| Thursday | Objective | Become familiar with Cross Middle School |
| 9-Aug | Activity | Discuss expectations for this class and tour the campus |
| Homework | None | |
| Friday | Objective | Become familiar with your classmates and teachers |
| 10-Aug | Activity | Name Wall Activity |
| Homework | None | |
| Monday | Objective | Self-assess your study skills and set goals for this quarter |
| 13-Aug | Activity | Self-assessment from our blue books and the worksheet packets |
| Set goals in the blue books on page 2 | ||
| Homework | None | |
| Tuesday | Objective | Learn tips for getting and staying organized this year |
| 14-Aug | Activity | Read pages 3 and 4 in our blue book and take notes on organization from overhead |
| Homework | None | |
| Wednesday | Objective | Learn tips for getting and staying organized this year |
| 15-Aug | Activity | Take notes on organization |
| Homework | None | |
| Thursday | Objective | Learn to manage your time well |
| 16-Aug | Activity | Read page 5 in the blue books |
| Complete the time use worksheet in class | ||
| Homework | Begin your time-use journal DUE NEXT THURSDAY 8/23 | |
| Friday | Objective | Learn tips to be successful in the classroom |
| 17-Aug | Activity | Read pages 6 and 7 in the blue book. |
| Body Language Role Play | ||
| Homework | Continue to work on your time-use journal DUE NEXT THURSDAY 8/23 | |
| Monday | Objective | Learn tips to be successful in the classroom |
| 20-Aug | Activity | Read pages 8 and 9 in the blue book |
| Group member communication role playing | ||
| Homework | Continue to work on your time-use journal DUE NEXT THURSDAY 8/23 | |
| Tuesday | Objective | Review steps 1-5 |
| 21-Aug | Activity | Students write quizzes and answer keys over the first five steps we have learned. |
| Homework | Continue to work on your time-use journal DUE NEXT THURSDAY 8/23 | |
| Wednesday | Objective | Learn active listening skills |
| 22-Aug | Activity | Read page 10 in the blue book and begin notes and lecture on active listening |
| Homework | Continue to work on your time-use journal DUE NEXT THURSDAY 8/24 | |
| Thursday | Objective | Learn active listening skills |
| 23-Aug | Activity | Finish active listening notes and complete listening and directions activity |
| Homework | None | |
| Friday | Objective | Learn note taking skills |
| 24-Aug | Activity | Read pages 11 and 12 in the blue book |
| Work on the speed writing shortcut worksheet in class | ||
| Homework | Finish the speed writing worksheet | |
| Monday | Objective | Learn note taking skills |
| 27-Aug | Activity | |
| Homework | None | |
| Tuesday | Objective | Learn note taking skills |
| 28-Aug | Activity | |
| Homework | None | |
| Wednesday | Objective | Learn note taking skills |
| 29-Aug | Activity | |
| Homework | None | |
| Thursday | Objective | Learn note taking skills |
| 30-Aug | Activity | |
| Homework | None | |
| Friday | Objective | Learn note taking skills |
| 31-Aug | Activity | |
| Homework | ||
| Monday | Objective | Labor Day |
| 3-Sep | Activity | No School-Have Fun |
| Homework | Be Safe | |
| Tuesday | Objective | Learn to read textbooks |
| 4-Sep | Activity | Read pages 13, 14, and 15 in the blue book |
| Homework | None | |
| Wednesday | Objective | Learn to read textbooks |
| 5-Sep | Activity | Work on worksheets 69-79 in class |
| Homework | None | |
| Thursday | Objective | Learn to read textbooks |
| 6-Sep | Activity | Work on worksheets 69-79 in class |
| Homework | Finish worksheets 69-79 | |
| Friday | Objective | Learn study tips |
| 7-Sep | Activity | Read pages 16 and 17 in the blue book |
| Homework | None | |
| Monday | Objective | Learn study tips |
| 10-Sep | Activity | Work on worksheets 2-8 in class |
| Homework | Complete worksheets 2-8 | |
| Tuesday | Objective | Learn study tips |
| 11-Sep | Activity | Work on pages 9-11 and 14-16 in class |
| Homework | Complete pages 9-11 and 14-16 | |
| Wednesday | Objective | Learn study tips |
| 12-Sep | Activity | Read pages 18, 19, and 20 in the blue book |
| Homework | None | |
| Thursday | Objective | Learn test taking tips |
| 13-Sep | Activity | Work on worksheets 96-105 in class |
| Homework | None | |
| Friday | Objective | Learn test taking tips |
| 14-Sep | Activity | Work on worksheets 96-105 in class |
| Homework | Finish worksheets 96-105 | |
| Monday | Objective | Learn test taking tips |
| 17-Sep | Activity | Work on worksheets 25-35 in class |
| Homework | None | |
| Tuesday | Objective | Learn test taking tips |
| 18-Sep | Activity | Work on worksheets 25-35 in class |
| Homework | Finish worksheets 25-35 | |
| Wednesday | Objective | Learn memorization tricks |
| 19-Sep | Activity | Complete worksheets |
| Homework | None | |
| Thursday | Objective | Learn test taking tips |
| 20-Sep | Activity | Read pages 21-23 in the blue book |
| Homework | None | |
| Friday | Objective | Learn to reduce test anxiety |
| 21-Sep | Activity | Read pages 24 and top part of 25 in the blue book |
| Homework | None | |
| Monday | Objective | Learn advocacy skills |
| 24-Sep | Activity | Read page 25 in the blue book |
| Homework | Have your parents sign the last page of your blue book | |
| after your read pg. 26-28 with them- DUE THURSDAY 9/27 | ||
| Tuesday | Objective | Learn advocacy skills |
| 25-Sep | Activity | advocacy role play |
| Homework | Have your parents sign the last page of your blue book | |
| after your read pg. 26-28 with them- DUE THURSDAY 9/27 | ||
| Wednesday | Objective | Get inspired |
| 26-Sep | Activity | read page 29 and complete activity in class |
| Homework | Have your parents sign the last page of your blue book | |
| after your read pg. 26-28 with them- DUE THURSDAY 9/27 | ||
| Thursday | Objective | |
| 27-Sep | Activity | |
| Homework | None | |
| Friday | Objective | |
| 28-Sep | Activity | |
| Homework | None | |
| Monday | Objective | |
| 1-Oct | Activity | |
| Homework | None | |
| Tuesday | Objective | Review study skills |
| 2-Oct | Activity | Create group poster and speech to share with class |
| Homework | None | |
| Wednesday | Objective | Review study skills |
| 3-Oct | Activity | Create group poster and speech to share with class |
| Homework | Work on your group presentation | |
| Thursday | Objective | Review study skills |
| 4-Oct | Activity | Create group poster and speech to share with class |
| Homework | Finish your group's poster and prepare for your presentation | |
| Friday | Objective | Review study skills |
| 5-Oct | Activity | Share posters with class |
| Homework | None |