1. Preparing to Transition

2. p. 726/14/2011 Letter About HS Transition Objective: SWBAT describe the challenges they may face during the transition to high school. Objective: SWBAT describe the challenges they may face during the transition to high school. Do Now: What do you think will be the most challenging parts of transitioning to high school for you? Do Now: What do you think will be the most challenging parts of transitioning to high school for you? (5 minutes) (5 minutes)

3. p. 73 Smoothing the Transition to High School What are some challenges you learned about from the DVD that you didn’t know about before? What are some challenges you learned about from the DVD that you didn’t know about before? What are some good ideas that students on the DVD had for dealing with these challenges? What are some good ideas that students on the DVD had for dealing with these challenges? 10 minutes 10 minutes

4. Advice from HS Students: Gallery Walk Read the quotes from current high school students. Read the quotes from current high school students. Respond to their quotes DEEPLY, with questions, connections, and inferences. Respond to their quotes DEEPLY, with questions, connections, and inferences. (25 minutes) (25 minutes)

5. Gallery Walk Debrief What advice did you get from high school students about how to handle the transition to high school? What advice did you get from high school students about how to handle the transition to high school?

6. High School Transition Survey www.tinyurl.com/avashia

7. Show What You Know What challenges do many students face when they make the transition to high school? What advice stuck with you about how to make a smoother transition? What challenges do many students face when they make the transition to high school? What advice stuck with you about how to make a smoother transition? (5 minutes) (5 minutes)

8. Homework P. 72: Letter to a friend about the challenges you may face in transitioning to high school, and what you hope to do to smooth the transition. P. 72: Letter to a friend about the challenges you may face in transitioning to high school, and what you hope to do to smooth the transition. (15 sentences) (15 sentences)