College Readiness/GEAR UP Digital Learning Activities
Title: Summer Academic Support - Get back on track
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Student Instructions:Step 1: Save the document by adding your name to the end of the document’s name, for example, Summer Academic Support-Jessica P
FOLLOW THESE STEPS ~ click File, then select Make a copy, click Entire presentation. Page 5, is a Note Page for taking notes if you need it while you are reading.
Step 2: Look at page 2 for some book suggestions for reading this summer. Also, this link offers more reading suggestions:
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/10th-grade-reading-list
Step 3: Select at least 5 books for your summer reading selections. No, you’re not expected to read 5 books - even though that would be AMAZING!!!!!! The minimum is 2 books for your summer reading.
Step 4: Print OR Keep pages 3 and 4 for the Reading Games. PAGE 3 - The Summer Reading Challenge 2020, use the green check marks to move into the small boxes once you have completed a task. The goal is to have all of the reading ideas checked off by the end of the summer and before returning back to school for the 11th grade.
PAGE 4 - The Summer Reading BINGO is the traditional bingo game with a reading twist. It would be great to do this with a friend but if you desire to do this solo, that’s fine too. After completing the reading tasks, take the red/green or green/red circle chips that are located on the side of the game sheet and move them over to the bingo spaces. The goal is to have all of the reading ideas checked off by the end of the summer and before returning back to school for the 11th grade.
Step 5: Pages 5 & 6 are the Feedback pages. Answer the questions by clicking inside of the boxes.
Resources:https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Fshelf%2Fshow%2F10th-grade-reading-list&sa=D
Translated InstructionsArabicChinesePortugueseRussianSpanish Title: Jump Starting Your Future: Paid summer internships and volunteer work
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Student Instructions:Summer Plans-Paid Summer Internships and Volunteer WorkSummer time is the ideal opportunity to research, and gain experience through Paid summer internships or volunteer jobs. By investing your time in summer work opportunities can also demonstrate your sense of responsibility to the college admissions officers. Also, remember that any volunteer work and summer paid internship experience can be added to your resume! Below find ideas and suggestions as you begin the search for that perfect job or internship:
1- Follow a passion- If you could do something this summer, what would it be?
2-Get a taste of a future career-Experience the career you hope to be in.
3- Create an internship- by working for free at a potential employer-someone who inspires you, but might not be able to afford to hire you- The job skills you will gain can be worth a fortune!
Interactive Activity:Think outside the box- Review the 10 questions in this link-10-questions-and-discover-your-future AND answer the first 5 questions here-Five questions to help you discover your passion!
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Translated InstructionsArabicChinesePortugueseRussianSpanish Title: Jump Starting Your Future: Resume Writing
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Student Instructions:Jump Starting your Future-Resume Writing!
Summer is a great time to start working on your resume!
What is a Resume?- A written summary of a person’s experiences, interests, skills and accomplishments relevant to a particular job, employer, company or school;
- Organizes all the information you want a potential employer to know about you in a neat, concise manner;
- Focuses on your positive traits and should include everything that you have to offer;
- Aims to convince an employer that he/she should hire you
Why Create a resume before looking for a job or paid summer internship? - Many employers expect the applicant to have a resume before or at the interview;
- Many employers want to see the resume before interviewing the applicant;
- The employer who is not expecting a resume will be impressed;
- The resume reminds prospective employers of the applicant’s best qualities;
- Writing a resume will help you organize your qualifications and gather important personal information so that you will know what you have to offer an employer;
Activity-Resume writing1-Review How-to-create-your-resume information from CollegeBoard2-Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?5 tips to write your resume 3-Get the “How to get perfect interview answers report” here: Interview answer report!
Translated InstructionsArabicChinesePortugueseRussianSpanish Title: Jump Starting Your Future: Understanding your financial aid award letter
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Student Instructions:Understanding Your Financial Aid Letters
College is very expensive, therefore you must make a conscious decision regarding the cost of higher education. The process may seem confusing, but don’t worry, if you complete these steps, you will be on your way!
Activity 1: Determine your cost for college- First, gather all of your financial aid letters from the colleges/universities you have been accepted to.
- Please read the following article on how to understand and compare your financial aid letters.
How to Read Your Financial Aid Award Letter: 5 Examples- Use the following spreadsheet to determine which school is best for you financially
( Please make a COPY of the spreadsheet FIRST. Please go to File on the top left corner of the document, and click on Make a copy) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yfQJu2DEeoIjhpT1Lt76wXVduuCdq9OBLXT9kyB3JdI/copy- Fill in the information from your financial aid letters into the spreadsheet.
- Determine which college is cheapest for you to attend. Share a copy of the spreadsheet to your teacher.
Activity 2: Writing an appeal letterAt times, your favorite college might be the most expensive or your family’s financial situation may have changed since you completed your FAFSA. If so, writing an appeal letter may be best. - Read the following article regarding how to write an appeal letter.
- Write an appeal letter to a college or university you have been accepted to. Please send the letter via email to the school’s financial aid office.
- Email a copy of the letter to your teacher.
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