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Bouncing Back from Defeat

That's News to Me

High Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring an article from The Associated Press, students read about how athletes cope with failure by using mental preparation and psychological strategies to recover, learn, and perform better after mistakes. This lesson includes photos, comprehension and discussion questions, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
sports
adversity

Vocabulary

confront
shortcoming
devastating
infamous
elimination
fragility
adversity
rehearse
rumination
desensitization
A spinning paper plane