College Readiness Trimester 1 Period 6 Assignments
- Instructor
- Dr. Joshua Varnell
- Term
- 2024-2025 School Year
- Department
- College Readiness Seminar
Upcoming Assignments
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Past Assignments
Due:
Seeking Out Role Models
Lesson Goals:
Understand positive qualities of a role model.
Engage people of similar backgrounds in a discussion and discover their postsecondary journey.
Compare own leadership qualities and attributes shared with role models to identify opportunities to demonstrate skills.
Instructions:
Review the 13 Things to Look For In A Role Model
Identify people you know personally in your community who you perceive as a role model and represent the 13 qualities of a good role model. Think about people in your immediate neighborhood and community groups (ex. like their church or local nonprofits).
Identify someone in your community to interview who is a positive role model. Select three questions from our list to ask.
Prepare a brief presentation to present your information
Complete the Role Model Interview Worksheet
Create a slideshow (A single slide)
The slide should have the following information:
Provide a picture of your role model
Identify who they are & what they do
What positive traits do they have?
Present your information to the class
Share how they influenced your life and your desire for education and/or training beyond high school.
Tell us about the three questions you asked
How did the role model respond
What did you learn about them and role models in general?
Role Model Interview Questions:
How do you maintain your work/life balance? Why is this balance important to you?
How do you overcome or respond to problems? How do you address mistakes?
What would you say is your greatest achievement? Why? How does this achievement reflect a positive value you have?
What education or training did you get for your job? Why was it important/what did it teach you about yourself?
Who are the people in your life you look up to? Why? What positive traits/qualities do they have as individuals?
How do you give back to your community? Why is service to your community important? What one value/positive trait would ask everyone embody?
Understand positive qualities of a role model.
Engage people of similar backgrounds in a discussion and discover their postsecondary journey.
Compare own leadership qualities and attributes shared with role models to identify opportunities to demonstrate skills.
Instructions:
Review the 13 Things to Look For In A Role Model
Identify people you know personally in your community who you perceive as a role model and represent the 13 qualities of a good role model. Think about people in your immediate neighborhood and community groups (ex. like their church or local nonprofits).
Identify someone in your community to interview who is a positive role model. Select three questions from our list to ask.
Prepare a brief presentation to present your information
Complete the Role Model Interview Worksheet
Create a slideshow (A single slide)
The slide should have the following information:
Provide a picture of your role model
Identify who they are & what they do
What positive traits do they have?
Present your information to the class
Share how they influenced your life and your desire for education and/or training beyond high school.
Tell us about the three questions you asked
How did the role model respond
What did you learn about them and role models in general?
Role Model Interview Questions:
How do you maintain your work/life balance? Why is this balance important to you?
How do you overcome or respond to problems? How do you address mistakes?
What would you say is your greatest achievement? Why? How does this achievement reflect a positive value you have?
What education or training did you get for your job? Why was it important/what did it teach you about yourself?
Who are the people in your life you look up to? Why? What positive traits/qualities do they have as individuals?
How do you give back to your community? Why is service to your community important? What one value/positive trait would ask everyone embody?
Due:
Draft A College Essay
Choose one of the 3 types of College Essays
1. Who are you; 2. Why us; and
3. A creative approach to a question.
Step 1: Plan your approach by thinking about yourself
Step 2: Describe yourself by telling a story
Step 3: Review & revise
The essay should be 5-6 complete paragraphs
1. Who are you; 2. Why us; and
3. A creative approach to a question.
Step 1: Plan your approach by thinking about yourself
Step 2: Describe yourself by telling a story
Step 3: Review & revise
The essay should be 5-6 complete paragraphs
Due:
Career & College Readiness Journal #2
Complete Journal #2 Questions: Due Tuesday, September 24th in Google Classroom.
What one word sums up my high school experience? Why?
What one word sums up what I want my next year to be? Why?
What have I learned from my Education Plan and Profile about my future?
If I were going to give a freshman one piece of advice for how to be successful in high school, what would I tell them?
Journal Instructions: Your response should be a complete thought, a full paragraph at minimum for each question that outlines a point, and a thorough discussion of your reasoning and support for your point. Paragraphs consist of 4 to 8 sentences, including a complete and well-thought-out topic/point sentence, an evidentiary sentence outlining the evidence that supports your topic/point, an analysis sentence that directly outlines to your audience the connection between the topic/point and the evidence and a final transition sentence that links your thoughts to the next paragraph or provides a well-thought-out conclusion that directly addresses the topic/point of the paragraph and brings your thoughts together succinctly.
What one word sums up my high school experience? Why?
What one word sums up what I want my next year to be? Why?
What have I learned from my Education Plan and Profile about my future?
If I were going to give a freshman one piece of advice for how to be successful in high school, what would I tell them?
Journal Instructions: Your response should be a complete thought, a full paragraph at minimum for each question that outlines a point, and a thorough discussion of your reasoning and support for your point. Paragraphs consist of 4 to 8 sentences, including a complete and well-thought-out topic/point sentence, an evidentiary sentence outlining the evidence that supports your topic/point, an analysis sentence that directly outlines to your audience the connection between the topic/point and the evidence and a final transition sentence that links your thoughts to the next paragraph or provides a well-thought-out conclusion that directly addresses the topic/point of the paragraph and brings your thoughts together succinctly.
Due:
Where Am I Going? Journal #1
Complete Journal #1 Questions: Due Tuesday, September 17th in Google Classroom.
What are my expectations for senior year?
How does creating an education plan & profile help me with my senior year goals?
What will I be most proud of by the end of the year?
Journal Instructions: Your response should be a complete thought, a full paragraph at minimum for each question that outlines a point, and a thorough discussion of your reasoning and support for your point. Paragraphs consist of 4 to 8 sentences, including a complete and well-thought-out topic/point sentence, an evidentiary sentence outlining the evidence that supports your topic/point, an analysis sentence that directly outlines to your audience the connection between the topic/point and the evidence and a final transition sentence that links your thoughts to the next paragraph or provides a well-thought-out conclusion that directly addresses the topic/point of the paragraph and brings your thoughts together succinctly.
What are my expectations for senior year?
How does creating an education plan & profile help me with my senior year goals?
What will I be most proud of by the end of the year?
Journal Instructions: Your response should be a complete thought, a full paragraph at minimum for each question that outlines a point, and a thorough discussion of your reasoning and support for your point. Paragraphs consist of 4 to 8 sentences, including a complete and well-thought-out topic/point sentence, an evidentiary sentence outlining the evidence that supports your topic/point, an analysis sentence that directly outlines to your audience the connection between the topic/point and the evidence and a final transition sentence that links your thoughts to the next paragraph or provides a well-thought-out conclusion that directly addresses the topic/point of the paragraph and brings your thoughts together succinctly.