obsessed with a certain idea or project for a short time but later lost interest.*
Very much like me
Mostly like me
Somewhat like me
Not much like me
Not like me at all
6. I am a hard worker.
Very much like me
Mostly like me
Somewhat like me
Not much like me
Not like me at all
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7. I often set a goal but later choose to pursue a different one.*
Very much like me
Mostly like me
Somewhat like me
Not much like me
Not like me at all
8. I have difficulty maintaining my focus on projects that take more than a few months to complete.*
Very much like me
Mostly like me
Somewhat like me
Not much like me
Not like me at all
9. I finish whatever I begin.
Very much like me
Mostly like me
Somewhat like me
Not much like me
Not like me at all
10. I have achieved a goal that took years of work.
Very much like me
Mostly like me
Somewhat like me
Not much like me
Not like me at all
11. I become interested in new pursuits every few months.*
Very much like me
Mostly like me
Somewhat like me
Not much like me
Not like me at all
12. I am diligent.
Very much like me
Mostly like me
Somewhat like me
Not much like me
Not like me at all
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Scoring:
1. For questions 1, 4, 6, 9, 10 and 12 assign the following points:
5 = Very much like me
4 = Mostly like me
3 = Somewhat like me
2 = Not much like me
1 = Not like me at all
2. For questions 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 and 11 assign the following points:
1 = Very much like me
2 = Mostly like me
3 = Somewhat like me
4 = Not much like me
5 = Not like me at all
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total
Add up all the points and divide by 12. The maximum score on this scale is 5 (extremely
gritty), and the lowest scale on this scale is 1 (not at all gritty).
Duckworth,A.L.,Peterson,C.,Matthews,M.D.,&Kelly,D.R.(2007).Grit:Perseverance
andpassionforlongtermgoals.JournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology,9,1087
1101
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Don’t Give Up: Bruno Mars: Form 3
When you want to do something that’s new
And it seems really, really hard to do
You feel like quitting, you feel you're through
Well I have some advice for you
Don’t give up
Keep on trying
You’re gonna make it
I ain't lying
Don’t give up, don’t ever quit
Try and try and you can do it
Don’t give up, yeah
Source:http://www.directlyrics.com/bruno-mars-dont-give-up-lyrics.html
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SMARTGoals:Form4
SpecificWHO?WHAT?
Measurement/AssessmentHOW?
Attainable/AchieveREASONABLE?
RelevantRESULTS?
TimedWHEN?
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If You Want to Change the World: Admiral McRaven (Form 5)
1. Make your bed.
2. Find someone to help you paddle.
3. Measure a person by the size of their heart, not the size of their flippers.
4. Get over being a sugar cookie, and keep moving forward.
5. Don’t be afraid of the circuses.
6. Sometimes you have to slide down the obstacles head-first.
7. Don’t back down from the sharks.
8. You must be your very best in the darkest moments.
9. Start signing when you are up to your neck in mud.
10. Don’t Ever Ring the bell.