Grade Level:
Day 1: Be Proactive
11
Students are to pick ONE activity from each row. The students will complete a total of TWO activities per MCSD@HOME day.
Submit all assignments on your Advisory Google Classroom.
Character Study
Explain how a character in a book
you have read was proactive.
Describe the situation and elaborate
on how being proactive was the best
choice (1/2 page)
From that same book explain how
another character WAS NOT
proactive. Describe the situation
and elaborate on how the story
would change if they had been more
proactive. (1/2 page)
ACT Practice
Log on to your number2.com or
onlineprep.act.org account.
Complete one reading lesson and
one math lesson.
Proactive History
Think about how a historical figure
or historical event was proactive.
Create a cartoon depicting how this
character was proactive.
Describe how history might have
been changed if they had been
reactive.
Character Cartoon
Draw a character from a book you
have read depicting proactive
behavior. Be sure you identify the
character and the title of the book.
Video Star
Make a video comparing proactive
and reactive behavior. You can role
play a situation with a sibling, friend
or family member. It should show
the difference between these
behaviors and why being proactive
is better.
Send to your advisory teacher
Journal Writing
Create a journal entry.
Remember a time in your life when
you were proactive and reactive.
Explain both situations. What should
you have done differently? How did
both situations make you feel?
Day 2: Begin with the End in Mind
Grade Level
11
Students are to pick ONE activity from each row. The students will complete a total of TWO activities per MCSD@HOME day.
Submit all assignments on your Advisory Google Classroom.
What are you going to do?
Research a job that you are interested
in pursuing as a career.
● How many years of college will
it take to get the degree?
● How much will you earn
yearly?
● Why do you think you will be
good at this occupation?
● List 5 pros and cons of this job.
● Do the pros outweigh the cons?
Research a Successful Person
● How did this person become
successful?
● What caused this person to
strive hard?
● How many hours of
work/practice did he/she put
into becoming successful?
● What are conflicts he/she fears?
● How were the conflicts solved?
● What are his/her major
accomplishments?
Community Awareness
Personal Plan
Write a personal mission statement.
What is something you would like to
do for your community in which you
feel you would make a difference?
How can you make an impact? What
will make others look at you and see a
good citizen? Create a plan to do this.
List five leadership skills that are
important to you in achieving this
plan.
List three social skills you will need.
List five ways to stay organized.
Reading Plus
Log on to your reading plus account.
Complete two See readers and two
Read arounds.
Complete one reading lesson and one
math lesson.
Prioritize
Make a to-do list of 15 things going
on in your life.
Prioritize them with the top/highest
priority being number 1.
Explain how beginning with end in
mind will help you accomplish these
tasks.
Day 3: Put First Things First
Grade Level:
11
Students are to pick ONE activity from each row. The students will complete a total of TWO activities per MCSD@HOME day.
Submit all assignments on your Advisory Google Classroom.
Journal
ACT Practice
Create a journal entry.
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Sometimes fear gets in the way of
Complete one reading lesson and one
doing things that are important to you.
math lesson.
Putting first things first might means
putting aside your fears to reach your
goal. Has fear ever kept you from
doing something great or important?
Explain.
Re-write History
Goal Setting
Set 2 goals for school and explain
how you are going to achieve those
goals.
Think about a historical event that
ended badly. Elaborate on how
history would have been changed if
they had done a better job putting first AND
things first.
Set 2 goals for home and explain how
you are going to achieve those goals.
Poetry
Write a poem about putting first
things first.
Also, draw or write about a character
in a book you have read that put first
things first
Design a Bumper Sticker
Design a bumper sticker illustrating
putting first things first. Include a
catchy phrase that will stick with
people and some type of graphic as
well.
Day 4: Think Win-Win
Grade Level:
11
Students are to pick ONE activity from each row. The students will complete a total of TWO activities per MCSD@HOME day.
Submit all assignments on your Advisory Google Classroom.
Win-Win Conflict Resolution
Win-Win is a conflict resolution in which a compromise
is made so that everyone wins. Win-win conflict avoids
competition, arguing, yelling, hitting and name calling
to mention a few. Using this method, you listen to
others, but still stand up for yourself.
Complete the following sentences concerning think winwin
1. It is hardest for me to think win-win when:
2. It is easier for me to think win-win when:
3. When I practice win-win thinking, I enjoy the
following benefits:
Win-Lose Writing
Win-lose is an attitude toward life that says the pie of
success is only so big, and if you get a big piece then
someone else will get a small piece. Win-lose is
competitive, Relationships, friendships, and loyalty are
secondary to winning the game, being the best, and
having it your way.
Write about a time in your life that someone treated you
as though they were thinking win-lose, or think about a
time you were thinking win-lose. List the behaviors that
were displayed using this type of thinking. Write about
how the other person felt that was being treated this
way.
Cartoon Resolution
Make a List
Draw and illustrate a cartoon that depicts at
least two of the examples of conflict
resolution types. (These are listed in the
block below)
List six examples of win-lose or lose-win from
characters in history or in books that you have read.
● Explain their situation and what makes it
win-lose/lose-win.
● Discuss what they could have done
differently to make it win-win situation.
Video
The 4 types of conflict resolutions are as
follows:
Lose-Lose: Called the Downward Spiral
You lose------ Other Person loses
Lose-Win: Called the Doormat
You lose-Other Person wins
Win- Lose Called the Bulldozer
You win--- Other person loses
Win-Win: Called All You Can Eat Buffet
You win--other person wins
Create a video with one of the first three
situations above. Re-enact that situation and
turn it into a win-win.
Reading Plus
Log on to your reading plus account.
Complete two See readers and two Read
arounds.
Day 5: Seek First to Understand,
Then to Be Understood
Grade Level:
11
Students are to pick ONE activity from each row. The students will complete a total of TWO activities per MCSD@HOME day.
Submit all assignments on your Advisory Google Classroom.
Journal Entry
Create a journal entry answering the following
questions.
● What is the difference between
understanding and being understood?
● How can you tell someone is listening to
you?
● How do you feel when you know someone
is not listening to you?
Bookmark It!
Create a 2 sided bookmark. One side showing the
four levels of listening; the other side showing a
fifth level known as empathic listening. Provide
examples of the five levels of listening.
Four levels of Listening
1. Ignore - not really listening
2. Pretending - “yea,” “uh-huh,” “right”
3. Selective - hearing only parts
4. Attentive - focus and paying attention
Fifth level
● Empathic - evaluate, probe, advise, and
interpret
Can you hear me now?
Which poor listening strategy do you
struggle with the most? How can you
improve and become a better listener?
The 5 Poor Listening Styles
1. Spacing Out
2. Pretend Listening
3. Selective Listening
4. Word Listening
5. Self-centered Listening
Interview
Interview a supervisor, manager, or owner
of a company. Find out what qualities or
skills they look for in potential workers.
Ask which they would prefer to hire - (1) a
worker who is knowledgeable but does not
follow directions or listen well or (2) a
worker that needs to be trained but follows
directions and listens. Why did they choose
that worker?
Reading Plus
Log on to your Reading Plus account.
Complete two See readers and two
Read arounds.
Narrative
Read the Poem “Please Listen” at
www.poemhunter.com/poem/please-justlisten/
Write a narrative.
Have you ever had a time with your family
when you knew that you had needed to “zip
it” and just listen? Why is this important to
do sometimes? How does this help the
person you are listening to?
Day 6: Synergize
Grade Level:
11
Students are to pick ONE activity from each row. The students will complete a total of TWO activities per MCSD@HOME day.
Submit all assignments on your Advisory Google Classroom.
Got Synergy?
Lyric Synergy
Narrative
Synergy is discovering a Third Alternative a new idea created with others that is better
that what any one person could have created
alone. In what area of your life could you
use synergy? Explain.
Please use a song that you know that talks
about celebrating differences. List the lyrics
and explain how they are a positively
reinforcing synergy through song.
Diversity: the inclusion of different types of
people in a group or an organization.
Have you ever seen someone made fun of
because he or she dressed differently, led a
different lifestyle, or was interested in things
that weren’t considered “cool?”
What did you do?
What do you think?
Synergize points out that diversity isn’t just
about external appearances; it about internal
differences too. We learn differently. We
see differently. We have different styles,
traits, and characteristics.
We are all a minority of one. Do you think
this is a positive statement or a negative
statement? Explain.
Reading Plus
Log on to your reading plus account.
Complete two See readers and two
Read arounds.
Draw
We can see examples of celebrating
difference each day, all around us. It could
be something in nature, teamwork, or
creative problem solving.
Please draw a picture that shows an example
of celebrating differences.
Day 7: Sharpen the Saw
Grade Level:
11
Students are to pick ONE activity from each row. The students will complete a total of TWO activities per MCSD@HOME day.
Submit all assignments on your Advisory Google Classroom.
Sharpen the Saw Collage
ACT Practice
Create a digital or physical collage (at
least 8-10 pictures) of things you do to Log on to onlineprep.act.org
sharpen the saw (how you relax and
renew). You can copy and paste
Complete one reading lesson and
pictures, or you can cut out pictures
one math lesson.
from a newspaper or magazine and
glue or tape them to a piece of paper.
Fill the entire sheet of paper.
Mind Body Heart and Soul
Concept Map
Random Acts of Kindness
Does the heart matter? Are you serving/helping
anyone? What things do you do to make friends
and/or to make other people happy?
Create a list of Random Acts of Kindness you can
do this month for someone you know (or even
complete strangers).
Visit: www.randomactsofkindness.org for ideas.
What is on your plate?
Complete a physical, mental,
Create your own plate
1. Think about the foods that you eat the
spiritual and social/emotional
Create a personal (concept) map using activity today. Create a journal entry
most and make that the biggest
the words: heart, body, soul, mind,
describing how you felt in each area
group. Then figure out what other
health, fun, work, family, school. You after you completed the activity.
foods you eat and make them smaller
can do this with pictures or words.
Keep a log of what you did during
groups.
The map should show how all of these the day.
2. Are there areas that you could
are intertwined.
How can you start scheduling time
improve in? If yes, what are they and
for these activities weekly?
how could you improve?
How can making healthier food choices
help you care for your body?
Day 8: Arts and Humanities
Grade Level:
11
Students are to pick ONE activity from each row. The students will complete a total of TWO activities per MCSD@HOME day.
Submit all assignments on your Advisory Google Classroom.
Picture This
Draw a scene or write a script for a
chapter in a book you are currently
reading in class or for enjoyment.
Direct Your Own Music Video
Interview
Create a music video featuring a song
from twenty years prior to your birth.
Interview a person who lived through
a historical era before the 1970’s
(World War II, Depression Era,
Vietnam War, Korean War, etc.).
Use the Musically app to create your
own music video and link on google
classroom.
Historical Collage
Create a collage of a social or
scientific movement from its
beginnings to the present.
Art Critic
Research a painting depicting a
historical event. Analyze how the
artist portrayed emotions of the
people involved, background, and
perspective/point of view of the
people involved or affected.
Ask questions that will explain how
people in the local community
responded to the event. Compare the
local/ordinary perspective to a
secondary or primary source.
Lyric Analysis
Set a famous speech to music or
analyze a song that refers to a
historical event/era, geographic
region/area, or scientific standard.
Upload your work to Google
classroom.
Day 9: Practical Living
Grade Level:
11
Students are to pick ONE activity from each row. The students will complete a total of TWO activities per MCSD@HOME day.
Submit all assignments on your Advisory Google Classroom.
Write a Letter
Agriculture Budget
Research a career. Determine what
skills would be necessary to be
Agriculture Budget and Depreciation
successful in this career. Write a letter Worksheet
to a potential employer explaining
how these skills would be beneficial
to the employer.
Create a Budget
Complete the Budget Worksheet.
Exercise Plan
Develop a weekly exercise plan based
on your BMI (body mass index) and
physical level. Research the benefits
of healthy exercise plan implemented
at a young age compared to
implementation at an older age.
Meal Plan
College Cost
Develop a nutritious weekly menu for
a family of 4. Research current
caloric intake/serving size per gender
and age for each household member.
Which college offers programs in
your fields of interest?
Research the cost for full time student
tuition living on campus and compare
that to full time cost of living off
campus.
Day 10: Writing
Grade Level:
11
Students are to pick ONE activity from each row. The students will complete a total of TWO activities per MCSD@HOME day.
Submit all assignments on your Advisory Google Classroom.
Does Music Move You?
Narrative
Six Word Story
Look up the lyrics to a favorite song.
Write them down in the form of a poem.
In a couple of paragraphs, discuss the
meaning of the lyrics and/or your thoughts
on them.
Sometimes, we use common sense
and do the right thing or make the
best choice. But sometimes, we learn
lessons the hard way. Write about a
time in your life when you made the
wrong choice and learned a lesson the
hard way.
Legend has it that when Ernest
Hemingway was challenged to write a
six-word novel, he came up with, “For
Sale: baby shoes, never worn.” See how
it is quite a telling statement? Tell a
story of your own, using only six words.
Hobby?
Point of View
What hobby do you enjoy? Convince me
(your reader) that this is the best hobby to
have.
Write a scenario including dialogue
between a parent and a teen, perhaps an
argument. Write first from the teen’s
point of view, then from the parent’s
point of view.
Tell the story. Who is this? What’s
happening in the picture?