Academic Journey and Personal Story
Learning goals:
To focus on how high school is preparing you for college, or better yet, how you can prepare yourself in high school to become college ready.
Resources: https://openstax.org/books/preparing-for-college-success/pages/1-2-your-academic-journey-and-personal-story
Learning activities:
Questions to Consider:
How can your academic journey develop skills needed for college success?
How can your personal story prepare you for applying to college?
Personal Journey Questions
– What have you done during the summer or holiday breaks from school?
– What did you play when you were a young child?
– What are some of your major life experiences (e.g. family events such as births, deaths, marriages, divorces)?
– What do people say you do well or have a talent for or seek you out for?
– What do you consider your greatest achievements?
– What jobs have you had?
– What groups have you belonged to?
– What awards have you won?
– What lessons have you learned?
– What do you like to do for fun?
– What kind of “secret” talent do you have?
ANALYSIS QUESTION
In what ways is your academic journey in high school shaping your personal narrative? Describe how the following experiences are helping you “become”:
– The classes that you are taking
– The activities you participate in as part of school (e.g., sports, performing arts, etc.)
– The learning that you are doing outside of school (e.g., community language class)
In what ways are your personal experiences shaping your story? Describe how the following experiences are helping you “become”:
– Major life events
– Favorite activities
– Awards and accomplishments
– Jobs or volunteer work