Academic Work Lesson
Transcript of Academic Work Lesson
Academic Work
Calculating G.P.A
When you receive your report card using the following chart to determine your G.P.A. for each class
Letter Grade Range GPA
A+ 100-97 4.33
A 96-93 4.00
A- 92-90 3.67
B+ 89-87 3.33
B 86-83 3.00
B- 82-80 2.67
C+ 79-77 2.33
C 76-73 2.00
C- 72-70 1.67
F 69 or below 0.00
Academic Work
Period Class Name Grade GPA Number
Credit Weighting (Most classes are 1.0 credits-see bottom for detailed list)*
Quality Points
1 X 2 X 3 X 4 X 5 X 6 X 7 X 8 X Extra X ------- ------------------
----------------- -------- -----------
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Total Credits in Progress:
Quality Points Total =
Now plug in your G.P.A. for each class and multiply it by the credit to determine the Quality Points
The following classes are 0.5 credits: Music, Art, Computers, and P.E.
Academic Work
You can determine your cumulative G.P.A. by the following formula:
_________________/ (divided by) __________ = ________ (Quality Points Total) (Total Credits) (GPA)
Portfolio Academic Goal Record Keeping Chart
Portfolio Academic Goal Record Keeping Chart: SY 2008-2009 Goal: The SY 2008-2009 academic goal for portfolio is to meet a GPA increase (based on the first chart below) based on the Quarter 1 Progress Report 1 compared to the average of the Quarter 1 Report Card, Quarter 2 Report Card, and Quarter 3 Report Card GPAs. GPA on Q1P1
GPA Average (AVG)
1.00 or lower
2.00 or higher
1.01 – 2. 00 2.50 or higher 2.01 – 2. 50 2.80 or higher 2.50 – 2. 99 3.00 or higher 3.00 or higher
3.00 or higher
My Quarter 1 Pr ogress Report 1 GPA was: ______ __________. My goal is to: ____ _____________________________________ ___________________.
Academic Goal
Academic Report Name Grade Point Av e rage Quarter 1 Report Card (Q1RC) Quarter 2 Report Card (Q2RC) Quarter 3 Re port Card (Q3RC) Total sum of all GPAs through the first 3 quarters:
To calculate the average (AVG): Total Sum: _____ _____/3 = GPA Average for the first 3 quarters: _________ My goal was ______ ___ and my GPA average for the first 3 quarters was ___________.
Academic Graph of Progress
Academic Goal
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
Q1P1 Q1RC Q2P1 Q2RC Q3RC
Each student needs to complete a bar graph that lists their GPA for each marking period. See the example below.
Academic Reflection
Use the guidelines below to write a reflection on the data collected during this period. Once you have answered each question, write your reflection in a paragraph.
Title: ______________ (example- Q1RC) Topic Sentence: What is your academic goal and how much progress have you made towards your goal? ____ _____________________________________ ____________________________ _____________________________________ ____________________________ _____________________________________ ____________________________ _____________________________________ ________________________
Academic Reflection
Reason/Detail/Fact with Transition: Are you on track to reach your goal? (Explain why or why not?) ____ _____________________________________ ____________________________ _____________________________________ ____________________________ _____________________________________ ____________________________ _____________________________________ ________________________ In what areas can you improve and what strategies will you use? ____ _____________________________________ ____________________________ _____________________________________ ____________________________ _____________________________________ ________________________ ____ _____________________________________ ____________________________ _____________________________________ ________________________
Academic Reflection
Conclusion: Why is this goal important to you? ____ _____________________________________ ____________________________ _____________________________________ ____________________________ _____________________________________ ____________________________ _____________________________________ ________________________