The writing assignment is really challenging and you don't want to do it. What could you do?
Ask for help, ask for breaks, see if you can record your thoughts then write, try your best
You are thinking "this book is too hard to read, I can't do it" -Use flexible thinking
I will try my best, I can sound out the words
you are working on your math quiz, it's too hard so you put your head down and give up-Predict the consequence
you will get a bad grade, your teacher might make you do it over... What can you do instead?