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Lesson 3:Lesson 3:Improving AcademicallyImproving Academically

Lesson GoalsLesson Goals

Reflect on your classes and the Reflect on your classes and the assessments you have taken this assessments you have taken this yearyear

Develop an Academic Goal for Develop an Academic Goal for your portfolioyour portfolio

This lesson will help you This lesson will help you answer these questions:answer these questions:

How am I doing in school?How am I doing in school?

How can I do better?How can I do better?

DiscussionDiscussionHow are you doing How are you doing in middle school?in middle school?

Classes?Classes?

Homework?Homework?

Assessments?Assessments?

How do you feel the How do you feel the year is going?year is going?

Keeping track of Keeping track of your progressyour progress

FirstFirstWhy is it important to have a Why is it important to have a good sense of how you are good sense of how you are doing in school?doing in school?

Keeping track of your Keeping track of your progressprogress

SecondSecondWhat academic records does What academic records does

Truman make available Truman make available for you and your parents?for you and your parents?

How do you access these records?How do you access these records?

Keeping track of your Keeping track of your progressprogress

ThirdThirdHow can you use the How can you use the information provided in your information provided in your assessment records?assessment records?

Academic GoalsAcademic Goals

Complete the “Academic Goal Complete the “Academic Goal Worksheet” for your portfolioWorksheet” for your portfolioIndicate at least one academic Indicate at least one academic achievement you would like to achievement you would like to accomplish this year.accomplish this year.

To help you succeed in middle To help you succeed in middle school and beyond:school and beyond: