Lesson 7.G.
Important as A-B-C, but Not as Easy!
LESSON TYPE: Mandatory (YL, S)
SUPPLIES/EQUIPMENT:
v calculating device
STUDENT HANDOUTS:
College Speak: A Quick Guide to Academic Words and Phrases
Calculate Juanita’s GPA: First Semester
Calculate Juanita’s GPA: Second Semester
Directions for Calculating the GPA (optional)
Writing Activity Sheet
TEACHER RESOURCES:
STANDARD:
Students will establish viable goals, including attending and graduating from college.
DESCRIPTOR:
Students will examine the importance of Grade Point Average (GPA) or Grade Point
Ratio (GPR) and demonstrate how they are calculated
ACTIVITIES:
1. When students go off to college, they will encounter an entirely different system for
determining their grades that was used in high school. This activity will teach them
how to calculate their Grade Point Average (GPA), sometimes known as the Grade
Point Ratio (GPR). Students will also learn how a bad semester can adversely affect a
cumulative GPA.
2. Introduce this activity by asking students if they have any idea what a GPA or GPR
is.
Explain that colleges report not only individual course letter grades, but also calculate
a numeric semester grade and a numeric cumulative grade. It is these numeric grades
that colleges use to track a student’s progress.
3. Distribute the “College Speak” handout. Have students read the definition of hour(s).
PROTEAM DREAMQUEST CURRICULUM
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MODULE 7:
v Calculate Juanita’s GPA: First Semester
v Calculate Juanita’s GPA: Second Semester
I Can Plan for a Successful Future
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