Are You A Loser (700l) - Middle School Reading Article Worksheet printable pdf download

Are You A Loser (700l) - Middle School Reading Article Worksheet

Vale Middle School Reading Article

Are You a Loser? (700L)

Instructions: COMPLETE ALL QUESTIONS AND MARGIN NOTES

Read the following article carefully and make notes in the margin as you read.

Your notes should include:

o Comments that show that you understand the article. (A summary or statement of the main

idea of important sections may serve this purpose.)

o Questions you have that show what you are wondering about as you read.

o Notes that differentiate between fact and opinion.

o Observations about how the writer’s strategies (organization, word choice, perspective,

support) and choices affect the article.

Your margin notes are part of your score for this assessment.

Answer the questions carefully in complete sentences unless otherwise instructed.

Student ____________________________Class Period__________________

Notes on my thoughts,

Are You a Loser?

reactions and questions as I

read:

Great. Because studies show that if you want to be a success, you

need to know how to fail.

What’s the secret of success? Is it having loads of money? Good luck? Great teeth? Sure,

cash, luck, and a nice smile can’t hurt. But many social scientists agree that what successful

people have in common is this: They were failures.

There’s George Washington, the top general of America’s troops in the Revolutionary War,

who lost two huge battles and was nearly fired. There’s Steve Jobs, who developed a slew of

failed products—and even got canned from Apple—before returning to change the world

with the iPod, iPhone, and iPad. The list goes on: From Katy Perry and Hall of Fame

basketball legend Michael Jordan to Glee star Chris Colfer, the majority of today’s most

successful people were at one time losers. They were dropped from record labels, cut from

basketball teams, or bullied in school. They felt humiliated, lost, and hopeless.

But they eventually figured out how to move forward. And that is the key skill: the ability to

dust yourself off and try again. And again. Experts call this resilience—being able to

recover from setbacks. This is what turns losers into winners. Experts say that in terms of

future success, resilience is more important than brains or talent. So next time you fail a test

or strike out at bat or sing off-key, don’t give up. “That’s how we grow,” says Amy

Fineburg, Ph.D., an Alabama educator who specializes in psychology. “We grow by

pushing beyond the limits of what we can do today.”

Ask Miranda, of Williamsburg, Virginia, who still cringes when recalling her early

Are you a loser? Scholastic Magazine. April 2, 2012.

Are You A Loser (700l) - Middle School Reading Article Worksheet