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Elevate Your Perspective

Elevate Your Perspective

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8th Grade

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Raechel Hunt

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4 Slides • 7 Questions

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Elevate Your Perspective

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Open Ended

What do you think this quote means?


“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.” – Vivian Greene

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Poll

Nothing good can come of anything bad.

Agree

Disagree

4

Poll

I have had good things happen to me as a result of something bad.

Agree

Disagree

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Greatness

People who have achieved greatness in life often point to times of challenge or adversity as the moments they learned important lessons or essential skills. It is critical for us to seek the positives from all situations, even those that seem so negative. When we do this, we learn and grow in essential ways that help us live richer and fuller lives. Today, we will wrap up the Attitude of Gratitude Mindset by elevating our perspective and understanding that good things often come from bad situations.

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Watch Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV-B6GElWfE&t=2s


As you watch the video, see if you can identify the positive that came from Bethany’s accident. 

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Open Ended

After watching the video, what do you think about maintaining a positive attitude in a difficult situation?

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Poll

Bethany quickly got back on her surfboard and didn’t let her accident keep her from doing what she loved. Do you think it would have been easy for Bethany to be discouraged and have a ‘why me?’ attitude?


What would you do?

Be discouraged

Be hopeful

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Open Ended

Bad things happen to all of us. It’s what we learn from those experiences that matter most. What is meant by the statement, “Stars can’t shine without darkness”?

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Multiple Select

Choose one of the following quotes from the video that you can relate to the most.

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“I don’t need easy. I just need possible.”

2

“Don’t ask for a lighter load…ask for a stronger back.”

3

“Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you.”

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This weekend

This weekend, when something doesn’t go your way, try to find the positive in that situation.


Now work on either Read 180 or Edmentuem Reading for 20 minutes.

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