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SLS 1510: COLLEGE SUCCESS//RESEARCH 1 HCC/ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
2016-2017
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Lectures Organization Essay tests Time management
Taking notes Procrastination Objective Tests Reading
EQ: How can I implement purposeful academic strategies to help me be more successful in college?
Project Goal: Acquire foundational knowledge of college-level strategies and techniques to facilitate a smooth transition into college and high school. Critical Thinking Skills:
1. Big Idea: Make conclusions based on evidence that explain a collection of facts, details, or ideas and summarize information in a concise and succinct manner.
2. Language of Discipline: Know and use the tools that are used by experts in a field; use precise language when communicating, distinguish the appropriate use of terminology.
21st Century Skills: 3. Technological Literacy: capable of utilizing the vast array of Internet resources to gather information; ability to research and collect data
and select that which is most important; develop the skills required to understand and use visual imagery and graphics that are an important component of communicating via digital technology
4. Creative Thinking: ability to manage time, set specific goals and keep updating their knowledge to make sense of these changes; problem solve and think outside of the box to come up with creative methods tailormade for specific situations.
5. Media Literacy: skilled in critically evaluating and creatively producing representations in a variety of media. procedures for focusing attention on tasks such as listening, reading, taking notes, and test taking
1. Select a minimum of 4 academic skills/strategy below to research:
2. Research the following topics for each academic skill:
a. Description of skill/strategy (what is it? What does it entail?) b. Examples of skill/strategy and its implementation in different areas c. Expert opinion on skill/strategy (What are the opinions of the experts in this
field?) d. Data/Statistics/Trends that exemplify the implementation of this skill/strategy e. YOUR detailed evaluation of the skill/strategy (pros/cons and reason)
SLS 1510: COLLEGE SUCCESS//RESEARCH 1 HCC/ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
2016-2017
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3. Use ALL the resources below for your research a. TED Talk b. Documentaries c. YouTube d. At least two printed sources below (can be
accessed electronically) i. One book
ii. One magazine article iii. One newspaper article iv. One academic journal
4. Create an eye-catching, colorful, interesting, informational infographic with:
a. 6- sections total with appropriate and dynamic headings
i. Main Title Section (A catching main title that grabs the reader’s attention. Ex: How Not To Die in College)
ii. Content Sections (all your research from step 2 for each of your academic skill/strategies)
iii. Essential Question Response Section (6-8Bullet (pearl) point response)
iv. Works Cited Section (Step 3) b. Name & Collegiate Academy Summer Task on
the bottom right c. Submitted electronically by Monday, August
14th by 7:30am.
FREE ADVICE:
Create a free account with pictochart.com (see next document) but there are many other FREE infographic design websites.
Create a checklist with smaller, manageable steps and due dates for each step. Have an accountability partner (adult or peer) that can help move you along. THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL TASK. Be careful about plagiarism when working with peers. When in doubt, go above and beyond--rise to the occasion! We will check our emails periodically but don’t just sit and wait…move on to another
task. Rest. Relax. Sleep. HAVE FUN!
