Reading to Mastery
This strategy for learning is used to reinforce what you have learned. It identifies a word/concept/formula on one side and then defines/explains/and provides an example on the back.
What are study cards?
This character owns a saloon and detest Ultima. They spend the rest of the novel plotting her death and ultimately kill Ultima's owl.
Who is Tenorio?
This banned object should never be used/or seen during the duration of the program or else it will be taken away.
What are phones?
This UB staff member has lived in North Carolina.
Who is Brayan?
This high school's mascot was the protagonist of a famous Disney movie that featured a character named "Simba"
Who is El Monte High School? or What is a Lion?
This group station position is usually the leader and takes initiative by reading the instructions and making sure their peers stay focus and contribute throughout the station.
Who is Facilitator?
This symbol from Bless Me, Ultima represents a magical religious order not connected to Catholicism. It offers its own brand of wisdom, comfort, and moral guidance.
What is the golden carp?
UB Scholar Bugs Bunny is struggling with tonight's ILA writing prompt. His peer Daffy Duck notices and tells Bugs Bunny that he can share with him his assignment, that way he can copy. What community guideline are they breaking?
What is academic dishonesty?
This UB alum has visited Spain for a vacation.
Who is Jazmin?
Our beloved Los Angeles Lakers share the same colors as this high school
Who is Mountain View High School?
This Upward Bound Guiding Principle says "learning enriches my intellect and elevates my spirit."
What is "I love to learn?"
This characteristic from this novel stand as the definitive symbol of whiteness and beauty. It is a trait the character Pecola desires.
What are Blue Eyes?
UB scholar Squidward always likes to makes jokes about this peers Spongebob and Patrick. What community guideline is UB Scholar Squidward breaking?
What is respect?
Who is Perla?
Zeus, Athena, Poseidon, Apollo, Hades... all represent a similarity with this high school's mascot
What are Olympians? or Who is Bassett High School?
This Upward Bound Guiding Principle mentions that "homework is only a checkpoint along the road to mastery."
What is "Learning begins with reading and ends with mastery?"
Although this novel takes place before the Civil Rights Movement gained momentum, many of the novels themes explore the issues Black people were fighting for during the movement.
What is The Bluest Eye?
UB scholar Minnie Mouse loves to participate in group activities! She often encourages her peers Goofy, Mickey Mouse, and Donald Duck to participate. What community guideline is UB scholar Minnie Mouse representing?
What is building community?
This UB alum has gotten expelled from preschool.
Who is Lizbeth?
This school's mascot lives in the wild and is seen as an American symbol
What is a Bald Eagle?
This Upward Bound Guiding Principle believes in "the power of my mind and the strength of my will."
What is "I can accomplish anything I set my mind to accomplish?"
This character from The Bluest Eye is compassionate towards Pecola, and rebels against the black community's worship of white beauty.
Who is Claudia MacTeer?
A current HMC college student approaches UB scholar Pikachu and asks "what's the purpose of the program?" UB scholar Pikachu tells the HMC college student that if they have any questions they can ask a UB staff member. What community guideline did Pikachu follow?
What is safety or what is socializing outside of the community?
This UB staff member is a viking alum.
Who is Vanessa?
"Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?... Spongebob Squarepants!" The protagonist of this cartoon has a pet with the same name as this high school
Who is Garey High School?