Overcoming limitations through positive mindset
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1. The document discusses various activities related to analyzing and reflecting on the word "can't", including taking a test on multiple intelligences, writing a police report about the effects of the word "can't", and creating a personal testimony about overcoming a "can't-do" mentality. 2. Students are prompted to consider how the word "can't" may have affected them personally and what they have been able to accomplish despite believing "I can't". 3. The goal appears to be helping students develop a more positive mindset by reflecting on limitations they or others have placed on them and how they have overcome those limitations.
![ACTIVATING PRIOR KNOWLEDGE<br />Direction: Write down the words and emotions that come to your mind when you hear the word<br /> “demon”.<br />157483429<br />19354806350<br />DEVELOPING A PURPOSE FOR READING<br />4933950198120What to you is the worst word ever written or spoken? Why?____________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />POETRY READING<br />To view the poem entitled Can’t by Edgar Guest, open the powerpoint presentation file that comes with this module. A powerpoint presentation of the poem is also available for viewing online, just follow the link below:<br />22225079375 <br /> http://www.slideshare.net/khikhaye557/cantby-edgarguest<br />ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES<br />Directions: Let’s pretend you are a police officer and you are to make a police report. Based on the poem, write down the things that the word Can’t can do to a person. Paraphrase the stanzas that contain the information you need in writing the report. ACTIVITY 1: POLICE REPORT<br /> POLICE REPORT Briefly describe the suspect and his offenses:The assailant (Can’t)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />1018921178054<br />422046444958<br />Sketch of the Suspect(Imagine Can’t is a real person, how do you think he would look like? Draw it here.)<br />4171950157480<br />,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/samplemodule1-100627203433-phpapp01/85/sample-module1-1-320.jpg)
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- 3. How is it able to affect people?
- 5. Why such strong words?
- 7. What can the word “can’t” do to someone?
- 9. How did the author feel about the word can’t?
- 11. How do you feel about the word can’t?
- 14. Can you cite any instance that the word can’t was very much a part of your life?
- 18. In what area did you score the highest?
- 20. What are the things you do best?
- 22. How does it make you feel that you can do these things?
- 24. How would you use these strengths to improve yourself?
- 26. In what area did you score the lowest? Why?
- 28. How are you going to improve on the skills in your weakest area?
- 30. What profession do you think is best suited for you given these strengths?
- 34. What are these experiences?
- 36. What did you do about it?
- 38. Were you able to overcome that “can’t-do-it” mentality?
- 40. What are the factors that helped you overcome that mentality? Is it your family? Friends?
- 42. What did you discover about yourself after that?