1. Journal: Define yourself as a learner/student.  Use examples to support your definition.

2. Knowing Yourself Unit Culmination

    a. Tie together first unit: who you are and what you need to do (discuss journal).

    b. Student Mission and Goals

        1) Brainstorm, draft, and polish your own Personal Mission Statement for this class or your freshman year in general.

            - Use school’s mission statement as an example (posted in our classroom)

        2) Add a small selection of goals or objectives to go with your Mission Statement

            a) extra curricular and service activities

            b) learning styles, left/right brain orientation strengths and weaknesses

            c) study habits and student skills

            d) specific Language Arts skills and content

        3) Work into final copy form, type, and add to the front of your portfolio.