Mrs. Brashier8th Grade Success

Prep

Welcome!O Contact informationO Main Office #: 215-809-6220O Email address:

mbrashier@neshaminy.k12.pa.us

Email AddressO Weekly updatesO Check out my website!O http://

www.neshaminy.org/Domain/388

Extra Help/MeetingsO Tuesdays: Student extra help 7:15 –

7:45amO Thursdays: Parent conferences 7:15 –

7:45am

O It’s okay if those times do not work for you or your child!

Note to ParentsO www.studyskills.com/parentsO https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFXxz8ReG-Y

Goals of the CourseO Know yourselfO Know your goalsO Know your toolsO Know your progressO Know your school

Know YourselfO Types of Intelligences

O What type of learner are you? O VisualO LinguisticO InterpersonalO IntrapersonalO LogicalO KinestheticO MusicalO Naturalistic

Know your GoalsO Follow a daily scheduleO Prioritize!O Identify your goalsO Schedule time to take action

Know your ToolsO Organization

O How to write a research paper O Self AdvocacyO Taking and studying notes

O Learn different note-taking strategies O Learn how to study properlyO Learn how to take a testO Learn how to answer constructed

responses

Research PaperO Learn how to:

O write a thesisO Add a hookO use Neshaminy’s research sourcesO organize a five paragraph research

paperO use parenthetical notationO not plagiarize

Know your ProgressO Track your gradesO Monitor your goalsO Recognize your achievements

Know your SchoolO How did you contribute to your

school?O What will I contribute to the NHS

community?O Any missed opportunities?

Cross CurricularO This course connects with the core

courses by:O Note Taking (SS, Eng., Science, Math)O Test Prep (SS., Eng., Science, Math)O Research Paper (SS., Eng., Science)O Organization (SS., Eng., Science,

Math and extra curricular activities)

Questions?