Grit |
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Author:
| Siddoway, Ramona |
Series title: | The 7 Character Strengths of Highly Successful Students Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4488-9560-1 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2013 |
Publisher: | Rosen Publishing Group
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $77.70 |
Book Description:
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There are certain character strengths that can more than make up for various obstacles to learning and success in life. Grit is one of these character strengths. Manifesting variously as persistence, undaunted courage, determination, steadfastness, and a refusal to back down in the face of adversity, grit is a character strength that can lead to success no matter how high the obstacles. Readers learn how to acquire and demonstrate grit in their daily lives, practicing it over and over...
More DescriptionThere are certain character strengths that can more than make up for various obstacles to learning and success in life. Grit is one of these character strengths. Manifesting variously as persistence, undaunted courage, determination, steadfastness, and a refusal to back down in the face of adversity, grit is a character strength that can lead to success no matter how high the obstacles. Readers learn how to acquire and demonstrate grit in their daily lives, practicing it over and over until it becomes an integral part of their personality, thought, behavior, and character. Real-life role models--both everyday teens and celebrities--help illustrate the journey to and the rich rewards of approaching life with an unshakable spirit of grit. This text lends itself very well to certain of the reading and analysis standards of the Common Core Curriculum for informational texts, affording readers the opportunity to summarize text, determine central ideas and identify supporting details, trace and evaluate an argument and its details, analyze how ideas and claims are developed, and determining an author's point of view and purpose.