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GRADE: 12                             LESSON: 9

 

THEME: PLANNING FOR LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL

 

 

LESSON GOALS:           

 

  • Help students review the status of their postsecondary applications.
  • Help students assess their progress for their Senior Presentations (if desired).

 

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:     

 

  • What will I do after high school?
  • How can I plan?

 

MATERIALS NEEDED:

 

  • Students’ portfolios

 

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES:  

 

  1. Review students’ plans and their progress with postsecondary applications. How are your students doing? Have they completed needed college entrance exams? Have they completed their college applications? Have they applied for scholarships or other forms of financial aid? Discuss students’ progress. You may want to give them time during this lesson to organize their materials or conduct research for postsecondary plans if needed. (5-15 minutes)

 

  1. Counselors visit. Discuss and answer questions to post secondary and employment options.

 

  1. Begin organizing portfolios. Students will either be leading their final student-led conferences in a few months or they will be using their portfolios as the basis for their Senior Presentations/Culminating Projects. No matter which option your school chooses, it is important that students have well-organized and complete portfolios that reflect their growth and development during high school. Give students time to review their portfolios and begin to organize the contents. Ask them to check for missing materials and to be sure to file work samples they are proud of. (5-15 minutes)

 

  1. Continue to review students’ plans and their progress with postsecondary applications. How are your students doing? Have they completed needed college entrance exams? Have they completed their college applications? Have they applied for scholarships or other forms of financial aid? Discuss students’ progress. You may want to give them time during this lesson to organize their materials or conduct research for postsecondary plans if needed. (5-15 minutes)

 

STUDENT PRODUCTS:        

 

  • Students should begin organizing their portfolios for their final Student-led Conferences or Senior Presentations.