TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE ON A BLANK

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE! • ON A BLANK SHEET OF PAPER, NUMBER YOUR LINES 1 -3. • WRITE TWO FACTS ABOUT YOURSELF THAT ARE TRUE, AND ONE FACT ABOUT YOURSELF THAT IS FALSE. WE WILL TRY TO GUESS WHICH ONE IS THE LIE!

LET’S GIVE IT A GO! GETTING TO KNOW MS. WELLS • I’VE RUN A MARATHON (26. 2 MILES). • I LIVED IN ENGLAND FOR 6 MONTHS. • I TRIED OUT FOR THE VOICE, YET ADAM, BLAKE, SHAKIRA, NOR GNARLES TURNED THEIR CHAIR FOR ME.

T E S D N I M GROWTH L! E V E L E IV IT S O P T S E H IG H THE O T S S E C O R P S T H G U O H T TAKING OUR

ALL IS SWELL WITH MS. WELLS • I LOVE RUNNING THROUGHOUT NATURE. IN FACT, THAT IS WHEN I'M MOST AT PEACE. YOU MAY FIND ME ON THE NATCHEZ TRACE TRAILS ON A GIVEN SATURDAY OR SUNDAY. • I LOVE KARAOKE. MY JOHN MAYER OR BEYONCÉ HITS HAVE BEEN MY MOST POPULAR PERFORMANCES, OR SHALL I SAY THE BEST CROWD PLEASERS. • I LOVE TRAVELING AND EXPLORING NEW PLACES. • I LOVE WATCHING AND CHEERING ON MY FAVORITE SPORTS TEAMS: LET’S GO SAINTS! • I LOVE BEING WITH MY LOVED ONES, ESPECIALLY WHILE WE ARE HAVING A “JAM SESSION” (GRANDPA ON THE DRUMS, GRAMMY ON THE PIANO, AND YOURS TRULY HITTING THE VOCALS) OR PLAYING “THE GAME OF LIFE. ” • LAST BUT NOT LEAST: LET’S GO OLE MISS!

HAVING A GROWTH MINDSET HELPS US GROW AS STUDENTS AND PEOPLE BY TRAINING OUR MINDS TO THINK IN THE MOST POSITIVE MANNER. • WRITE A MORE POSITIVE WAY OF THINKING FOR THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ON YOUR WHITE BOARD:

INSTEAD OF THINKING… • I’M NOT GOOD AT THIS.

TRY THINKING… • WHAT AM I MISSING?

INSTEAD OF THINKING… • I GIVE UP.

TRY THINKING… • I’LL USE A DIFFERENT STRATEGY.

INSTEAD OF THINKING… • HOW DOES HE GET IT? I’LL NEVER BE THAT GOOD AT TEXT ANALYSIS.

TRY THINKING… • I’M GOING TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO OUR GROUP DISCUSSIONS SO I CAN LEARN FROM MY PEERS.

INSTEAD OF THINKING • I RUINED THAT PAPER WITH SO MANY MISTAKES.

TRY THINKING… • HOW CAN I LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES ON THIS PAPER, SO THAT MY NEXT ONE WILL BE AMAZING!

INSTEAD OF THINKING… • PLAN A DIDN’T WORK.

TRY THINKING… • GOOD THING THERE ARE 25 OTHER LETTERS IN THE ALPHABET!