South Dakota Teachers as Advisors Lesson Plan
Grade Point Average
9th Grade
Students will explain the importance of their high school Grade
Goal/Objective
Point Average and will calculate their personal GPA.
Minimum Time Required
30 minute class session
Each student’s most recent progress report (report card)
Materials/Resources
Calculating Your GPA worksheet (attached)
Calculator
Grade Level
Step by Step Instructions:
1. Explain to students their importance of their grade point average (GPA) in high
school. GPA’s are used to: calculating Honor Rolls, for Post High School
Admissions and for Scholarship applications and Awards.
2. Hand out the activity sheet-Calculate Your GPA. Read the activity sheet to
students as they work through it. Encourage students to set GPA goals for each
grading period.
3. As a concluding activity, ask students to journal their response to the following
prompt: My grade point average is important because…….
Domain/Standard
Academic Standards
Employability/SCANS Skills
Assessment Rubric
Credits for sources:
Academic Development
Language Arts
Writing
Indicator 4: Students are able to write across content areas
to clarify and enhance understanding of information.
Basic Skills, Thinking Skills
In Class Assignment.
SD Career Portfolio Resource Book
CALCULATING YOUR GPA
INSTRUCTIONS: Using the grades you obtain on your progress report, fill out the chart below,
and then answer the questions. If some grades are missing on your Report Card or Progress
Report. make your best guess about that grade.
QUALITY POINTS:
A=4
CREDITS:
All courses receive one credit in figuring the GPA.
EXCLUDED COURSE:
P.E. is not used in calculating your official GPA.
COURSE
B=3
C=2
D=1
F=0
GRA.DE
QUALITY
POINTS
ATTEMPTED
CREDIT
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TOTALS:
To figure your GPA, divide the QUALITY POINTS by the AITEMPTED CREDITS. Carry your
answer to three decimal places:
________________ ÷ _______________ = ________________________
QUALITY
ATTEMPTED
GPA
POINTS
CREDITS
EXAMPLE:
COURSE
English
Algebra I
Geography
Biology
Keyboarding+
Spanish I
Survey of Business
TOTALS
GPA=
GRADE
B
C
B
A
C
B
B
20 7 = 2.857
QP
3
2
3
4
2
3
3
20
CR
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
7