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Grade Boosters: Strategies for Success

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Grade Boosters: Strategies for Success

How to have better grades

This lesson focuses on equipping middle school students with effective strategies to improve their academic performance. By engaging in collaborative learning and trauma-informed teaching practices, students will explore various techniques to enhance their study habits and overall grades. This lesson is crucial as it empowers students with practical skills and a supportive environment to thrive academically.

Audience

Middle School Students (Grades 6-8)

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Collaborative Learning, Trauma-Informed Teaching, Restorative Practices

Materials

Worksheet: Study Strategies, Reading: Tips for Academic Success, Discussion: Improving Grades, Activity: Study Plan Creation, Quiz: Academic Strategies, Video: How to Study for a Test, and Answer Key: Academic Strategies Quiz

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

  • Begin with a brief discussion on the importance of good grades and how they impact future opportunities.
  • Introduce the lesson's objective: learning strategies to improve grades.

Step 2

Video Viewing

5 mins

Step 3

Reading and Discussion

5 mins

  • Distribute the reading material 'Tips for Academic Success'.
  • Facilitate a discussion using the provided questions to explore students' thoughts on the reading.

Step 4

Collaborative Activity

10 mins

  • Organize students into small groups to create a study plan using the worksheet 'Study Strategies'.
  • Encourage students to share their plans and provide feedback to each other.

Step 5

Quiz and Reflection

5 mins

  • Administer the 'Academic Strategies' quiz to assess understanding.
  • Conclude with a reflection on how students can apply these strategies in their daily study routines.

Step 6

Closure

5 mins

  • Recap the key strategies discussed in the lesson.
  • Encourage students to set personal academic goals using the strategies learned.
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Discussion

Improving Grades

A discussion to explore students' thoughts on improving their grades and the strategies they find most effective.

What strategies do you currently use to study?

Encourage students to share their personal study habits and discuss their effectiveness.







How do you think these new strategies can help you?

Guide students to connect the strategies from the video and reading to their own experiences.







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Worksheet

Study Strategies

A worksheet to help students develop a personalized study plan using effective strategies.

List three study strategies you learned today.








Create a weekly study schedule using one of the strategies.








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