Class Vocabulary
Speaking up for the exact tools, help, or support you need to succeed in high school.
What is Self-Advocacy?
The two digital platforms used in
Period 9 to check missing work
and track grades.
What are Jupiter and Google Classroom?
The 4-quadrant graphic organizer
that maps your Family, Culture,
Values, and Talents.
What is the Blueprint Me Map?
The 3-letter magic word that turns I
can't do this into & I haven't
mastered this..........
What is Yet?
The internal brain strength to
bounce back from mistakes and
persist through challenges.
What is Resilience?
In a 2-column note layout,
this is the column where your
short notes go.
What is the Right Column?
The quadrant on your Me Map that
contains family traditions, music,
food, and heritage.
What is Culture & Heritage?
The 4 physical items (Notes, Me Map, Shield, Pitch
Cards). Are stored in my _________ ___________
What is my Class Folder ?
Writing short 3–5 word phrases
and clues in your notebook instead
of copying full sentences.
What is Note Taking?
The transition signposting street sign category
for words like "As a result"& "Therefore" and "So"
What is Cause and Effect?
The 4-quarter symbol used to map
your internal brain strengths that
protect against 9th-grade
obstacles.
What is the Knight & Armor Shield?
What asking a teacher a direct
question when work gets confusing
shows you are taking.
What is Responsibility / Self-
Advocacy?
Transition words that act as street
signs to connect ideas in writing
and speech.
What Are Signposts?
The 3 essential elements needed
in a professional email to Mr. Z or
any teacher.
What are a Clear Subject Line,
Polite Greeting, and Direct
Question?
The 3-sentence professional
speech frame introducing who you
are, your core strength, and your
goal.
What is a 30-Second Elevator
Pitch?
The strategy used to flip negative
thoughts like I'm bad at math, into
a growth mindset statement.
What is the Power of YET Flip?
Core beliefs and standards that
guide how you treat others (found
in Quadrant 3 of your Me Map).
What Are Values?
The 3 parts of a SMART goal
represented by the Handle, Stem,
and Teeth of a key.
What are Focus Area, Action
Habit, and Target Date?
The school leader you talk to about
graduation credits so you don't
repeat 9th grade.
Who is your Guidance
Counselor?
Taking a deep breath and setting a
15-minute timer when feeling
overwhelmed helps you slay this.
What is an Obstacle / 9th-Grade
Dragon?