🎯Learning goal: Discuss the importance of making mistakes in the learning process and share your experiences of learning from mistakes.
In this lesson, you will explore how making mistakes is an essential part of learning and personal growth. You will watch a video featuring Salma Hayek, discuss her views, and share your own experiences.
💬 Let’s talk
Think about your own experiences with making mistakes.
- What do you think about making mistakes?
- Why are some people afraid of making mistakes?
📺 Let’s watch a video
Watch the video: Salma Hayek: Don’t be afraid to make mistakes.
- As you watch, think about why Salma Hayek believes mistakes are important.
2. Watch the video again and answer the following questions:
- What does Salma Hayek say about making mistakes?
- Why does she think mistakes are important?
💭 Think alone
Write some notes about how you react when you make a mistake in English.
💡 🗣️ Small group discussion
Join your assigned group in the breakout room and discuss the following:
- Do you agree with Salma Hayek’s view on mistakes? Why or why not?
- Can you think of a famous person who made a big mistake but later succeeded?
- How can we change our attitude towards making mistakes?
- What strategies can you use to recover from a mistake?
- How can teachers and classmates support each other in learning from mistakes?
Choose a group representative to summarize your discussion points to the class.
👩🏫 🙋♂️ 🙋♀️ Class discussion
Let’s talk together about what we heard in the groups.
What’s similar? What’s different? Any cool ideas?
✍️ Write about it
Write a short paragraph about a mistake you made recently and what you learned from it.
What is one mistake you made recently and what did you learn from it?
Share your reflection in the comments below.👇.