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 * Today's Objective**: To cultivate the positive character trait of **perseverance.**


 * Essential Questions/Topic Starters**: In the childrens' book, //The Little Engine that Could//, the little engine said, "I think I Can, I think I Can." Why do you think the engine kept trying even though the task was difficult?


 * Class Format:** Journalizing, Whole-group discussion


 * Time Allotment**: One 15-Minute Session


 * Today's Activities**:
 * 1 minute
 * Define **Perseverance** (and write or display definition on the board). Definition: The quality of trying hard and continuously in spite of obstacles and difficulties.
 * 2 minutes
 * Discuss the Essential Question: In the childrens' book, //The Little Engine that Could//, why do you think the engine kept trying even though the task was difficult?
 * 5 minutes - Journalize
 * Journalizing: Activity 1
 * Remaining Session
 * Whole-group Discussion: Discuss student goals and the importance of perseverance.
 * Identify and discuss people who have persevered in life.
 * Homework: Continue to work hard and persevere toward the goal even when obstacles and difficulites arise.

**Key Terms**: Perseverance, Determination, Constancy, Patience
 * Quote:** //"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer." -// Albert Einstein, Theoretical Physicist and Scientist

Resources**: [|Martin J. Marrazo], [|Quotations by ThinkExist]**

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