Senioritis Awareness
12.2.3
Do Now:
Directions:
Mark which emoji represents how you are feeling about senior year. Explain why.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Key Takeaway
It’s normal to experience senioritis, but it’s important to be mindful of how to deal with it when it occurs.
Class Discussion: Senioritis
How do you define senioritis?
When do you find yourself
feeling a strong sense of senioritis?
How do you keep yourself
motivated through senioritis?
Senior year can be a lot to handle!
It is normal to feel overwhelmed and lose motivation.
The important thing is that you don’t give up
on your goals.
Asking for support, being honest about what you can handle, and identifying resources will help you cope with senioritis.
Others won’t know to help you unless you self-advocate and ask for support.
Dealing with Senioritis
For each of the three scenarios:
Example:
Sam has a busy week. Between a Math test, submitting her first college application, and babysitting, she is feeling burnt out. On top of all of this, she was asked to tutor her little cousin! What should she do?
Response: If Sam thinks the tutoring will add to her exhaustion, cause her to miss deadlines or fail her class, it might make more sense for her to say that she isn’t capable of adding another task to her list right now.
Scenario 1: Jose’s Job
Jose has an after-school job working as a cashier. His manager has noticed that his attendance at work has been dropping.
Jose is trying to earn enough money to buy an electric scooter so he can commute cheaply to his local college next year.
However, he hasn’t been feeling motivated and just wants to go home and sleep. What should Jose do?
Scenario 2: Linda’s History Class
Linda is on the prom planning committee with all of her friends. She is really looking forward to the event and enjoys helping with planning.
She has begun to ignore her other responsibilities in order to work on the event planning. The semester is coming to an end and she realizes she has over 10 assignments missing.
What should she do?
Scenario 3: Henry’s Personal Statement
Henry received his first college acceptance letter. His history final is coming up but he isn’t feeling motivated to study. According to Henry, he has already been accepted to college - so what’s the point of taking the final?
His friends are going to cut finals’ week to go to the beach. He really wants to go because he knows he won’t be able to spend a lot of time with them after high school. What should Henry do?
Mentor Connection
1. Share your high and low from this week with your mentor.
My high from this week was…
My low from this week was…
2. How are you currently feeling about your senior year?
Have you experienced any sense of senioritis? If so, explain.
I am currently feeling… because…
Extend - Surviving Senioritis
In groups of 2-3, please create a
survival guide for Senioritis.
Your guide should include:
(you can google search for these)
Be creative!