Start of Class

Tuesday ____
Start of Class:
1. Put out your name card
2. Put your signed syllabus on your
desk
3. Get out a pen/pencil
4. On a sheet of paper-

what does this quote mean to you? Give

an example from your life
 Teambuilder:
Two Truths and a Lie
 Teambuilder
Two Truths and a Lie
1. #3’s go first
2. Read your three statements
3. Other teammates- write down the sentence number that
you think is a lie
4. Share your answers
5. Speaker tells which is a lie. Point awarded for correct
answers
6. Teammate with the most points at the end wins!
 Quiz

(print class copy)

 Quiz
Strongly agree- SA
Agree - A
Disagree - D
Strongly Disagree - SD
 Growth Questions Fixed Questions
1. Strongly agree – 3 1. Strongly agree – 0
2. Agree – 2 2. Agree – 1
3. Disagree – 1 3. Disagree – 2
4. Strongly disagree – 0 4. Strongly disagree – 3
1. Strong Growth Mindset = 60-45 points

2. Growth Mindset with some Fixed ideas = 44-34 points

3. Fixed Mindset with some Growth ideas= 33-21 points

4. Strong Fixed Mindset= 20-0 points

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“ The moment we believe that success is determined by
an ingrained level of ability, we will brittle in the face of
adversity”- Josh Waitzkin
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Discuss the study about 7th graders with both fixed
and growth mindsets.

● What is a growth and fixed mindset?

● What caused the difference in the 7th graders’
scores over the next two years?
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 Growth vs Fixed
Mindset Phrases
Activity
(Phrases found here)
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Separate phrases into:

Fixed vs Growth Mindset

categories
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Pick either fixed or growth category

Break those down into smaller categories

What does each small group have in common?

Be prepared to share about one of them.
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1. #2’s are the table representatives

2. Stand and share your category

explanation with the class

3. Listeners- make sure to SLANT

EACH TEAM MEMBER: “
1. Pick a fixed mindset phrase.
2. Rewrite it to as a GROWTH mindset phrase on a
post-it note! Stick it on the phrase.
3. Walk to the other team tables and put a star or
smiley face on the rewritten phrase post-its
that you relate to!
 Start of Class
Wednesday ____
1. Set out your name card
2. Get out a pen/pencil
3. On the notebook paper
from yesterday-

What is your focus this

semester? Why?
 Discussion - with your Shoulder Partner:
The difference between Fixed and Growth mindsets

● What do people with fixed mindsets focus the

most on?
● How do both mindsets view effort?
● How do both mindsets view obstacles?
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The Power of Yet
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Thoughts
Become
Things
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Focus: how you want to
FEEL
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Vision Board purpose:
to bring everything on
your board to life
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 Vision Board: Brainstorming
1. College degree field/career
2. Personal growth goal (good habit)
3. Personal- free time goal (job, hobby, etc)
4. Activity you want to participate in by
graduation (school or personal life)
5. Motivational phrase
Thursday 1/12:
1. Open your spiral notebook
for English
2. Skip 2 pages
3. Header: Quick Write 1/12/17
4. Read the quote
5. Write the quote at the top of
your page,
6. Write a response
Idea starters:
✘ what it means to you
✘ how it applies to your life
✘ connection to an event in
your life
With your FACE partner:
● Rally Robin
● 1 thing at a time - back and
forth, rapid fire

What do you remember about:

1. Growth vs Fixed Mindset?
2. the Law of Attraction?
“If you see it in your
mind, you can hold it
in your hand.”
Finish creating your
vision board
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 BONUS MATERIAL:

DAILY REFLECTION/MINDSET
REMINDERS
*Great for bell work/quick writes and discussion topics!*
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Growth vs Fixed Mindset:

KAHOOT Review

Quiz (for a grade)

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Think about what you think about when your effort is low.

If your effort is low, you’re probably not thinking about the

OPPORTUNITY, you’re thinking about the OBLIGATION.

THINK ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

EVERY SINGLE DAY!
Quiz
 Stand Up
Hand Up
Pair Up
Rally Robin:
Name as many things about the Great Depression,
segregation, and Jim Crow laws as you can!