My slides for a CfE lesson on 'What is Success?' — the outcome is the important thing. In general, this is an exercise in encouraging the learners to define success on their own terms, then finding a way of sharing this with an audience using whatever means they think most suitable/appropriate/fun/they can do. I set them off on the task, give them a fortnight to complete it, and want to see work they are proud of. Feel free to take/adapt and share... though if you wish to use this commercially, please contact me for permission. Thanks.

1. What is success?

2. What is success?

3. 5 Things…

4. 5 Things…
• Write down the names of 5
people you think are
successful.

5. 5 Things…
• Write down the names of 5
people you think are
successful.
• Write down the reasons you
think they are a success?

6. 5 Things…
• Write down the names of 5
people you think are
successful.
• Write down the reasons you
think they are a success?
• Write down 5 ways someone
could be judged successful?

7. 5 Things…
• Write down the names of 5
people you think are
successful.
• Write down the reasons you
think they are a success?
• Write down 5 ways someone
could be judged successful?
• Write down 5 qualities that will
help people be a success.

8. Your Opinion
Matters…

9. Your Opinion
Matters…
• For each of these questions,
YOU have been making
decisions.

10. Your Opinion
Matters…
• For each of these questions,
YOU have been making
decisions.
• For each of these questions,
YOU have been writing YOUR
point of view.

11. Your Opinion
Matters…
• For each of these questions,
YOU have been making
decisions.
• For each of these questions,
YOU have been writing YOUR
point of view.
• This is exactly what you have to
do to produce a successful
persuasive piece for an
audience.

12. Task:

13. Task:
What does success
mean to you?

14. Task:
What does success
mean to you?
• You are to investigate and
research success, then decide
on an effective means of
sharing what you have found
with an audience.

15. Planning Help

16. Planning Help
• Define success... tell the reader
what you think success is;

17. Planning Help
• Define success... tell the reader
what you think success is;
• Give examples of people you
think have been successful, and
try to explain why they have
been successful in your eyes;

18. Planning Help
• Define success... tell the reader
what you think success is;
• Give examples of people you
think have been successful, and
try to explain why they have
been successful in your eyes;
• Write about the qualities that
you think bring success... and try
to give suggestions for how
others can be successful;

19. Planning Help
• Define success... tell the reader
what you think success is;
• Give examples of people you
think have been successful, and
try to explain why they have
been successful in your eyes;
• Write about the qualities that
you think bring success... and try
to give suggestions for how
others can be successful;
• Finish off by summing up your
main points and, if possible, try
to end by challenging the
audience to be a success.

20. Showing Off...

21. Showing Off...
• The task requires you to show
you have an idea about what
success is, how it can be
achieved, and should finish by
encouraging others to be a
success.

22. Showing Off...
• The task requires you to show
you have an idea about what
success is, how it can be
achieved, and should finish by
encouraging others to be a
success.
• How you do this, is entirely up
to you!

23. Showing Off...
• The task requires you to show
you have an idea about what
success is, how it can be
achieved, and should finish by
encouraging others to be a
success.
• How you do this, is entirely up
to you!
• Honest...

24. Showing Off...
• The task requires you to show
you have an idea about what
success is, how it can be
achieved, and should finish by
encouraging others to be a
success.
• How you do this, is entirely up
to you!
• Honest...
• I mean it... look at the next slide
to see what I mean!

25. Possible
Submissions...
• essay
• video
• podcast
• photographic exhibition
• painting
• song
• play
• poetry
• sculpture
• news repost
• radio request show
• or just about anything else you
can think of...

26. And Remember...

27. And Remember...
• You need to be able to justify
and explain decisions you have
made in creating your artefact,
and...

28. And Remember...
• You need to be able to justify
and explain decisions you have
made in creating your artefact,
and...
•You should be
PROUD of
what you
produce!