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Welcome to your 8th grade YEAR PLAN

This series of slides is designed to help you think about your 8th grade year;

and To help you put together your thoughts

in a way that you can easily share with your teachers, parents and others who might help you achieve your goals this year.

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Instructions for your LIFE PLAN

The slides with a gray background will give you directions.

When you are done with the direction you will delete the gray slide.

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Instructions, continued The slides that are currently white are

where you will put your answers to the directions.

When you delete the gray slides you will be left with the slides that will tell others about your goals for this year.

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Instructions, continued You may want the white slides to look

different.You may change the background.You may add a school or personal logo on the

side of the screen.You may add animation to words or clipart.You can add photos, clips of music or video.

To change the appearance of all the slides, you will need to change the “master slide” found in “view”. (ask your teacher for help.)

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Instructions, continued

This is just a tool. This PowerPoint presentation will

Help you develop a more clear set of goals.

Visually show people who you are so that they can better guide you toward the goals you have for your 8th grade year.

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Instructions, continued

The next slides will be the first slide of your presentation. You may leave it as is or find other graphics.

The slide after that will have your picture and name. Your teacher will help you with inserting your photo.

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My Personal Presentation

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Let me tell you about myself

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My name is

I go to _____ High School

I live in _____, ____.

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School?

Introduction

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InterestsIdentifying what you currently like and dislike helps:

•You know yourself better as a person and as a learner.

•You set goals for yourself.

•People get to know you better.

Activity:

•Participate in the class discussion

•Complete the Individual Interest Inventory

•Find pictures to represent your top three likes and dislikes for your presentation, insert them in the next two pages.Interests instructions

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My InterestsThese are things I like to do.

bicycling

swimming

Cooking and

eating

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My InterestsThese are things I’m not so crazy

about.

Housework

Messy things

Cold weather

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Abilities

Identifying what you find easier and harder to do helps you to find a better match between what you can do and what is required of you in 8th grade:

Activity:

•Participate in the class discussion.

•Complete the Personal Abilities Assessment.

•Find pictures for your presentation that represent the top three things you find easy to do and the three things you find harder to do.

Abilities instructions

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Talking with my friends

Shopping Knowing my directions

Things that are easy for me.

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Listening to speeches

Lifting things

Drawing and paintin

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Things that are harder for me.

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Your likes/dislikes, the things you find easy to do, the things that you struggle with are very important clues to three things:

• The way you are smart.

• How you can best learn.

• And how you can use this information to do better in school

Activity:

Keep on reading and doing the suggested activities on the next slides

What does this information say about me?

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New brain research has determined that everyone has at least eight different kinds of “smarts”. This is called Multiple Intelligences Theory or “MI” for short.

This is a new way of thinking about what it means to be “smart”. It means that there are more ways to be smart than being good at reading, writing and math.

HOW you are SMART

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HOW you are SMART

"An intelligence is the ability to solve

problems, or to create products,

that are valued [by others]."

-- Howard Gardner, Frames of Mind, 19933.

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People can have more brain power in some areas of “smarts” than in other areas. This means learning occurs best when learning uses the strongest type of brain power. You can also strengthen those areas in which you are weaker.

As logical as this sounds, it is a revolutionary concept. Many adults and some teachers are not aware of this new research.

HOW you are SMART

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If you understand your “MI” you can help improve your learning at school, at work, and throughout the rest of your life.

HOW you are SMART

Let’s explore your MI.

How are you smart?

A guide for exploring your multiple intelligences

WordsVerbal/

Linguistic

NumbersLogical/

Mathematic

Pictures

Visual/Spatial

BodyKinesthetic

SelfIntraperson

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PeopleInterpersonal

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MusicMusical/

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NatureNaturalist

People are smart in different ways. This idea is called Multiple Intelligences (MI).

How are you smart?

Find out your strongest way you are smart. Take a fun quiz online. There are many different quizzes online to help you discover how you are smart.

Take the following quiz to see how you are smart.

Be sure to read the directions before you go to the web site.

AFTER you complete the quiz:

Print your resultsMinimize the quiz window to return to this presentation

Go to Literacyworks.org CLICK HERE

How are you smart?

1. From your printout, write your scores on your worksheet “How you Are Smart - Top Three”

2. Circle your top three scores. These are how you are most “smart”.

3. On the next slide show your three smarts by deleting all the icons except for your top three.

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Of 8 different ways to be smart, this is how I am most smart:

WordsVerbal/

Linguistic

NumbersLogical/

Mathematic

PicturesVisual/Spatial

BodyKinesthetic

SelfIntrapersonal

PeopleInterpersonal(Inter-people)

MusicMusical/Rhythmic

NatureNaturalist

Delete all but your three strongest smarts and arrange to your liking. Delete this message when you are done.

How are you smart and how do you best learn?

1. On the worksheet “ HOW you are SMART, How you BEST LEARN”, write your three top “smarts” in the left column.

2. Select three things that describe you the best from the descriptions for each of your top three “smarts”. Write those descriptions in the middle column.

3. Explore your top three “smarts”. Follow the directions on the next slide.

4. Select three suggestions from the list that you think could help you to learn better.

5. Write those suggestions in the right hand column for each “smart”.

Discover the ways you can learn best

Click on an icon to go to the specific “smart” page. There are two pages for each “smart”. The second page is a list of ways that kids can best learn.

Select three ways you learn best to put in your chart The arrows at the bottom of the page will help you move back to this page.

WordsVerbal/

Linguistic

NumbersLogical/

Mathematic

PicturesVisual/Spatial

BodyKinesthetic

SelfIntrapersonal

PeopleInterpersonal(Inter-people)

MusicMusical/Rhythmic

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Word Smart Verbal/Linguisti

c Intelligence

Verbal/Linguistic Intelligence (Word Smart) is the capacity to use language, your native language, and perhaps other languages, to express what's on your mind and to understand other people.  Poets really specialize in linguistic intelligence, but any kind of writer, orator, speaker, lawyer, or a person for whom language is an important stock in trade, highlights linguistic intelligence.

SHAKESPEARE     LONGFELLOW AGATHA CHRISTIE    

MARGERY WILLIAMS MAYA ANGELOU  HEMINGWAY      

ROBERT FROST MARK TWAIN  STEINBECK 

J.K. ROWLINGS LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

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Word Smart kids learn best by:

Writing letters, poems, stories, descriptions Leading an oral discussion or debate Creating audio tapes Giving an oral presentation Writing or giving a news report Developing questions for, and conducting an interview Presenting a radio drama Creating a slogan Writing their own story problems Keeping a journal or diary Writing a verbal defense Creating a word game to go along with your present topic Doing storytelling Writing all types of humor/jokes TO 8

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http://www.chariho.k12.ri.us/curriculum/MISmart/mi_smart.html#the%20intelligences

If this is one of your “smarts” pick three ways you think you could learn best and write them on your worksheet “HOW You Are SMART. How you can BEST LEARN”.

Math Smart Logical/Mathematic

al Intelligence People with highly developed logical/mathematical intelligences (math smart) understand the underlying principles of some kind of cause and effect, the way a scientist or a logician does; or can manipulate numbers, quantities, and operations, the way a mathematician does.

Archimedies        Sir  Isaac  Newton       Galileo Copernicus        Einstein     Euclid           Pythagoras Kepler        Pascal 

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Math Smart kids, may best learn by: Math Smart kids, may best learn by:

Listing or organizing facts Using deductive reasoning skills Using abstract symbols and formulas Solving logic and/or story problems Doing brainteasers Analyzing data Using graphic organizers Working with number sequences Computing or Calculating Deciphering codes Forcing relationships/Syllogisms Creating or finding patterns Hypothesizing/Conducting an experiment

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http://www.chariho.k12.ri.us/curriculum/MISmart/mi_smart.html#the%20intelligences

If this is one of your “smarts” pick three ways you think you could learn best and write them on your worksheet “HOW You Are SMART. How you can BEST LEARN”.

Visual/Spatial

Intelligence

Visual/Spatial

IntelligenceSpatial intelligence refers to the ability to represent the space in your mind – the way a sailor or airplane pilot navigates the large spatial world, or the way a chess player or sculptor understands issues of placement in a space.

Spatial intelligence can be used in the arts or in the sciences.  If you are spatially intelligent and oriented toward the arts, you are more likely to become a painter or sculptor or architect than, say a musician or a writer.  Similarly, certain sciences like anatomy or topology emphasize spatial intelligence.

Michelangelo Leonardo Da Vinci Annie Liebovitz Van Gogh Monet Mary  CassattRembrandt Diane Arbus Grandma MosesI.M.  Pei Frank  Lloyd  Wright Meryl StreepPicasso   Steven Spielberg  Georgia O'Keefe

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Visual Smart kids may learn best by: Visual Smart kids may learn best by:

Creating charts, posters, graphs, or diagrams Creating a Web page or PowerPoint project Making a videotape or film Creating pie charts, bar graphs, etc. Making a photo album Creating a collage Making a mobile or sculpture Designing a mindmap Making a map Using color and shape Developing or using Guided Imagery Understanding color schemes Pretending to be someone else, or something else.

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http://www.chariho.k12.ri.us/curriculum/MISmart/mi_smart.html#the%20intelligences

If this is one of your “smarts” pick three ways you think you could learn best and write them on your worksheet “HOW You Are SMART. How you can BEST LEARN”.

Body SmartBodily/Kinesthet

ic Intelligence

Body SmartBodily/Kinesthet

ic Intelligence Bodily/Kinesthetic intelligence, (body smart) is the capacity to use your whole body or parts of your body: (your hands, your fingers, your arms), to solve a problem, make something, or put on some kind of production.  The most evident examples are people in athletics or the performing arts, particularly when dancing or acting.

Barishnakov      Cathy Rigby        Tiger Woods Michael Jordan David Copperfield Charlie Chaplin Marcel Marceau Harry Houdini        Mia Hamm

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Body Smart kids may best learn by:

Creating a dance or movement sequence Role Playing Using physical gestures to communicate an idea Performing a skit or play Making manipulatives Building a model Performing Martial Arts Making a board or floor game Putting together a puzzle Creating and/or participating in a scavenger hunt Performing a pantomime Demonstrating sports games TO 8

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http://www.chariho.k12.ri.us/curriculum/MISmart/mi_smart.html#the%20intelligences

If this is one of your “smarts” pick three ways you think you could learn best and write them on your worksheet “HOW You Are SMART. How you can BEST LEARN”.

 Self Smart Intrapersonal 

Intelligence

 Self Smart Intrapersonal 

Intelligence

Intrapersonal intelligence, (self smart) refers to having an understanding of yourself, of knowing who you are, what you can do, what you want to do, how you react to things, which things to avoid, and which things to gravitate toward. 

We are drawn to people who have a good understanding of themselves because those people tend not to screw up.  They tend to know what they can do.   They tend to know what they can’t do.  And they tend to know where to go if they need help.

NEIL ARMSTRONG        HELEN  KELLER  COLUMBUS CHARLES LINDBERGH  JOAN OF ARC CLEOPATRA     SIR  EDMOND  HIlLARY  CLARA BARTON LEIF  ERICSSON

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Self Smart kids may best learn by:

Keeping a journal or diary Setting short/long-term goals Learning why and how the content under study is important

in real life Describing his/her feelings about a subject Evaluating his/her own work Describing his/her personal strengths Carrying out an independent project Writing or drawing a personal history of his/her work Creating his/her own schedule and environment for

completing classwork Having silent reflection time Being allowed to emotionally process information Tracking the steps used to reach a conclusion Using focusing and/or concentration skills Using higher-order reasoning skills Complex guided imagery "Centering" practices Thinking strategies

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http://www.chariho.k12.ri.us/curriculum/MISmart/mi_smart.html#the%20intelligences

If this is one of your “smarts” pick three ways you think you could learn best and write them on your worksheet “HOW You Are SMART. How you can BEST LEARN”.

People Smart Interpersonal

IntelligenceInterpersonal intelligence, (people smart) is understanding other people. 

It’s an ability we all need, but is at a premium if you are a teacher, clinician, salesperson, or a politician.  Anybody who deals with other people has to be skilled in the interpersonal sphere.

Abraham Lincoln       George Washington   Dr. Joyce Brothers     Oprah  Winfrey       Martin  Luther   King     Rev. Billy GrahamJesse  Jackson Ghandi

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People Smart kids may best learn by:

Creating  group rules Group projects Acting in a play or simulation Conducting an interview Creating "phone buddies" for homework Person-to-person communication Cooperative learning strategies (working in small groups) Collaborative skills (teamwork) Giving and/or receiving feedback Teaching someone else something new Learning from someone outside of school Seeking other points of view Sensing other's motives Intuiting other's feelings Empathy practices Establishing a division of labor

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http://www.chariho.k12.ri.us/curriculum/MISmart/mi_smart.html#the%20intelligences

If this is one of your “smarts” pick three ways you think you could learn best and write them on your worksheet “HOW You Are SMART. How you can BEST LEARN”.

Music Smart Musical/Rhythm

ic IntelligenceMusical Rhythmic Intelligence, (music smart), is the capacity to think in music, to be able to hear patterns, recognize them, and perhaps manipulate them.

People who have strong musical intelligence don't just remember music easily - they can't get it out of their minds, it's ever present. 

Mozart      Bach      Beethoven       DebussyGershwin Haydn Tchaikovsky    

Chopin      John Lennon   Stevie Wonder  Burt Bacharach

Carole King      John Williams   Carlos Santana NEXT PAGE

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Music Smart kids may best learn by:

Writing or singing a curriculum song in the content area Developing and/or using rhythmic patterns as learning aids Composing a melody Changing the words to a song Finding song titles that help explain content Creating a musical game or collage Identifying music that helps students study Using musical vocabulary as metaphors Creating, designing, and building a musical instrument Incorporating environmental sounds into a project or presentation Using percussion vibrations Showing or explaining tonal patterns TO 8

SMARTShttp://www.chariho.k12.ri.us/curriculum/MISmart/mi_smart.html#the%20intelligences

If this is one of your “smarts” pick three ways you think you could learn best and write them on your worksheet “HOW You Are SMART. How you can BEST LEARN”.

Nature Smart

Naturalist  Intelligence Naturalist intelligence is the human ability to differentiate

among living things (plants, animals) as well as a sensitivity to other features of the natural world (clouds, rock configurations). 

It also is used to distinguish differences in everyday things like cars, sneakers, and kinds of makeup. Certain kinds of sciences use this kind of intelligence to recognize patterns. This ability is obviously important as hunters, gatherers, and farmers; it is also important in such roles as botanist or chef. Galileo       Rachael Carson       John Audubon Lewis & Clark        Jane Goodall      Jacques Costeau Diana Fossey        John Muir        Sacajawea

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Nature Smart kids may learn best by:

Categorizing species of plants and animals Developing an outdoor classroom Collecting objects from nature Making celestial observations Using scientific equipment for observing nature Initiating projects on the food chain, water cycle, or

environmental issues Predicting problems in nature related to human habitation Joining an environmental/wildlife protection group Finding/reporting/researching local/global environmental

concerns Building and labeling collections of natural objects from a variety

of sources

http://www.chariho.k12.ri.us/curriculum/MISmart/mi_smart.html#the%20intelligences

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If this is one of your “smarts” pick three ways you think you could learn best and write them on your worksheet “HOW You Are SMART. How you can BEST LEARN”.

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How you are SMART

Knowing how you are most “smart” can help teachers. It can help teachers select ways for you to learn that best match how you are smart.

Activity:

•Participate in the class discussion

•Look at your answers in the third column of your “How you are smart” worksheet.

•Select 5 ways you think you could best learn. Select words and/or pictures for the next slide of your presentation.

Personality traits instructions

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This means that I could best learn by:

Making a video or film

Working in small groups

Learning to a rhythm beat

Acting out a skit

Making charts to explain things

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Personality Traits/Characteristics

People describe you with words that set you apart from other people. Some of these words are often used for references and recommendations for a job or for post-secondary education. What words would be used if someone wrote a recommendation for you?

Activity:

•Participate in the class discussion

•Complete the Personality Profile Worksheet.

•Select 5 words to put in your presentation that you feel best describe you.

Personality traits instructions

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This is how people describe me

EnthusiasticHard workerHonest Trustworthy

Out-going

Procrastinator

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Now let’s talk about school

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School: StrengthsHow you are doing in school now will influence what you will need to do to get what you want in the future. What do you think are your strengths in school right now? (Think about some of those words that people use to describe you. Do they apply to how you do in school?)

•Do you follow instructions, complete assignments?

•Do you pay attention to detail and make sure that you do your very best? Do you work at something until its done?

•Are you better in some subjects than others? Do you listen/read/speak/write well, present ideas successfully, use the computer effectively, have nice handwriting, sing, play a musical instrument, draw, build or play sports well?

Activity:

•Complete the Functional Skills Worksheet

•For your presentation find words and/or pictures to represent the things you do well in school.

School Strengths

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Things that I do well in school

ComputersWorking

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SchoolSchool is a time to improve your skills. What do you think are your weaknesses in school right now?

•Do you struggle in any particular area such as reading, writing, speaking or math?

•Do you have trouble staying out of disagreements?

•Do you obey rules and follow instructions?

•Do you come to school regularly?

•Do you pay attention to doing your best?

•Is there an area you would like to know more about or to become more skilled at?

Activity:

•Use the results from the Functional Skills Worksheet

•For your presentation find words and/or pictures to represent the things you think you need to improve at school.

School improvement instructions

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Things I could improve while in school:

Calculate large numbers

Write papers

Follow a list of instructions

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My objectives for this yearGoals are achieved by setting and reaching a series of smaller objectives. Objectives become the steps toward your goals. What are the steps you can take that will start you on your path to your goals?

•Are there certain classes that will help you?

•Are there specific academic skills that you need to work on?

•Are there specific personal or social skills that you need to improve upon?

Activity:

•For your presentation find words and/or pictures that represent four of the objectives you have for next year.

Objectives instructions

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For 2009-10, I want to

Take a science class

Get a part-time job in a related area

Get my driver’s license

Improve my writing skills

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I will work hard this yearEvery goal begins with a first step. Now is the time for you to make a commitment to that first step for this school year.

Review your objectives. Then summarize what you will be willing to do to meet your objectives. This is a promise to make things happen that will be important to meeting your goals.

Your promise should be related to the objectives you identified in the previous slide.

Commitment to next year

Activity:

•Think about what you have to do this year to reach your goals.

•Talk your ideas over with someone.

•Place your promises on the next slide.

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Take a science class

Getting a part time job

Passing English • Work harder on reading• Work harder on writing

I will work hard this year by…

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Thank you all for coming!

Thanks for your attention!