Lesson Plan

Resilience Reading Sequence

Students will analyze biographical texts on overcoming challenges to identify social-emotional vocabulary (resilience, grit, growth mindset) and apply these concepts through group discussion and reflective writing.

Building social-emotional vocabulary and understanding real-life examples of resilience helps students recognize their own capacity for growth, enhances empathy, and strengthens writing skills through personal reflection.

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Teacher Preparation

10 minutes

Step 1

Introduction & Vocabulary Preview

10 minutes

Step 2

Guided Reading of Biographies

20 minutes

Step 3

Discussion & Text-to-Life Connections

15 minutes

Step 4

Reflective Journal Writing

10 minutes

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Themes of Grit & Growth

Today’s Agenda

What Is Resilience?

What Is Grit?

What Is a Growth Mindset?

Interactive: Think-Pair-Share

Next Up: Guided Reading

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Reading

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Discussion

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Journal

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Stories of Resilience

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