MENTORING INSTITUTE An excerpt from... 101 Simple Academic Activities L ANGUAGE AND W RITING 1. Write a restaurant or movie review. To prepare, you might want to read a few reviews (in a magazine or newspaper) to get a sense of the style, then go to a movie or restaurant and write up your thoughts and impressions. M ATH 26. Sharpen your probability and math skills through a game of cards. Play card games like “21” to develop speedy addition skills. Learn about probability through rolling a pair of dice or drawing from a deck of cards. What’s the probability that you’ll roll a six? How about two sixes? What’s the probability that you’ll draw an ace? What’s the chance you’ll win the lottery? S OCIAL S TUDIES AND H ISTORY 39. Become a pop culture historian. Research a music type (pop, rock, rap, country, jazz) a type of fashion, ﬁlm, television, visual arts, and become an expert in this area. Combine this with a trip to a movie theater, museum, or a local record store. A RT 59. Be an architect. Using a bird’s eye view (view from above), draw a ﬂoor plan of your home (or any other place you know well). Use a ruler to make straight lines and right angles. Include things like where doors and windows are located. You can also include furniture, if you like. Next, try drawing your dream house or clubhouse. Let your imagination wander. You can include a slide from the backdoor that empties into a pool, an elevator that encircles your house, or a spiral staircase that leads to a rooftop garden! N ATURAL S CIENCES AND H EALTH 65. Explore the night sky. Learn about constellations together. P ERSONAL D EVELOPMENT 92. Have your mentee visit your work place. If this is not possible, arrange a job shadowing opportunity for your mentee. Academic Activity Guide A Learning Resource for Mentors and Mentees

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MENTORING INSTITUTE

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101 Simple Academic Act iv i t ies

Language and Writing

1. Write a restaurant or movie review. To prepare, you might want to read a few reviews (in a magazine or newspaper) to get a sense of the style, then go to a movie or restaurant and write up your thoughts and impressions.

Math

26. Sharpen your probability and math skills through a game of cards. Play card games like “21” to develop speedy addition skills. Learn about probability through rolling a pair of dice or drawing from a deck of cards. What’s the probability that you’ll roll a six? How about two sixes? What’s the probability that you’ll draw an ace? What’s the chance you’ll win the lottery?

SociaL StudieS and hiStory

39. Become a pop culture historian. Research a music type (pop, rock, rap, country, jazz) a type of fashion, film, television, visual arts, and become an expert in this area. Combine this with a trip to a movie theater, museum, or a local record store.

art

59. Be an architect. Using a bird’s eye view (view from above), draw a floor plan of your home (or any other place you know well). Use a ruler to make straight lines and right angles. Include things like where doors and windows are located. You can also include furniture, if you like. Next, try drawing your dream house or clubhouse. Let your imagination wander. You can include a slide from the backdoor that empties into a pool, an elevator that encircles your house, or a spiral staircase that leads to a rooftop garden!

naturaL ScienceS and heaLth

65. Explore the night sky. Learn about constellations together.

PerSonaL deveLoPMent

92. Have your mentee visit your work place. If this is not possible, arrange a job shadowing opportunity for your mentee.

Academic Activity GuideA Learning Resource for Mentors and Mentees