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Check-In

Check-In. Write a response in complete sentences for three minutes to the prompt: Think of something you are good at it . Is it something you were born with or something you had to practice and work at?. Annoucements.

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Check-In

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  1. Check-In • Write a response in complete sentences for three minutes to the prompt: Think of somethingyou are good at it. Is itsomethingyouwerebornwith or somethingyouhad to practice and work at?

  2. Annoucements • Make a Difference Day – October 25, 9:00 – 2:30, pickup @ Roosevelt HS • BestPrepvolunteer W/Th • Baseline ACT scores comingsoon!

  3. GrowYourMinds! • 1. Get in a group of 2 or 3 people • 2. Read one section of the article • 3. Make a display to present: • The main ideaof your section • A summary of one or twosupportingdetails (in yourownwords) • New or important vocabulary • At least one illustration

  4. SummerEnrichment Programs What is your favorite summer memory?

  5. What are good summeractivities? • College exploration • Volunteerwork • Jobs • Summercoursework • Summerenrichment programs Summer Bridge

  6. Whydo summer plans matter? • Prepareyou for college • Opportunity to explore interests in-depth • Be competitivefor college admissions • Meet people whoshareyourinterests • Avoidsummerslump!

  7. PennsylvaniaGovenor’sSchool for International Studies • Cost: FREE NINETY-NINE • Six weeks on University of Pittsburgh campus in the dorms • Began learning Portuguese • Took introductory Global Studies classes • Met friends from all over Pennsylvania • Learned I DID NOT want to go to Pitt

  8. What works for you? Review your resumé. What is… • One new thing you want to try? • One area you are already interested in exploring? • Something you should add to your resumé to make it? more complete Example: • More volunteer activities • Athletic events • Learning a new language

  9. Summer Enrichment Resources • Naviance – Colleges -> Enrichment Programs • www.mncollegeaccess.org • www.getreadyforcollege.org/summerenrichment • 2014 Summer Enrichment guide • Many colleges and universities • Top Programs for CP Students: • Minnesota Business Venture • Genesys Works • Wild River Academy • LEDA @ Princeton • Ann Bancroft scholarship • Roosevelt scholarship for Concordia Language Villages

  10. Get Searching… • 1. Identify ONE summer enrichment activity that interests you and research it • 2. Complete Research a Summer Enrichment Activity • 3. Share your program with a partner

  11. Exit Ticket • 1. One summer enrichment program you are interested in and why • 2. What it would look like on your resumé • Participant – Pennsylvania Governor’s School for International Studies (PGSIS) – University of Pittsburgh, Summer 2008 • Highly selective residential academic summer program taught by university faculty in International Studies, Intercultural Communication, Portuguese Language, and International Economic Development

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