Overcoming odds Adversity + Resilience. This lesson allows the teacher to add their own comprehension questions to some of the tasks. A fully-resourced lesson (1 hour +) which can be used by teachers to deliver a detailed PSHE / Citizenship / Personal Development lesson
Learning objectives
Describe how different people have over come the odds
Analyse how people are able to over come the odds
Explain how these skills can be linked to your own lives
Some Key Terms Covered
resilience, grit, determination, audaciousness, fortitude
Each Lesson Pack Contains:
1 Fully Editable Careers PowerPoint (Learning Outcomes, Confidence Checkers, Assessment of Learning, Variety of Tasks, Video Embedded URL Clips, Engaging Premium Quality Slides, Extra Support Websites, Challenging & Thoughtful Questioning) Assessment Opportunity (Confidence Checker)
The lesson includes a detailed PowerPoint, variety of student facing tasks and comprehension tasks These resources have been designed to be engaging, informative and pick up and teach.
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