Perseverance Unit Opener

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PerseveranceUnit Opener
By Ms. E. Vides 2009
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Perseverance Introduction

• Achievement and success is in your own hands and
  perseverance, or persistence, is an essential
  factor in achieving your hopes and dreams.
• Understand that value and satisfaction of staying
  with something, even though it may not be easy
  and the payoff may seem remote is very important.
• Extraordinary people who have accomplished goals
  are not the only people who persevere.

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Perseverance Thematic Vocabulary

• Achievement (Realizacion)
• Success (Exito)
• Persistence (Empeno)
• Goals (Metas)
• Satisfaction (Satisfaccion)
• Challenges (Reto/Desafio)
• Obstacles (Obstaculos)

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Activating Prior Perseverance Knowledge

• Consider your understanding of perseverance and
  when, where, why, and how we persevere.
• Consider a time when you persevered to accomplish
  a goal.
• Consider how challenges can be overcome by
  perseverance if it is used intelligently.

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Unit 1 Read Aloud Wilma Rudolph

• Hard work and determination changed Wilma
  Rudolphs life. As a child, she overcame double
  pneumonia, scarlet fever, and polio to regain the
  use of her left leg.
• To stay in college, Rudolph worked two hours a
  day, five days a week, in addition to training
  for the 1960 Olympic games.
• Rudolph was the first woman ever to win three
  gold medals in the Olympics and gave womens
  track a strong boost in America.
• Rudolph paved the way for both male and female
  African-American athletes. The banquet and parade
  held in her honor were the first integrated
  events in her hometown of Clarksville, Tennessee.
• Wilma Rudolph became a legendary athlete and
  spokesperson for many organizations.

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Unit 1 Read Aloud Comprehension Questions

• 1) How does this read aloud relate to
• perseverance?
• Como este cuento relaciona perseverancia?
• 2) What did you learn about perseverance?
• 2) Que aprendiste sobre perseverancia?
• 3) How did this story change your ideas about
  perseverance?
• 3) Como te cambio tus ideas este cuento sobre
  perseverancia?

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Perseverance Pictures
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