Class Description
This class is comprised of ninth grade students who bring a variety of skills and areas of need to the program. For this semester, the students will be utilizing the Overcoming Obstacles curriculum. Homework is not generally assigned, but if a student did not complete work in class, is absent or misses a due date, he/she is expected to make up missed work outside of class time.
Semester Objectives
1. Organization and Goal Setting
2. Self-Advocacy
Assignments and Due Dates
Weekly Assignments
a. Study Skills Daily Log: Organization and Agenda
b. Wednesday: Grade check, conference and Weekly Goal Setting
c. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday students will work on problem solving skills.
All assignment copies may be accessed under Assignment downloads.
Quarter 1:
Assignment and Downloads
Career Inventory 9/11 due for full credit 9/15
Resource Website review due end of period _____Presentation begin on ____ |
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SAT accommodations form
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Goal Tracker
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NFL career information
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Study Skills due _____
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Study Skills Individual Assignment _____ due end of class _____ |
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Learning Style Quiz Due _____ Monday |
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Graduation Requirements |
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You Can Grow Your Intelligence
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The Learning Brain
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Successful characteristics _____ due at start of class _____ |
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10 Successful Traits
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Quarter 2
Letter to Myself
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Learning Style Inventory
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Akeela 12/14 due 12/22 |
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Self-Advocacy Research
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Challenges Teens Face Today 1/9 due 1/12
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Pursuit of Happiness
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Quarter 3
Letter to Myself, 2nd semester Deadline 2/7/17
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Typing Text |
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Self-Advocacy Writing Prompt 2/22 due 2/23 |
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The Laws Due end of class _____ |
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Body Language Mar 6 due _____ |
Decision Making _____ due _____ at the end of class |
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Quarter 4
Quarter Evaluation Assigned April 11.
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Finding Nemo notes and written response Due June 14 |
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Resource Survey due June ___ |
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