Freshman+Seminar+2014-2015

11-15 || Chapter 1: Who Am I? Me Bags History of School || Standards: 1.12 3.1 || Resources: Guest Speaker Topics: Helpful tips for surviving high school || 18-22 || 1: Who Am I? Show and Tell Chapter Reflection and article || 1.12 3.1 || [|Http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/25-skills-every-public-speaker-should-have/] || 25-29 || 2: What Makes me ME? my roles personal mission statement || 1.3 1.4 1.10 || [] [] Videos:  ||
 * August
 * August
 * August
 * Sept 2-5

No school Monday 9/1 || 3: Strategies to help ME reach my goals Time Management and Goal Setting Ethics/Attitudes Binder Set up || 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.7 || Guest speakers: Former students discussing the importance of being organized and having goals [] (Do you believe in me? video) Because we believe that kids are going to reach their goals, we want to show them how to do it. || Lab time needed: College for TN Learning Styles test || 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.7 || learning styles test: Good PPT to help review Progress Reports: (Video Proof- video of Don Meyer accepting an award at the ESPY's. The video link will not transfer, but you can find it on youtube). || 15-19 || 4: What I need to Know about high school || 1.12 || Guest Speaker: Freshman Guidance Counselor || 22-26 || 5: What's important to me? Maslow's Hierarchy || 1.8 1.7 || [] (online practice with the hierarchy) [] (lessons with worksheets) || || [] (more lesson plans) || 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 || * 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 || Career Fair: October 29th Students should have completed the career fair workbook before attending the fair. Workbooks will be handed out before the career fair || No School on 11/4 || 8: Careers in Film || **1.4, 1.10, 2.1, 2.9, 3.3, 3.8, 3.9** || movie suggestions: The Rookie, Kung Fu Panda, or Megamind. Be sure to write Thank You Notes for the Career Fair Use the Socratic seminar method or philosophical chairs Discussion Questions: Guest Speaker Requests: What makes a career right for someone? How did you know your career was right for you? What is the difference between a career and a job? || COLLEGEFORTN.ORG || **1.11, 2.1, 2.2, 2.9, 3.10** || You will need LAB time for this chapter. || COLLEGEFORTN.ORG || **1.11, 2.1, 2.2, 2.9, 3.10** || You will need LAB time for this chapter. || __**Conflict Resolution**__: www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/resolving-conflicts.cfm www.teachablemoment.org/high.html#strategies www.crnhq.org/pages.php?pID=7 __** Stress: **__ [] [] []
 * Sept 8-12 || 3: Strategies to help ME reach my goals
 * Sept.
 * Sept.
 * Sept 25- October 3 || 6:My Budget || 1.8 || Guest Speakers: Junior Achievement/ any money management topics
 * || 6: My Budget || 1.8 || [] (budgeting lesson plans)
 * Oct 14-17 || 7:How do I get a job? || 1.11
 * [[file:ghsbaker/application guided notes.doc|application guided notes.doc]]
 * [[file:ghsbaker/BusinessHandshakeHandout.pdf|BusinessHandshakeHandout.pdf]]
 * [[file:ghsbaker/Winning Job Interview Activity.pdf|Winning Job Interview Activity.pdf]]
 * [[file:ghsbaker/Winning Job Interviews handout.doc|Winning Job Interviews handout.doc]]
 * [[file:ghsbaker/DressingforSuccess[2].ppt|DressingforSuccess[2].ppt]]
 * [[file:ghsbaker/resume template.doc|resume template.doc]]
 * [[file:ghsbaker/resume and application terms.doc|resume and application terms.doc]] ||
 * Oct. 20-31 || 7:How do I get job? || 1.11
 * Nov 3-7
 * what makes a career right for someone?
 * How do you know if the career you picked is right for you?
 * Create a backup plan. If your career doesn't work out, what else could you do?
 * What things could affect your judgement?
 * How would you know a career is NOT right for you?
 * Nov 10-14 || 9: Career Research
 * Nov. 17-21 || 9: Career Research
 * Nov 24-25 || Additional Activities ||  || Spaceship

Personality Animal Test: (document) (PPT) || 8-12 || 10: What can I do to pass my exams? Pad Week/Catch up || **1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.7, 3.4, 3.7** || [|www.testtakingtips.com] || Professionalism Rubrics:
 * Nov 26-Dec 5 || 9: Career Research || **1.11, 2.1, 2.2, 2.9, 3.10** || You will need LAB time for this chapter. ||
 * December
 * ||  ||   || [|https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zr_jR5wktv6KqHMDAabYCxvQP8x0DYGi6r7ncGGA_HA/embed?hl=en&size=l#slide=id.p] (Compass Points Activity) ||
 * Dec 15-19 || Review/ Final Exams ||  ||   ||

Rubric for self directed reading: (see page 28)

Success for Teens:

=Fun articles to look at: = http://collegetimes.us/11-hardest-jobs-to-get-in-america/

http://www.thesportdigest.com/archive/article/what-are-odds-becoming-professional-athlete

[] (odds of becoming a pro athlete)

[] (10 reasons to graduate)

http://www.dropoutprevention.org/family-student-resources/top-5-reasons-stay-school

http://booksgalore.hubpages.com/hub/Book-Review-I-Beat-the-odds-by-Michael-Oher

Fun Things to do: [|www.sporcle.com]