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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Power of Passion

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video, Richard St. John explains that one of the keys to success is to have passion for the work that one does. [6:55] Includes a brief quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why It Pays to Work Hard

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video, Richard St. John explains that one of the keys to success is to work hard. [6:23] Includes a brief quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Two Decisions Led Me to Olympic Glory

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief video in which Steve Mesler explains how deciding to switch sports and to take responsibility for his actions helped lead to success at the Olympics. [4:02] Followed by a brief quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: 8 Traits of Successful People

For Students 9th - 10th
Video describing 8 traits that successful people share. [7:17] Includes a short quiz following the video and a list of additional resources to explore.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Importance of Focus

For Students 9th - 10th
How might focus help you succeed? Using examples of famous people from disparate fields, such as James Cameron, Quincy Jones, and Larry Page, Richard St. John suggests why focus is one of eight traits common in successful people. [5:54]
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: New Attitutdes Toward Wealth

For Students 5th - 8th
The accumulation of wealth went beyond inheritance in the late 19th century. Read about three different ideas for the ordinary person to become wealthy.
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Article
The Guardian

Guardian: Down With Meritocracy

For Students 9th - 10th
This article was written by the man who coined the word, and explains what political system he was describing and how it has been enacted in British politics.
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Website
Wolters Kluwer

Importance of Good Records

For Students 9th - 10th
This page describes the importance of accounting information in understanding and controlling success or failure, decision-making, budgeting, taxes, and capital acquisition.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Resilience & Success: Why Do People Succeed?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question Why do people succeed? Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required for...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Path

For Students 9th - 10th
Partially inspired by Plath's experiences with depression, The Bell Jar follows the emotional breakdown of Esther Greenwood, a promising college student who cannot reconcile her desires with American conventions during the 1950s-1960s....
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller

For Students 9th - 10th
In this play, Willy Loman, an aging traveling salesman, struggles to come to terms with his "failures," reconnect with his sons, and let go of the ideal of the American Dream. Selected (9) reading passages (grades 8-12) to pair with...
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Lesson Plan
Google

Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 6: Steve Jobs: Unit Files

For Teachers 6th
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for texts about Steve Jobs.
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Activity
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Cham Ps Classroom Management: Success

For Students 1st - 8th
Daily Teaching Tools provides a collection of classroom activities posters for the teacher to refer to and tell them what they need to do in that activity to be successful.
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Activity
Character Lab

Character Lab: Two Stories: Grit

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this writing activity, you reflect on a time when you succeeded and the steps you took to succeed, and also a time when you failed and what you learned from that. Printables and examples are included.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Failure and Success

For Students 1st - 9th
Failure and success.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Challenge

For Students 1st - 9th
Challenge.