T1W8 S4 CCE Lesson 2024

Navigating The Waves Of

Adversity With Hope

Secondary 4/5 | Becoming My Best Self| Building Mental Fitness (Lesson 2)

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Identify signs of distress associated with loss
of hope

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Take active steps to build hope in the face of
adversity

Lesson Intent

Open Ended

What does hope mean to you? Is hope a quality that people are born with or developed over time?

Multiple Choice

Hope is the positive belief in our ability to achieve goals. The video shows three ways for us to build up hope. Which of the following is NOT one of three ways?

• Setting SMART goals

• Way Power

• Why Power

• Will Power

Multiple Choice

SMART goals stand for goals that are:

• Smart, Measurable, Attainable, Respectful, Timely

• Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely

Multiple Select

What does it mean to develop Way Power? Select all relevant answers.

• Developing different pathways to meet our goals

• Adjusting pathways when meeting obstacles

• Being flexible in identifying new pathways

• Copying my friend's journey to success

Multiple Select

Which of these statements are NOT helpful in building Will Power?

• I may be slow but I am making progress!

• If I fail it means I should give up

• I will never be good as my friends

• I will reach my goal if I do not give up

Consider these questions as you watch the video:

•What caused Ms Goh to lose hope?
•What did she do when she lost hope?

Let’s Watch

Generation Grit: Finding Her

Voice by Helping Others (Part 1)

Stop video at 2:45

Open Ended

What caused Ms Goh to lose hope? What did she do when she lost hope? What signs might a person who had lost hope display most significantly?

Thinking tool: I am, I can, I have

Values, Beliefs,
Attitudes
- I am optimistic
- I am better than

what others say

Socio-Emotional Skills/
Strategies
- I can look at the

problem in another
way

- I can control myself

when I feel like
hurting myself

Caring, Supportive Environment
- I have friends who are willing to

listen

- I have role models who show me

how to do things right

Using the “I am, I can, I have” thinking tool, consider

What helped Ms Goh build hope in the face of adversity?

Let’s Watch

Generation Grit: Finding Her

Voice by Helping Others (Part 2)

Open Ended

Using the “I am, I can, I have” thinking tool, consider: What helped Ms Goh build hope in the face of adversity?

I am

- Strong sense of purpose

- Through helping others, find meaning and

purpose

- Motivates her to continue pursuing

passion for music

I can

- Ability to adapt to challenges

- Music is more than just entertainment

- Pursue music through other ways:

“Diamonds on the Street”

I have

- Supportive friends

- Encouraged her to perform at friend’s

wedding

- Received affirmation from both friends and

strangers

Helping others

Scenario: How to help a friend who doesn’t
know how to tell his/her parents that he/she
has failed all subjects for WA1.

But… Sometimes, we may not know what to
say. Sometimes, we say the wrong things and
make the situation worse for the friend. So, what
can we say?

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements are not helpful to my friend?

• I taught you this already, how come you still don't know?

• At least you have completed WA1.

• You are not alone, I am here for you.

• Let me tell you how I will solve my problems.

Helping others

So what can we say/do?
Let's exercise some empathy.

​Refer to Annex F for a detailed guide

Open Ended

Provide some examples of helpful phrases that you can tell your friend who is afraid of telling his/her parents of his/her WA1 results.

Exit Pass: Hope Bank

- Refer to the Hope Bank Journal on GC

- Create your own Hope Bank and upload it to

Google Classroom

Learning Points

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We can build hope by setting SMART goals,
developing both way & will power, strengthening
resilience muscle.

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Seek help is needed (sign of courage)

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Hope is the belief that the future will be better

Let’s end off by listening to the song

“There is Hope”.
(teachers to play the audio in file server)

(Lyrics are in the Hope Bank Journal (pg 2)