Ms. Harman's 9th Grade English Summer Coursework

Week 10 Assignment DUE 8/22/10

2010-07-19T19:58:00.001-04:00

Read Teens Can Make it Happen pages 75-79 and do the following:

Maintain a "Two-Day Timesheet" for Thursday 8/19 and Friday 8/20 where you record how you use your time. Record each activity and the time you spent on it. Every hour of the day should be accounted for. Follow the following set up for a chart:

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Look back at the three action steps you identified that were needed to achieve one of your goals, and schedule a date and time in the coming week (8/23-8/30) to complete those three steps.
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Read pages 79-85 in Teens Can Make it Happen and complete the "Four Keys to Staying Focused" worksheet. Score yourself according to the scale at the end.
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Week 9 Assignment DUE 8/15/10

2010-07-19T19:43:00.001-04:00

Read Teens Can Make it Happen pages 65-71 and respond to the following:

1. Choose one of the 10 goals you set previously and write it here:
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2. Now write 5 actions that will help you reach that goal.
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3. Now identify and rank the three most important actions toward reaching your goal.
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Read pages 72-75 and take the "Time to Plan" worksheet. When you are finished, total your points and compare them to the scale at the end.
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Week 8 Assignment DUE 8/8/10

2010-07-19T19:21:00.005-04:00

Read pages 60-64 in Teens Can Make it Happen and respond to the following:
1. List 5 people who have helped you with your vision and achieving your goals, and tell how they have helped you.
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2. List 5 OTHER people who COULD help you with your goals, and write a plan for contacting them to seek their advice.
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3. What type of advice will you seek from these people? Consider what your goals are and your career interest.

4. What are YOUR responsibilities with your mentors? (How can you help these people help you?)

5. Write a vision statement based on your success circles, definition of success, strengths, interests, and dreams. Be sure that it inspires you and captures what is most important to you. "Your vision statement is your life's blueprint."

6. Imagine yourself 50 years from now reflecting back on your life. Write an introduction to the story of your life. Include a summary of your life, the people who have influenced you, your educational/training accomplishments related to your goals, and your achievements related to your Success Circles and Vision Statement.

Week 7 Assignment DUE 8/1/10

2010-07-19T19:20:00.001-04:00

Read pages 54-60 in Teens Can Make it Happen and respond to the following:

1. For goals to be successful, they must be set around some guiding principles. What are five beliefs/values that matter most to you? (See list in book)
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2. When setting your goals, consider what do you want to accomplish in your life and why do you want to achieve your goals?

3. Make a list of ten goals that will help you pursue your “vision.”
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4. Write one goal that takes into account your success circles and your vision for the time periods below…

-before school starts:

- for the first semester:
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-for the entire coming school year:

Week 6 Assignment DUE 7/25/10

2010-07-19T16:53:00.002-04:00

Read Teens Can Make it Happen pages 47-51 and respond to the following:
1. Tell about a time when you started something with an end/goal in mind? Did having the end in mind help you? If yes, how did it help?

2. Describe a time when you started something without a goal in mind and performed poorly or got in trouble. How could things have been different if you had considered the end result first?

3. How are you taking responsibility for your life?

4. How does taking responsibility for your life get you where you want to go?

Read pages 52-54 and answer the following:
5. Based on the exploration of your abilities, talents, and what you enjoy doing, list 3 careers are you interested in.
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6. Complete the following sentence.
If I could really do whatever I wanted in life, I would be a __________________________________.

Week 5 Assignment DUE 7/18/10

2010-07-02T19:12:00.002-04:00

Read pages 43-46 in Teens Can Make it Happen and respond to the following:

1. What is your best or most important competency/talent? Refer to the last assignment for the competencies you identified previously.

2. List 5 ways you can use your that talent to improve your life. Consider how it can improve your Success Circles.
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3. What is it that you enjoy doing most? What gives your life meaning?

4. Creat your "vision" by describing what you will be doing in 5 years.

5. Describe two people who will be important to you pursuing your vision.
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6. What would you most like to do with your life if compensation (pay) was not an issue?

Week 4 Assignment DUE 7/11/10

2010-07-02T18:43:00.002-04:00

Read pages 34-42 in Teens Can Make it Happen and respond to the following:

1. List 5 situations or areas in which you feel most confident.
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2. List 5 areas you are competant in, based on experience or skills.
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3. List 5 things you are capable of being or doing.
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4. What are some of your proudest achievements? Why did they make you proud?

5. Based on your achievements, what do you think you are capable of doing in the next 4 years?

6. Which of your competencies give you the greatest pleasure?

7. Which of your competencies would you like to continue to develop and use over the next 4 years?

8. When you do not feel confident, competent, or capable, what could you do to turn a negative into a positive?

Week 3 Assignment DUE 7/4/10

2010-06-23T13:35:00.001-04:00

Read pages 27-34 in Teens Can Make it Happen and respond to the following questions:
1. What has been the most negative influence in your life?

2. How has the negative influence affected you and your behavior?

2. Have you ever been able to turn negative influences into positive learning experiences?

3. If you have been able to turn your negatives into positives, how did you do so? If you have not been able to turn your negative experiences into positive ones, how do you think others are able to do so?

4. What are some obstacles that keep you from doing what you want to do or being who you want to be?

5. What are some ways to overcome your obstacles? (Hint: There is ALWAYS a way over, under, around, or through any obstacle.)

6. What are some aspects of your life that you find difficult to discuss with others?

7. Why are you protective of or secretive about those issues?

8. How could talking to family and close friends about difficult issues help you become more successful?

Week 2 Assignment DUE 6/27/10

2010-06-23T11:58:00.001-04:00

Read pages 22-27 in Teens Can Make it Happen and respond to the following questions:

1. Describe your five BEST traits.
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2. Name three people you admire, and tell why you admire them.
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3. What are three things that make you happy?
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4. What are three things that make you sad?
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5. Identify three things you are afraid of, and tell why they frighten you?
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6. How have your fears influenced decisions in your life?

7. List three characteristics that may be keeping you from achieving your goals?
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8. What experiences have caused you to develop these characteristics?

9. What has been the biggest challenge in your life so far?

10. How do you react to challenges in your life?

11. Describe five traits of the person you would like to be one year from now.
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Week 1 Assignment DUE 6/20/10

2010-06-14T19:49:00.002-04:00

Read chapter one, The Success Process, (pages 11-21) in Teens Can Make it Happen: Nine Steps to Success, and answer the following questions.

What does "success" mean to you?
What is your "vision?"
Are you acting on that "vision?"

Next, identify at least five things you can do to better your life in the each of three areas: personal development, relationships, and career (see Success Circles.)