High School Success: 9th Grade Career/College Unit

“Managing High School”

Module Two

“Managing High School”

What does it take? (Brainstorm)

Strategies for Managing High School

•Be ORGANIZED

•Manage TIME

•Be successful in the CLASSROOM

•Take good NOTES

•Know how to read a TEXTBOOK

•Study SMART

•Use test-taking STRATEGIES

Be ORGANIZED

• Keep STUDY AREA and BACKPACKS

neat and organized

• Make sure you have everything you need

for school the next day BEFORE you go

to bed

• Use your SCHOOL PLANNER

• Maintain a separate FOLDER/NOTEBOOK SECTION for

each class

• Get PHONE NUMBERS/EMAIL ADDRESSES of classmates

for questions

• Break LARGE ASSIGNMENTS into SMALL parts

• Work FIRST, then play

Manage TIME• Use FREE TIME at school to get started

on homework• Create a STUDY PLAN that works for you

and stick to it

Be successful in the CLASSROOM

• ADAPT to different teachers

• Know each teacher’s RULES, PROCEDURES AND EXPECTATIONS

• Be in school ON TIME and EVERYDAY

• Have EVERYTHING with you and ready when you get to class

• Always do your HOMEWORK

• PARTICIPATE in class

• WORK effectively with others

• Do EXTRA CREDIT whenever possible

Take good NOTES

• Be an ACTIVE listener

• Write down IMPORTANT information

• Keep notes LEGIBLE

• Get notes if you are ABSENT

• Use CORNELL Note-taking Method

CORNELL NOTE-TAKING

• RECITE the facts and ideas out loud in your own words while you cover up your notes in the six-inch column.

• REFLECT upon the information you have learned.• REVIEW your notes nightly by reciting.• RECAP the facts and ideas at the bottom of the page

in the two-inch block using your own words.

• RECORD as many facts as you can in the six-inch column. Write down ONLY key words.

• REDUCE important facts into key words/phrases/questions in the narrow margin to the left of the six-inch column.

Know HOW to read a textbook

• SCAN the assignment to get an overview

• READ the assignment

• REVIEW to remember what you have read

Study SMART• Establish your STUDY SPACE

• Keep all study SUPPLIES in your study space

• ORGANIZE your study time

• PRIORITIZE your work

• Keep to your study SCHEDULE

even if you do not have homework

Use test-taking STRATEGIES

• MARK questions you want to return to

• CHECK your answers

• USE all of the time available

• Have EVERYTHING you need ready for the test

• BEFORE you start, look over the test and develop a PLAN

GOAL-SETTING • To be effective, goal setting must be:

• Specific

• Measurable

• Attainable

• Short Term– Get an A on tomorrow’s Algebra test

• Long Term– Graduate from high school with a 3.0 GPA