We have all had instances in life where we tried something and failed. For this assignment, you will reflect on a time in your own life when you have experienced failure. You will need to answer ALL of the questions below in order to receive credit for this assignment. 1: What did you try and how did you fail?
2: Did your Circle of Mastery grow?
3: Did you learn something new that helped you later?
4: Is it possible that you actually succeeded, even though it felt like a failure?

In two to three well-developed paragraphs, answer the questions above and reflect upon this experience.

Read this excerpt from "the all-american slurp." i pulled the strings out of my stalk. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. my brother followed suit. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. to my left, my parents were taking care of their own stalks. z-z-zip, z-z-zip, z-z-zip. suddenly i realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping. looking up, i saw that the eyes of everyone in the room were on our family. mr. and mrs. gleason, their daughter meg, who was my friend, and their neighbors the badels—they were all staring at us as we busily pulled the strings of our celery. what story element does the author develop in this excerpt? a) lot details about the party b) characterization of the lins c) characterization of the gleasons d) setting details about the gleasons’ house