Detailed description

This ‘Coping With Change’ writing prompt is an ideal activity for promoting a growth mindset by encouraging students to reflect on how they respond to change. The writing prompt provides an introductory passage describing how changes in our circumstances can generate different reactions in different people and promotes the idea that we have some control over how we respond to the changes in our lives. Supporting students to develop positive and productive mechanisms for coping with change is an important part of developing a growth mindset. The passage is followed by a related question prompt and some directions to support students in completing the writing activity.