8th Grade Classroom Guidance Lesson 4 Year Plan

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8th Grade Classroom Guidance Lesson4 Year Plan
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• 6th Grade Mr. Meziere
• 7th Grade Ms. Santner
• 8th Grade Mrs. Wynn

School Counseling Office Located Across Media
Center
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School Counseling Standards

• Academic Development (A)
• Standard A Students will acquire the attitudes,
• knowledge and skills that contribute to effective
• learning in school and across the life span.
• AA3 Achieve School Success
• Standard B Students will complete school with
  the
• academic preparation essential to choose from a
  wide range
• of substantial post-secondary options, including
  college.
• AB2 Plan to Achieve Goals

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Essential Question

• What is a 4 year plan and how will it help me be
  successful in high school?

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What are we going to talk about?

• Your Four Year Plan
• GPA, Transcript, Credit, HOPE Facts
• Support for you

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Your Four Year Plan
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Sample
Subject Area 8th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade
English (4 Units) 9th Lit/Comp H 9th Lit/Comp 10th Lit (World Lit) H World Lit American Lit AP Am Lang English Lit Multicultural Lit AP Lit
or
OPTION C If you are taking regular level
literature and you want to move to honors/AP
level, you will circle the regular level courses
that you have or will take and then the honors/AP
courses that you will take.
OPTION A If you plan to take regular level
literature throughout high school, you will
circle the four across the top.
OPTION B If you plan to take honors/AP level
literature throughout high school, you will
circle the four across the bottom.
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Sample
Subject Area 8th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade
English (4 Units) 9th Lit/Comp H 9th Lit/Comp 10th Lit (World Lit) H World Lit American Lit AP Am Lang English Lit Multicultural Lit AP Lit
or
OPTION C If you are taking regular level
literature and you want to move to honors/AP
level, you will circle the regular level courses
that you have or will take and then the honors/AP
courses that you will take.
OPTION A If you plan to take regular level
literature throughout high school, you will
circle the four across the top.
OPTION B If you plan to take honors/AP level
literature throughout high school, you will
circle the four across the bottom.
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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
English 4 Units Required
9th Grade Literature Literature II American
Literature Literature IV
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Mathematics 4 units required
GPS Alg. w/support GPS Alg. I GPS Geo
w/support GPS Geometry GPS Adv. Algebra
Accelerated Math I Accelerated Math
II Accelerated Math III 4th unit of Math
OR
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SCIENCE4 Units Required
Biology Physical Science or Physics Earth Science
or Environmental Science or Chemistry or AP
Science 4th Science
Many colleges require or recommend certain
science courses for admission. Keep this in mind
when deciding on which 4th science you will take.
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Social Studies3 Units Required
U.S. History Economics/ Government World History
Some students may be recommended to take AP Human
Geography or Honors World History in 9th grade.
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Health/Personal Fitness
½ credit Personal Fitness ½ credit Health
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Pathway3 units required choose one area
Foreign Language Fine Arts Career/Technology
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Pathway Foreign Language
Foreign Language I Foreign Language II Foreign
Language III
At least 2 courses in the same foreign language
are required for college admissions. Many
colleges require or recommend 3 courses in
foreign language.
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Foreign Languages Offered at CHS

• Spanish
• French
• Japanese

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Pathway Fine Arts
Fine Arts I Fine Arts II Fine Arts III
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Fine Arts Offered at CHS

• Drama
• Art
• Band
• Orchestra
• Chorus

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Pathway Career/Technology
Career/Technology I Career/Technology
II Career/Technology III
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Career/Technology Pathways

• Business Computer Science
• Small Business Development
• Financial Management Accounting
• Interactive Media
• Engineering Technology
• Family Consumer Science
• Culinary Arts
• Early Childhood Education
• Education and Teaching
• Graphic Communications

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Career/Technology Pathways continued

• JROTC
• Marketing
• Fashion Marketing
• Travel Tourism
• Plant Science/Horticulture
• Public Safety
• Broadcast Video

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Pathway3 units required choose one area

• Foreign Language
• Spanish / French / Latin/ Japanese
• Fine Arts
• Drama / Art / Band / Chorus / Orchestra
• Career/Technology
• Business Computer Sciences / Engineering,
  Drawing Design / Engineering and Technology /
  Graphic Communications / Plant Science
  Horticulture, / Marketing / Public Safety / JROTC
  / Family Consumer Sciences

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ELECTIVES
4 units required
Elective 1 Elective 2 Elective 3 Elective 4
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Whats a GPA?

• Grade Point Average (GPA)
• A 90-100 4.0
• B 80-89 3.0
• C 74-79 2.0
• D 70-73 1.0
• F 69 and ? 0.0

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HOW TO EARN CREDIT IN HIGH SCHOOL

• Earn 1 unit of credit for each full block
  course that you pass per semester
• Earn 1 unit of credit for each year-long course
  that you pass
• Can earn a total of 8 units of credit per year

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What does your transcript say about you?

• Your cumulative GPA
• Your class rank
• Rigor of courses
• Courses that count toward your HOPE GPA
• Graduation requirements

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What is the HOPE Scholarship?
Earn for college for getting good grades!

• Must graduate with a 3.2 GPA in all core
  curriculum subjects
• Core curriculum subjects English, math, science,
  social studies, and foreign language
• All coursework in these subjects is used in
  computing the HOPE GPA.

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What do colleges consider in order of importance?

• 1. Grades
• 2. Academic GPA
• 3. Course selection

4. ACT or SAT scores 5. Class rank 6. Essay 7.
Recommendations 8. Activities
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Where will your GPA take YOU?

• College Average GPA
• Georgia State University 3.33
• Georgia Southern University 3.15
• Georgia Tech 3.81
• Kennesaw State University 3.01
• University of West Georgia 2.96
• University of Georgia 3.83
• Valdosta State University 3.03

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Why is 9th grade so important? 1. Determines
course placement for 10th grade. 2. Sets the
foundation for your G.P.A. 3. Determines
promotion to 10th grade. 4. HOPE Scholarship 5.
Transcript 6. Graduation
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Many people at CHS can help you be successful

• Teachers can help with academic issues and class
  problems. Tutoring is available.
• Counselors can help you with planning courses,
  personal issues, academic issues, and college
  career planning.
• Administrators can help you handle conflicts with
  students or teachers.
• The social worker is here to help you utilize
  school and community resources when faced with
  personal and economic challenges.