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.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
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

Slide Deck
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

Reading


Discussion


Journal

