Academic “Check-In” and The “Next Actions” List
The “next actions list” is a great personal tool to establish your goals and actions for
each of your classes. The following exercise is designed to help you identify where
you are academically in each if your classes, where you would like to be, and the
specific actions that you will take to achieve your goals in each class. Complete the
following chart to track your current progress and goals:
This is a sample of how this exercise should be completed:
SAMPLE:
Class:
History
Current Grade in this class:
C
Completed tests, quizzes, papers, and other
assignments in this class, and the grades
received for each assignment:
Tests:
Test grades:
Test 2 – I took this on September 21st. It was on
chapter 5, the causes of the American Revolution.
Test 2 grade - 71
Quizzes:
Quiz Grades:
Test 1 – I took this on September 16th; it was on
chapter 4, The French and Indian War.
Quiz 1 – I took this on September 8th. It was on the
first half of chapter 4, colonizing North America.
Test 1 grade - 78
Quiz 1 grade - 79
Quiz 2 – I took this on September 19th. It was on
the beginning of chapter 5.
Quiz 2 grade: 81
Papers:
Paper Grades:
Other Assignments:
Other Assignment grades:
Future tests, quizzes and papers:
Future Goal Grades:
Future tests:
Future test goal grades:
Future quizzes:
Future quiz goal grades:
Future papers:
Future paper goal grades:
Paper 1 – short essay on the American Revolution
PowerPoint presentation on colonizing North
America
I have 2 more tests this semester, one on October
19th and another one on November 21st.
I have 4 more quizzes this semester; the dates are
October 12th, October 26th, November 3rd, and
November 17th.
Paper 1 grade - 78
PowerPoint presentation grade - 76
My goal grade for both tests is an 88, because I
hope to raise my current grade of a “C” to a “B”.
My goal grade for each of these quizzes is a
minimum of an 85-90. If I review my notes every
night after class, it will make my goal of earning an
85-90 on the quizzes more achievable.
My goal is to earn an A on this paper. I will work
with my writing tutor in October to create an
I have a Review Essay on the book, Uncle Tom’s
Cabin, due on November 21st. It has to be 2-3 pages
long. I have to read the book during the month of
October so that I can spend the first 2 weeks in
November writing the paper. I will start reading the
book on October 8th, and read at least 15 pages a
night so that I finish it in time to write the paper.
outline for my paper, and I will continue to meet
weekly with my tutor to write my paper one section
at a time (introduction one week, then focus
paragraphs the next week, and then my conclusion.)
My goal grade for this class: B
Specific actions that I will take to
achieve my goal:
My current grade is a C in History. Even though I
would like to my final grade to be an A, I know that
a B is a more realistic goal, so my goal is to earn a B.
In the early part of this semester, I did not look at
my syllabus every day and do the reading
assignments. From now on, I will:
1.
2.
3.
4.
look at my syllabus every day, and make
sure that I do all of the readings and
assignments.
Review my class notes every night
See a tutor each week to help me stay on
top of all of my work.
Begin studying for my next test at least 5
days before the test.
Using the above sample as an example, complete the following
chart for each one of your classes: (One chart for each class)
The charts begin on the next page:
Class:
English
Current Grade in this class:
Completed tests, quizzes, papers, and
other assignments in this class, and
the grades received for each
assignment:
Tests:
Test grades:
Quizzes:
Quiz Grades:
Papers:
Paper Grades:
Other Assignments:
Other Assignment grades:
Future tests, quizzes and papers:
Future Goal Grades:
Future tests:
Future test goal grades:
Future quizzes:
Future quiz goal grades:
Future papers:
Future paper goal grades:
My Goal Grade for this Class:
Specific actions that I will take to
achieve my goal:
Class:
Math
Current Grade in this class:
Completed tests, quizzes, papers, and
other assignments in this class, and
the grades received for each
assignment:
Tests:
Test grades:
Quizzes:
Quiz Grades:
Papers:
Paper Grades:
Other Assignments:
Other Assignment grades:
Future tests, quizzes and papers:
Future Goal Grades:
Future tests:
Future test goal grades:
Future quizzes:
Future quiz goal grades:
Future papers:
Future paper goal grades:
My Goal Grade for this Class:
Specific actions that I will take to
achieve my goal:
Class: Theology
Current Grade in this class:
Completed tests, quizzes, papers, and
other assignments in this class, and
the grades received for each
assignment:
Tests:
Test grades:
Quizzes:
Quiz Grades:
Papers:
Paper Grades:
Other Assignments:
Other Assignment grades:
Future tests, quizzes and papers:
Future Goal Grades:
Future tests:
Future test goal grades:
Future quizzes:
Future quiz goal grades:
Future papers:
Future paper goal grades:
My Goal Grade for this Class:
Specific actions that I will take to
achieve my goal:
Class: History
Current Grade in this class:
Completed tests, quizzes, papers, and
other assignments in this class, and
the grades received for each
assignment:
Tests:
Test grades:
Quizzes:
Quiz Grades:
Papers:
Paper Grades:
Other Assignments:
Other Assignment grades:
Future tests, quizzes and papers:
Future Goal Grades:
Future tests:
Future test goal grades:
Future quizzes:
Future quiz goal grades:
Future papers:
Future paper goal grades:
My Goal Grade for this Class:
Specific actions that I will take to
achieve my goal: