Catalysts #25-33

1. Catalysts #25-33 College readiness center fall 2014

2. Catalyst #25 September 26, 2014 • Feedback Friday! Remember that journals and reflection sheets are due today! • On a scale of 1 to 10, how much do you feel that you are benefitting from this course? Explain. • What have you found to be the most worthwhile, meaningful or enjoyable in this class so far? • Are you getting enough help from me during work time in your online classes? Please explain your answer. • Have you found the mastery quizzes to be very difficult, somewhat difficult or not at all difficult for you to do? • Other than video access, do you have any frustrations with the online classes? Please explain. • Would you like to keep the catalyst at the beginning of class, or move it to the middle of class, or the end of class? • If you could change one thing about this course, what would it be? Why? • Did your progress report reflect the grade that you would like to have in this class? Explain your answer. • Please write down any questions you have about your progress report in your journal. • Did you meet the goal that you set last Friday to make a ‘wise choice’? What were the effects of this choice? • Fourth Block: What is code switching and why is it important in this class or any class?

3. Catalyst #26 September 29, 2014 • Question of the week: Who are your friends and what do they represent about you? • 1. Write the name of a friend you consider yourself to be close with or whom you consider to be a best friend. • 2. How long have you been friends with this person? How did you meet/how did your friendship begin? • 3. Why do you enjoy spending time with this person? How do you spend your time together? • 4. How are you similar to this person? How do your personalities match up? • 5. How are you different from this person? How do your personalities clash or contrast? • 6. Overall, does this person have negative or positive influences on you? • 7. How has this person helped you through difficult time(s)? • 8. Do you believe that you will still be in touch with this person in 20 years? Why or why not? • 9. Would you feel proud or happy if you were to become just like this person? Why or why not? • 10. What does your friendship with this person say about YOU? Why do you choose to be his or her friend?

4. Catalyst #27 September 30, 2014 • MONTHLY VOCAB REVIEW: It’s Game Day! Use these questions to help you prepare. • 1. What does bombastic mean? • 2. What are two synonyms for nullify? • 3. Another word for the highest point is: _________________ • 4. If someone is in immediate danger, you could also say that he or she is in _________________ danger. • 5. What are two of our vocabulary words that mean being full of yourself, or acting conceited or pretentious? • 6. What does lethargic mean? • 7. What word means the OPPOSITE of practiced or learned? • 8. Someone who does good for others would be considered: _______________________ • 9. What does perfunctory mean? • 10. Someone whose mood is constantly changing could be defined as: _________________________

5. Catalyst #28 October 1, 2014 • College Application & Research Day • 1. Does any college that you are interested in applying to require an essay? (Respond in a COMPLETE sentence.) • 2. How are you going to use your work time today: 1- college application, 2- college essay, or 3- college research (if you are a junior or did not already complete your research) 4- continuing in your online classes • 3. Have you talked with parents and/or counselors about financial aid/paying for your tuition at a college? (Respond in a COMPLETE sentence.) • College essays should be written in Google Drive, so that I can provide comments and edits. • P.S. Next Friday, October 10th, our A-B Tech recruiter will be coming to speak to our class! Bring your questions!

6. Catalyst #29 October 2, 2014 • ACT/SAT/MFL MATH PREP • 1. Calculate 1/6 as a percent. (Hint: percent is always out of 100). • 2. Three vases each contain 12 flowers. Some flowers are to be removed from one vase and placed in another vase to make the ratio of flowers in the three vases 3 : 2 : 1. What is the least number of flowers that must be moved to accomplish this? A. 18 B. 12 C. 10 D. 8 E. 6 • 3.Pat and Lee are removing cartons from a truck. Pat removes 1/8 of the number of cartons from the truck, and Lee removes 1/4 of the number of cartons. After that, there are 40 cartons left in the truck. How many cartons were originally in the truck? A. 55 B. 60 C. 64 D. 65 E. 106 • 4. If 12 feet of a 60 foot tower is below ground, what percent of the tower is above ground? A. 20% B. 25% C. 31.6% D. 63.3% E. 80%

7. Catalyst #30 October 3, 2014 • College Freshmen Friday: Goal-Setting • 1. Read the following two goal statements about homework: A. I will complete all of my homework for all of my classes. B. I will complete at least 80% of my homework on time this week. I will complete my math homework during SMART period, and I will complete my English and Spanish homework after practice each day, by 9pm. List at least two ways in which goal A is different from goal B. • 2. Read the following two goal statements about MFL classes: A. I will complete all of my Arithmetic MFL class by the end of class today, October 3rd. B. I will complete 10 activities and 2 mastery quizzes in my Algebra MFL class by next Friday, October 10th. I will earn at least an 70% on each activity, and at least an 80% on each mastery quiz. List at least two ways in which goal A is different from goal B. • 3. Read the following two goal statements about college applications: A. I will graduate high school in June and go to college in Fall 2015. B. By Sunday, Oct. 5th, I will spend 2 hours setting up my application to UNCA and completing all of my personal information. I will spend one hour this week working on a draft of the essay for my application, and I will write the first 100 words of this essay.List at least two ways in which goal A is different from goal B.

8. Catalyst #31 October 6, 2014 • Question of the week: • What is something you have accomplished in the last five years? *This can be a major or a minor accomplishment! • 1. What was your accomplishment and when did you accomplish it? • 2. What did you do to make this accomplishment possible? What work was required? • 3. How long did you have to work toward this accomplishment? • 4. How did you feel at the time of this accomplishment? What did it mean to you, other than just feeling happy/proud? • 5. What were the effects of your accomplishment? How did it affect you or other people? • 6. What does this accomplishment represent about you? What does it say about what is important to you or what you are capable of? • 7. Has this accomplishment inspired you to achieve something else or to set a new goal? How so? If not, what could be your next goal or next step?

9. Catalyst #32 October 7, 2014 • SAT/ACT/MFL Vocabulary • 1. FALLACY (noun) “Fal-uh- C”Context clues: A lot of people believe that wearing shorts and a t-shirt in cold weather will give you a cold, but that is just a fallacy.A. Complete the two synonyms for fallacy: e_ _ _r m _ _ hB. Write one antonym for fallacy. • 2. EXPEDITE (verb)“X- puh- dight”Context clues: In order to expedite the check-in process, please have your ID out and all of your paperwork already completedbefore getting in line. A. Complete the synonyms for expedite: hu _ _ _ acc_ _ _ rateB. Write a sentence using the word expedite. • 3. LATENT (adjective) “lay-tint”Context clues: Even though the volcano’s explosive ability is latent now, it could erupt at some point in the future. A. Write the words that are similar to latent: concealed revealed bare hidden naked exposed inactiveB. Write your own definition of the word latent.

10. Catalyst #33 October 8, 2014 1. How did you use your work time today: 1- college applications, 2- college essay, 3- college research or 4- continuing in your online classes 2- Are you making the most of your time in your online classes? Are you making as much progress as you know that you could? Please respond in a complete sentence! 3- Have you worked in your online class outside of class at all? Please respond in a complete sentence! 4- Would you like to sign up to come during SMART period on Tuesdays or Thursdays? Please respond in a complete sentence! 5- Revise your SMART goal based on my feedback. Be sure to label each part of it to ensure that it is SMART. *Reminder: Journals are due tomorrow! Catalysts #25-33 will be posted on my website after school today!