1. September 26 Got Progress Report? School Forms?
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Got Progress Report? School Forms?

2. Where did I come from and Where will I go?
Career Guidance Washington
Lesson 8-1

3. What is a “High School Ready” student?
Reading skills
Writing skills
Math skills
Good grades
Study skills
Test taking skills
Note-taking skills
Career knowledge
Post-secondary knowledge
High school course awareness
Goals
A plan for the future – Classes and Activities Plan!
Elicit some responses from the class then reveal the above to fill in any blanks.

4. Career Guidance Course Outline
We’ll be covering the following Themes:
Career and College Development
Ownership of Learning
Transition Skills
Learning Techniques
Metacognitive Skills
Academic Eligibility
Explain that we will be doing lessons and creating products that will be put into their “portfolio” which will follow them through High School graduation.

5. Creating Goals for YOUR 8th Grade year…
What are some goals that 8th graders should have to ensure they are “High School Ready” by the end of the year?
Get some ideas then share the following slides.

6. Lesson 8-1 Handout On the Back
5 Academic Goals
5 Activity Goals
Have the students create the above chart on the back of Handout Instruct them to fill out 5 Academic and 5 Activity Goals.
Next have them rank these 10 Goals 1-5 in order of importance. Flip the Handout over and write them in the appropriate Goal # space provided.

7. Academic Goals Maintain a good Grade Point Average -Be Specific
Take challenging classes
Establish a homework routine
Learn something OUTSIDE school – Learn for YOURSELF something you are interested in
Commit to NO MISSING ASSIGNMENTS
Share what you learned with your family daily

8. Social/Physical/Emotional Goals
Surround yourself with GOOD friends – people who build you UP not down
Get involved in a school activity or community club
Move. Just move. 30 minutes a day if you can!
Set and keep a regular bedtime
Learn to manage your time better

9. School Activities / Goals
SADD Club
Intramurals
Board Games, Sign Language, Book Fair, etc.
Sports
Basketball
Volleyball
Track
Cross Country
Student Leadership
ASB Student Government
Leadership Class
Renaissance Advisory
Yearbook
T-Wolf News
Band
Choir
Drama
Washington DC Trip
Legislative Page at the State Capitol
Community Organizations
Youth Group
4-H
Scouts
Sports (ie: Shelton Football)

10. Some more random goals…
Write a book or a script
Film a documentary
Learn a coding language
Enter an art competition
Learn basic car repair skills
Learn a new language
Embark on a research project at a local college or university
Get an internship
Create something new (yes, this is purposefully vague)
Read through an entire encyclopedia
Start a blog or a website
Start a charity
Learn how to play a musical instrument
Ace the SAT or the ACT or both
Grow a garden
Write a song
Get paid to do something you love
Volunteer for a cause you support

12. Lesson 8-1 Handout On the Front
List five (5) Academic/Activity Goals that you think you could achieve this school year
Have the students fill out the front of their “My Goals for ”. Encourage them to make goals that are realistic and that they will indeed work toward. Remind them this will be a part of their Student Portfolio and others may read it.

13. Lesson 8-1 Journal Page Where did I come from and Where Will I Go?
When you get to the end of 8th grade and you look back on your year, what do you hope will be your greatest accomplishment? What must you do to make that happen?
What do you think your greatest challenge will be in 8th grade and what are you planning to do to overcome it?
Inform students journal pages will be kept in their portfolios. They become an interesting “time capsule” of their changing thoughts and feelings over the next few years. They should also know that you AND future teachers will be reading these journals to help guide them in the future.