Grade: $12$

Teacher: Ms$.$Belir

Unit $1-$ The Writer's Toolbox KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

True or False $($Unit $1-$ Activity $1$&$2)$

$(15$ marks$)$

$5.$ "Five Tips for Gracefully Accepting Constructive Criticism," by Jacqueline Whitmore.

"It's no secret that most people don't like having their flaws pointed out to them. But the fact is that other people often see our shortcomings more clearly than we do$.$ And just as sharks need to keep swimming in order to breathe, entrepreneurs need to keep learning and developing both personally and professionally to improve their performance and grow their businesses. That makes feedback, especially the negative kind, an invaluable gift, provided you're able to accept it gracefully. Here are five tips to help you make the most of your colleagues' and clients' feedback:"

Don't take it personally; Ask for specifics; Solicit help; Share your progress; Be a feedback mirror

Unit $1-$ Activity $2$: Prompting Passion

$6.$ Sting: How I started writing songs again $($TED talk $-$ overcoming writers block$)$

About Sting: "Composer, singer$-$songwriter, actor, author and activist $-$ Sting was born in Newcastle, England, before moving to London in $1977$ to form The Police. The band released five studio albums, earned six Grammy Awards and two Brits, and was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in $2003."$ About Sting's TED Talk: "After a nasty bout of writer's block that stretched on for nearly a decade, Sting found inspiration by channeling the stories of the shipyard workers he knew from his childhood. $($Source: TED Radio Hour$)$ In conclusion, having the chance to watch this TED talk in class and write about it our Activity $2$ submissions, it can be concluded as follows: $"[$Creativity is$]$ the ability to take a risk. To actually put yourself on the line and risk ridicule, being pilloried, criticized, whatever. But $...$ you must take that risk." $($Source: TED Radio Hour, by NPR$/$TED Staff$)$

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