"They Failed and So Can You"
Authored by Erin Riechers
English
6th - 8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the article, failure is a big part of
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CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which 3 are true about Michael Jordan?
He is considered a very successful basketball player.
He didn't make his 10th grade varsity basketball team.
He has lost nearly 300 games and lost around 9000 shots.
He could dribble when he was 2, make free throw shots when he was 5, and dunk when he was 12. Basketball has always been really easy for him.
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CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
According to the article, trying to be perfect all the time is bad because when you're afraid to fail you
“may choose to do what you’re good at rather than what interests you.”
““may be reluctant to try new things.”
“might quit anything at which you don’t immediately excel”
“won’t develop grit”
all of these
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CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Perseverance is sticking with something (even if it gets tough)
TRUE
FALSE
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of these 2 are true? Grit is . . .
just another word for failing
strength of mind that allows you to persevere (keep going)
according to psychologists, the most important factor in lifelong achievement
not a good character trait in life
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Technology visionaries think of failure as a good thing, calling it "failing up" and even have technology conferences called FailCons.
TRUE
FALSE
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Before Evan Williams created Twitter, he
created Facebook
created successful apps including Snapchat
got all A's in his technology classes at school
created a failing podcast company called Odeo
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CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
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