8th+into+9th+Elective+Course+Selection+-+Under+Construction


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 * ===// I Love Lucy // Video === || ===// Online Elective Course Selection Preview Grade 9 //=== || **Link** || ===** Present the hook of the unit through a video and ** **thought provoking rhetorical questions?** ===

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 * ===// It's In Every One of Us //===

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|| ===//Online Elective Course **Selection Preview Grade 9**//=== || **Link to Student Unit** [|Link to YouTube] || ===__ Begin __ the Unit by having the __students complete__ instruction from a VoiceThread [|https://voicethread.com/?#e0] - Activity with __assessment__.===

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 * **//CareerZone//** || ===**Welcome to Pennsylvania CareerZone**=== || **[|CareerZone]** || ===** To provide __students__ with several __options__ of __learning__ their PDE Career Pathway through __assessment__ tools and resources offered. The students will find the same PDE Career Pathways on Pages 37 - 47 of the Harry S Truman High School Course Selection** Guide 2013 - 2014. Once the students know their PDE Career Pathway, they will then be able to identify the appropriate elective courses. ===

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 * ===// Survey Monkey //=== || ===//SurveyMonkey//=== || **[|surveymonkey]** || === Considering creation of //SurveyMonkey// to determine the students' response to the //I love Lucy// hook video, rhetorical questions, and the CareerZone. === ||
 * ===// Harry S Truman High School Course Selection Guide 2013 - 2014 //=== || ===Program of Study===

|| === Last One === || === Chart listing all available courses, academic and elective, by subject headings and corresponding grade in which the course can be taken. ===

|| === Considering creation of SurveyMonkey to determine __students__ ' opinion of the //H arry S Truman High __School__ Course Selection Guide 2013 – 2014 .//===
 * //** __Survey__ Monkey **// || **//__SurveyMonkey__//** || **[|surveymonkey]** || === ===

|| //Pennsylvania Standards describe what __students__ should know and be able to do; they increase in complexity and sophistication as __students progress__ through __school__. Using this tool, you can locate specific standards, anchors, and eligible content based on subject area and grade level or course. __Select__ the subject area and grade level, or __select__ the course to view the related standards//. [] 1. Arts and Communication 2. Business & Finance 3. Engineering, Sciences & Technology 4. __Health__ & Social Services (The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s **Career Clusters** has divided **__Health__ & Social Services** into **__Human Services__** and **Science and __Health__**) Each **Career Clusters** __profile__ includes a secondary listing of related **Career Titles**, **Typical Interest**, **Skills/Abilities**, and **Knowledge**, **Two-Year __School__ & __Associate Degrees__** and **Four-Year Bachelor __Degree Programs__** as well as different **__Careers__**, **__Educational__ Attainment**, **Average PA Annual Wage**, **Projected Growth**, and **Recommended Electives**. ||
 * ===// Harry S Truman High School Course Selection Guide 2013 - 2014 //=== || **//__Credits__ __Required__ for __Graduation__ and Failure Policy //** || //** 4 **// || ** Provides breakdown of the 26 required __credits__ by subject area. Secondly, the four ways a __student__ can fail a course are also listed. ** ||
 * ===// Harry S Truman High School Course Selection Guide 2013 - 2014 //=== || **// Promotion Guidelines //** || ** 6 ** || ** Provides the number of earned __credits required __ to be promoted to each grade; ten, eleven, and twelve. ** ||
 * //** __Survey__ Monkey **// || **//__SurveyMonkey__//** || **[|surveymonkey]** || Considering creation of //__SurveyMonkey__// to determine if the information presented for //**__Credits__ __Required__ for __Graduation__ and Failure Policy and Promotion Guidelines is presented clearly. **// ||
 * ===// Harry S Truman High School Course Selection Guide 2013 - 2014 //=== || //** Course Planning Worksheet **// || ** 48 ** || **__Chart__ provides a bird’s eye view of four years at Truman and the importance of advanced planning for all __courses__ that require a prerequisite. Please also __review__ and complete the //Elective// //Course Planning Paper for Grade 9// (see below for further __details__) prior to completing the //Course Selection// //Worksheet for Grade 9.//** ||
 * //** __Survey__ Monkey **// || **//__SurveyMonkey__//** || **[|surveymonkey]** || **Considering creation of SurveyMonkey to determine __students__' opinion about the // Course Planning Worksheet .//** ||
 * ===// Harry S Truman High School Course Selection Guide 2013 - 2014 //=== || // Co **urse __Catalog__**// || ** 11 – 36 ** || The **//__Course Catalog__//** pages contains the __following__ sections: **__Career__ & Technical __Education Program__**, **__SAT Preparation__**, **Fine and Performing Art**, **Theatre**, **Music**, **Business/Computer __Application__**, **English**, **English Electives**, **Dual __Enrollment__**, **Foreign Language**, **Family and Consumer Sciences**, **__Health__ and Physical __Education__**, **Technology __Education__**, **Technology Dual __Enrollment__**, **Mathematic**, **Social __Studies__**, and **Science**. __Review__ the __courses__ you want to __select__ prior to completing the //**__Elective__**// **//Course Planning Paper for Grade 9,//** ** //Course Planning Worksheet// (Page 48 of the ****//Harry S Truman High __School Course__ Selection Guide 2013 – 2014), and the//** //** Course Planning Worksheet for Grade 9. **//
 * Additional Resource: ** **//__Pennsylvania Department of Education__ Standards __Aligned__ Systems//** []
 * Additional Resources ****:** **//__College and University__ Foreign Language Requirements//** for __colleges and universities__ in Pennsylvania and surrounding area. http://guidancenewsthatyoucanuse.wikispaces.com/8th+into+9th+Course+Selection+Presentation+2013+-+2014 ||
 * //** __Survey__ Monkey **// || **//__SurveyMonkey__//** || **[|surveymonkey]** || Considering creation of __SurveyMonkey__ to determine __students__' __opinion__ regarding the __Course Catalog__ and
 * //__Pennsylvania Department of Education__Standards Aligned Systems and//**
 * //__College and University__ Foreign Language Requirements.//** ||
 * **//Harry S Truman High __School__ Course Codes ­ 2013 – 2014//** || //**All Pages**// || //**All Pages**// || __Chart__ is an abbreviated version of the **//H arry S Truman High __School__ Course Selection Guide 2013 – 2014 //** without the course description; however, it does list each **Course Name** and __corresponding__ **Course Code Number**, **__Credit__**, **Grade**, **Prerequisite** and additional __information__ such as the course is **Co-Taught**, __available__ to **ELL** (English Language Learners) and **Meets 2 periods each day**. ||
 * //** __Survey__ Monkey **// || **//__SurveyMonkey__//** || **[|surveymonkey]** || Considering creation of __SurveyMonkey__ to determine __students__' __opinion__ regarding the
 * //H////arry S Truman High __School__ Course Codes ­ 2013 –//** //2014////.// ||
 * ===// Harry S Truman High School Course Selection Guide 2013 - 2014 //=== || **//__Career__ __Pathways__//** || **37 - 47** || Within this section of the **//H arry S Truman High __School__ Course Selection Guide 2013 – 2014 – //****// __Course Catalog__ //** pages, __students__ will find profiles for the four **Pennsylvania Department of Education’s** **Career Clusters:** []
 * //** __Survey__ Monkey **// || **//__SurveyMonkey__//** || **[|surveymonkey]** || Considering creation of //__SurveyMonkey__// to determine __students__' __opinion__ regarding the Career Pathway pages. Where they able to make the connection between the __assessment__ tools from CareerZone listed above. ||
 * //**Guidance __News__ That You Can Use**// **Wiki** || **//Truman’s Ninth Grade Electives’ __Power__ Point __Presentation__//** || **//Ninth Grade Elective's Power Point Presentation//** || An __introduction__ to the many facets of high __school__. A few __examples__ include __Graduation__ Requirements, Promotion Policy, and how a student’s G.P.A may affect which __college or university offers admission__. ||
 * //** Survey Monkey **// || **//SurveyMonkey//** || **[|surveymonkey]** || Considering creation of //SurveyMonkey// to determine students' opinion regarding the //Ninth Grade Elective's// Power Point Presentation. ||
 * //**Guidance __News__ That You Can Use**// **Wiki** || **//Elective Course Planning Paper for Grade 9//** || Elective Course Planning Paper for Grade 9 || To be completed prior to //**Course Planning Worksheet for Grades 9 - 12**// on Page 48. ||
 * ===// Harry S Truman High School Course Selection Guide 2013 - 2014 //=== || //**Course Planning Worksheet for Grades 9 - 12**// || **48** || Transfer the six chosen electives courses from the //**Elective Course Planning Paper** **for Grade 9**// to the **//Course Planning Worksheet for Grade 9//** and then to the //**Course Selection Worksheet for Grade 9 - 12.**// ||
 * //** Survey Monkey **// || **//SurveyMonkey//** || **[|surveymonkey]** || Considering creation of //SurveyMonkey// to determine students' opinion regarding the **//Elective Course Planning Paper for Grade 9 and the//** //**Course Selection Worksheet for Grade 9**.// ||
 * **//Guidance __News__ That You Can Use// Wiki** || //**Parents/Guardians Letter for Grade 9**// || **//Parents/Guardians Letter for Grade 9//** || **Details their role in the scheduling process and the return due date of the signed yellow copy of the** //**Course Selection Worksheet for Grade 9**//. **On the opposite side of the letter will be the corresponding** //**Elective Course Planning Paper for Grade 9.**// ||
 * ===// Harry S Truman High School Course Selection Guide 2013 - 2014 //=== || **Grade 9**
 * //Course Selection Worksheet//** || 49 || ===On Course Selection Day, this tri-color carbonated document is carried by students to their respective teachers who initial their recommendations for the academic, and when required, elective subjects. The students then prioritize their elective choices from one to six; with one being the highest. Students then tear off the white copy for the middle school Guidance Department while the yellow and pink copies go home. The students and their parents/guardians have the opportunity to review the selections one last time, reference the===
 * //Harry S Truman High __School Course__ Selection Guide 2013 – 2014) as well as the web-based resources, before signing the yellow copy for it to be returned to the students' homeroom teachers.//** ||
 * ===// It's In Every One of Us //===

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|| ===//Online Elective Course **Selection Preview Grade 9**//=== || **Link to Student Unit** [|Link to YouTube] || === === ||
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