Spring Weeks 11-15
Week 11
Day #1
Begin Sophomore College Project. Show videos from two schools,Eckert and Reed. Then students do individual research online.
Day #2
SAT Prep continuing Writing Skills packet and Khan Academy
Day #3
Continue College Project. Define terms like undergrad/grad, in-state tuition, private vs. public
Week 12
short week
Day #1
Finish College Project
Day #2
Continue in Grammar Packet
Khan Academy
Week 13
Day #1
Attack the Zeroes - FInd zeroes on school loop and work on those specific assignments. Students without zeroes work on study guides and flashcards
Day #2
Cornell Notes - Work on writing summaries as if you are teaching a lesson
Day #3
Min Day
Check Notes
Binder Check
Gratitude
Wait What
Week 14
Day #1
Obstacles Lesson, a presentation about how to plan around running into obstacles that distract us from our goals. Can also use presentation and worksheet teaching about resiliency.
Day #2
Finish obstacles lesson and implement lessons learned in daily planner
Day #3
Fun Friday - SAT Balderdash
Week 15
Day #1
Introduce Socratic Seminar. Students will have a few days to prepare for a seminar by reading, editing and summarizing the text. They will also find additional resources and be quizzed on words/allusions they should have researched for a full understanding of the piece.
Day #2
Continue in grammar packet for SAT prep and work on Khan Academy
Day #3
Introduce Math Summaries assignment in which students will spend a few minutes each day logging what they did that day in their math class. They will look over their notes and homework, assign confidence factors next to problems, and record the scores. Can also use AVID learning logs.
Continue working on seminar preparation.