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Maintaining Momentum

Maintaining Momentum. 12 th Grade: Senior Year Success. Café Press, 2011. Pre-Test. What is senioritis (or senior slump or senior slide)? What is one common mistake seniors make? What is one way to avoid senioritis?. Videos. Discuss. What is senioritis?

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Maintaining Momentum

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  1. Maintaining Momentum 12th Grade: Senior Year Success Café Press, 2011

  2. Pre-Test • What is senioritis (or senior slump or senior slide)? • What is one common mistake seniors make? • What is one way to avoid senioritis?

  3. Videos

  4. Discuss • What is senioritis? • Why is it important to avoid senioritis according to these videos? • Were you surprised by anything the college counselor said?

  5. Objective • Today, we are going to learn: • The importance of keeping academic momentum in the senior year • About common senior year mistakes and how to avoid them. • Strategies for avoiding senioritis Microsoft, 2011

  6. What is Senioritis? Café Press, 2011

  7. Senior Slide: Will It Cost You? • Read through the article • Discuss: • What are students reasons for the “Senior Slide”? • What are some of the consequences of senioritis or the “senior slide”? • Do you feel you are in danger of “sliding” your senior year? Why or why not?

  8. What are Common Mistakes? • Missing Classes • Thinking the 2nd semester doesn’t count • Giving in to senioritis • Getting overwhelmed • Not keeping your priorities straight • Forgetting Your Studying • Underestimating the time needed to get work done • Daydreaming about your future academic plans • Blowing off “less important” work • Failing to see the resources that are available to you Campus Explorer, 2011

  9. Think-Pair-Share • Which mistakes have you already found yourself making? • Which mistakes are you in jeopardy of making this year? • How can you avoid making those mistakes? • What resources are available to you here to help you avoid these mistakes and prepare for college?

  10. Student Ideas • Staying focused during senior year can be a challenge. But making the year meaningful has its rewards. These high school seniors describe their strategies for staying interested and involved in school. • CollegeBoard asked high school students, how are you getting the most out of your senior year? • Let's see their answers…

  11. Post-Test • What is senioritis (or senior slump or senior slide)? • What is one common mistake seniors make? • What is one way to avoid senioritis?

  12. Assignment • Write a SMART goal in family connection that focuses on at least one way to avoid senioritis or the senior slide. • Next class, we’ll focus more on how to make the most of your senior year.

  13. References • Microsoft Office Images. (2011). Retrieved from http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/ • Café Press (2006). Senioritis Image. Retrieved from http://tinyurl.com/3lxdedu • Campus Explorer. (2011). 10 Most Common Senior Year Mistakes. Retrieved from http://www.campusexplorer.com/college-advice-tips • Johnstad, T. (2010). Senior Slide: Will it cost you? ThreeSixty. Retrieved from http://www.threesixtyjournalism.org/article/2010-09/senior-slide-will-it-cost-you

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