1. Choose one of the images above and explain why you think it best represents the theme of challenges.
2. Would you add any other image to this selection to represent challenges? 3. Can you think of a story you have read in which a character faces a challenge? 4. Think of a time when you faced a challenge. (a) What was the challenge? (b) How did it make you feel? (c) Did you share your feelings with anyone? Why or why not? (d) How did you deal with the challenge? (e) What kinds of challenges do people face every day?
5. ‘Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.’ (Samuel Beckett) In groups or pairs, think about a time when someone might experience failure. (a) What do you think this quote means? (b) What kind of advice would you offer this person? (c) Do you think it is easy to take advice after failure?
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Write your own definition of challenges in the space provided on page 90 of your Portfolio, by completing the sentence ‘Challenges are ...’. You will return to this definition later on.
