LINKS Student Advisement Program
Curriculum Delivery Schedule Template
Recommended Topics by Grade Level
Topics selected are designed to meet content standard requirement for each grade level. Schools can rearrange or substitute topics/lessons as long as all content standards are
addressed at each grade level.
Lessons
9th
Lesson
10th
11th
12th
Quarter
1
9.1
9.2
Introduction to High School
New School Year Orientation
10.1
Setting Ground Rules
LINKS Orientation
10.2
Time Management
9.3
Understanding Midterm Reports
A Place to Belong
9.9
9.11
ACT/SAT Prep
11.7
Introducing Three-Year Plan
Building Your Portfolio
Life Obligations
Military Careers
12.10
Optional - School Specific Lesson
11.11
Requesting
References/Recommendations
Post Graduation Action Plan
12.9
11.10
Optional - School Specific Lesson
10.11
12.8
Need-Based Financial Aid
Review Careers
Optional – School Specific Lesson
12.7
11.9
10.10
Post-Secondary Applications
Time Management
11.8
10.9
Senior Project Update
12.6
Post-Secondary Plans
Test Taking Strategies
10.8
More Test & Assessments
12.5
11.6
10.7
9.8
12.4
11.5
ACT Plan Preparation
The Art of Learning
College Day Prep
ACT/SAT Prep
Student Support Services
Study Skills Assessment
9.7
12.3
11.4
10.6
Senior year Plan
Study Skills/Support Services
Study Skills Assessment
10.5
9.6
9.10
11.3
10.4
Graduation Requirements
12.2
Understanding Test Scores
Understanding Test Scores
Global 21 Skills Goals
9.5
Credits/Graduation Checklist
Graduation Requirements
Goal Setting
New School Year Orientation
12.1
11.2
10.3
9.4
New school Year Orientation
11.1
Optional - School Specific Lesson
12.11
Quarter
2
9.12
Reality Check-First Report Card
Review Careers
10.12
Community Resources
9.13
Developing Peer Leadership
10.13
Making and Keeping Friends
9.14
9.15
Why School?
10.14
10.15
10.16
9.17
Interest Inventory
9.21
9.22
Quarter
3
9.23
Test Taking Skills
Getting to Retirement
12.20
Creating Winning Essay
11.21
Creating Winning Essays
Optional – School Specific Lesson
12.22
Lean Mean Coping Machine
11.23
Personal Finance – Living on Your
Own
Personal Finance Checking/Savings
Budget
FAFSA I How to Complete
12.21
11.22
Update Portfolio
10.23
12.19
Creating Winning Essay
Optional – School Specific Lesson
Anger Management
Personal Finance -Car Ownership
12.18
11.20
10.22
Financial Literacy-Credit Cards
Workplace Behavior
Academic Success and Failure
10.21
Financial Literacy-Credit and Debt
12.17
11.19
10.20
Improving Communication Skills
12.16
11.18
Internet Safety/Social Networking
Optional- School Specific Lesson
12.14
12.15
Interview Skills
ACT PLAN Results
Programs of Study
Apprenticeships/Labor Unions
Job Application
Learning Styles
Career Research
Finding Employment
11.17
10.19
9.20
11.14
11.15
11.16
10.18
Improving Communication Skills
12.13
Resume Writing
Note Taking
10.17
9.18
Communication Feelings
Improving Organizational Skills
Decision-Making
9.19
Team Building
Making Your Resume Shine
12.12
11.13
Critical Thinking
Looking Back, Looking Forward
9.16
Rights and Responsibilities
11.12
FAFSA Understanding SAR Report
12.23
Conflict Resolution
9.24
Goals Progress
10.24
WESTEST/Writing Assessment II
9.25
Transcript Review
10.25
Transcripting/Scheduling
9.26
9.27
Safe Dating/Healthy Relationships
9.31
9.32
Community Service
Personal and Group Responsibility
11.29
12.29
11.30
Quarter
4
9.34
9.35
9.35
9.36
Optional
Prejudice and Discrimination
11.31
What Can We Learn From Our Seniors?
Getting Along with Others
Coping with Self-Defeating Behavior Il
Multiple Intelligences Part I
Senior Projects Practice
Presentations
12.36
Senior Projects Practice
Presentations
WESTESTII Prep
11.37
Multiple Intelligences Part II
10.38
12.35
Thinking Like a Genius
11.36
10.37
Resume Building
9.38
Job Readiness Skills
Learning to Learn
12.37
Evaluating Post Secondary Options
11.38
Finalizing Senior Project Practice
Presentations
Finalizing Senior Project Practice
Presentations
Stress management
12.34
11.35
10.36
Problem Solving
9.37
12.33
Almost Seniors
11.34
10.35
Assertive vs. Aggressive
Communication/Behavior
Optional – School Specific Lesson
Coping with Self-Defeating Behavior I,
Active Listening
12.32
11.33
10.34
Goal Reflections
12.31
Diversity
Optional-School Specific Lesson
10.33
Your Attitude is Showing
12.30
11.32
9.33
Communication Skills
Lifestyles/Careers/Education
Ethical Decision Making at Work
10.31
10.32
Communication Skills
12.28
Budgeting and Saving
Ethical Decision in School
10.30
Connecting to Community
12.27
11.28
10.29
Respect for Self and Others
12.26
11.27
Self-Esteem/Self Control
Risk-Taking Behavior
Employers Expectation
WESTEST II/Writing Assessment
WESTEST II Writing Assessment
Graduation Requirement/Portfolio
Update
My Action Plan
12.25
11.26
10.27
12.24
Relating School to Career – Chicago
Improving Communication With Parents
10.28
9.29
Graduation Requirements &
Scheduling
Senior Project Prep
11.25
Introduction to Senior Project
10.26
Educational Choices-Opportunity
Cost
Rights and Responsibilities
9.28
9.30
11.24
12.38
Senior Projects Practice
Presentations
Post-Secondary Survival
Student Led Career Awareness
9.39
Stress Management
10.39
Student Led Career Awareness
9.40
Building School Success Skills
10.40
Personal Finance
9.41
9.43
Graduation Readiness
12.42
Evaluating Junior Year
11.43
Optional -School Specific Lesson
10.44
12.41
11.42
10.43
Senior Year/LINKS Evaluation
Post-Secondary Research III
10th Grade Experience
Optional -School Specific Lesson
12.40
11.41
10.42
Senior Year Reflection
Post-Secondary Research II
Planning For a Safe Summer
Evaluating the 9th Grade Experience
9.44
11.40
10.41
Living on My Own
12.39
Post-Secondary Research I
Meeting Service Learning Requirement
Self-Evaluation/Setting New Goals
9.42
Choosing a College/Training Options
11.39
Optional – School Specific Lesson
12.43
Optional - School Specific Lesson
11.44
Optional – School Specific Lesson
12.44