unit 1: academic success chain of events independent practice: academic short-term goal-setting (10-15 minutes) oBJective: StUDEntS WILL CREAtE A SERIES of ShoRt-tERM ACADEMIC GoALS to MEEt BY thE EnD of thIS GRADInG PERIoD (MARKInG PERIoD, QUARtER, oR SEMEStER). Students should set one short-term goal to meet for each academic performance factor listed previously by the end of thIS grading period (either this marking period, this quarter, or this semester, depending on how your school is structured). Students record these goals in the " academic short-term Goal setting " handout. Students can make more than one short-term goal for each factor if they like. Examples of appropriate goals are listed in the student handout. Students should strive to make their goals specific, as you discussed in the Motivation. summary: goals share (5 minutes) oBJective: ShARE GoALS AnD PLEDGE to SUPPoRt onE AnothER. Ask willing students to share their goals with the class. Close the class by asking students to recommit to supporting one another in meeting academic goals. how can you support one another once class is over? Can you help each other in the hallway? In other classes? After school? LESSon 5: IntRoDUCtIon to tRAnSCRIPtS 41