What's Your Mind Set?

Do You Have a Growth Mindset?

Quote of the Week: 15 Minute Write

Research reveals people who are positive and believe they can learn and achieve their goals are met with greater success in life. This is called the growth mindset.

Those with a fixed mindset believe their intelligence and their opportunities for success are limited. This belief stifles potential and happiness.

Source: https://insidetheclassroomoutsidethebox.wordpress.com/2014/04/13/musings-on-mindset/

We talked a great deal about how your intelligence is not fix. You've learned about the power you have to grow your "grey matter" and get more intellectual wrinkles by developing a positive perception coupled with habits for success.

Pause for a Moment

Take a moment to think about how can positively impact your life knowing about the power of a Growth Mindset. Collect your thoughts. Reflect on your life personally.

How could change the trajectory or your future by taking this into consideration over the course of the next year?

Quote of the Week Writing Assignment

Write a 1,2,3,4,2,3,4,2,3,4,1  paragraph.
Use a combination of writing tools to construct your thoughts.

Writing Prompt:

Write an 11 sentence PowerGraph addressing how the knowledge of growth mindset can influence your future, long or short term.

Memory Jogger

A Memory Jogger is like the note cards you made for yourself last week. It's a tool to help your brain call forth skills and information to use.

Here's your Memory Jogger for possible contents in the structure of a PowerGraph:


PowerFrame

1. ______(Topic and focus) ______

       2.  ___( Reason or Benefit) ______

               3. ____(Either Evidence or Support) ______

                        4. ____(Either Evidence or Support) ____

       2.  ___( Reason or Benefit) ______

               3. ___(Either Evidence or Support) ____

                        4. ___(Either Evidence or Support) ______

       2.  ___( Reason or Benefit) ______

               3. ____(Either Evidence or Support) ____

                        4. _____(Either Evidence or Support) _____

1. _____(Synonymous Topic Reference and Generalization) _____


Please download the word document to use the provided PowerFrame for support through the writing process. You will need to copy and paste the text into a new document.


As always, save the document to your flash drive. Print to room 201. I will pick them up from that room later today.




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