Riddle

This thing all things devours:Birds, beasts, trees, flowers;

Gnaws iron, bites steel;Grinds hard stones to meal;

Slays king, ruins town,And beats high mountain down.

Answer: TIME!

Based on the Time Management Chart and your everyday experiences…

What conclusions can you make about how you spend your time?

What gets in the way of accomplishing important tasks each day?

What are your “Time Robbers” of each day?

Here are the steps….

Time Management Assignment

Step 1: Create chart/graph of “Summary of Current Activities” data

Class15%

HW4%

Clubs/Sports4%

Work14%

Social4%

Computer2%Hygiene

4%Eating

7%

Sleep31%

Other15%

Summary of Current Activities

Step 2: Create a “College Class Schedule” for ASU or CGCC

CLASS COURSE NAME CREDITHOURS

DAY(S) TIME

English 101

Science (Bio 101 or Chem 101)

Math 101 or 201

Class of your choice

Class of your choice

My College Schedule at [insert name of college]

No online classes allowedMust total either 5 classes or 15 credit hours

Links to College Class Schedules:CGCC College ScheduleASU College Schedule

Step 3: Complete “Summary of Post-Secondary Activities”

Step 4: Create a chart/graph of “Summary of Post-Secondary Activities”

Class/L

ab HW

Clubs/Sports

Work

Socia

l

TV/Music

Computer

Hygiene

Eating

Sleep

Other

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Time

Time

Step 5: Write a short essay analysis• Product:

– MLA Format – Typed Word document

• Introduction – 2-3 sentences explaining the project• Explanation paragraph (2-3 sentences) • Chart (cut/paste into document)

– Current time use• Explanation paragraph – 2-3 sentences• Proposed college schedule (cut/paste from Chart step 2 on this page) – be sure to

include NAME OF COLLEGE• Explanation paragraph – 2-3 sentences• Chart (cut/paste into document)

– Post-secondary time use• Reflection – 7-10 sentences

– What are the differences in the two schedules? – What are the similarities? – What surprised you about the differences/similarities? – What is worrying you about your potential schedule and time anagement for next

year?• Works Cited

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