Week #5 11th AVID

9-27-10

Target: First impressions and first perceptions are important in society. Today students will learn the importance of first impressions. We will work on successful classroom interaction. We will then talk about the following topics listed below and how they can help teacher/professor perceptions.

Sit in the front
Lean Forward
Ask Questions
Nod Your Head
Talk to the Teacher

The learning "T". Where to sit to be noticed and learn the most.

9-28-10

Tutorial Preparation: Flow Chart and Learning Process

9-29-10

Target: Reading Strategy #2 Students will work with a primary source Nelson Mandela's speech from prison. They will utilize the reading technique of writing questions to examine Mandela's speech. The technique should be used in other content areas to help comprehend content.

9-30-10

Target: Understanding instructional categories for writing prompts. Students new to college life have to learn quick ways to analyze a variety of writing prompts. Just knowing that there is a variety of prompts and that you can categorize them into the five areas listed below can help students be more prepared.

Topics
Qualifying Words
Characteristic Words
Organization or Presentation Words
Source Comments

10-1-10

Invictus

Week #4 11th AVID

9-20-10

Target: Students will learn the four essential skills that are necessary for success in college. The lesson will focus on an introduction to the four essentials skills in the writing process. Students should, by the end of the period, be able to recognize and evaluate the four essential skills in writing.

9-21-10

Tutorial: Students will participate in their first tutorial. Groups will be determined by content.

9-22-10

Target: Identifying the four essential skills in a textual scavenger hunt. Students will look for the four essential writing skills in a written source.

9-23-10

Critical Reading: Apartheid

Target: Students will demonstrate active reading skill. They will utilize the summarization technique of writing in the margins to read and learn about apartheid. Each paragraph will be summerized in one sentences and key terms will be taken from the text.

9-24-10

Invictus- Finish Movie and evaluate the five leadership qualities.

Week #3 11th AVID

9-13-10

Target: Students will begin class by having a discussion about their five leadership traits. Each group will present their t-graph and focus on areas of leadership that they want to know about. For the second 1/2 of the period we will review the SAT and ACT test dates for the 2010-2011 school year. All dates will be recorded in a test requirement chart.

9-14-10

Target: Practice Tutorial

Students will bring two questions from their toughest content area. We will run a whole class tutorial to model good tutorial procedure.

9-15-10

Fair Day 1/2 Day

Students will review safety procedures and receive school planners.

9-16-10

Team Building

Target: Team work and unity are essential for group success. Students will work on developing a class identity.

9-17-10

Leadership Video

Week #2 11th AVID

9-6-10

Labor Day: Enjoy your day off and celebrate those who work daily to provide for you.

9-7-10

Organization and Preparation

Target: Students will begin the process of organizing their AVID Notebook for the school year. Every student by the end of the period should have a completed notebook with all six classes divided, pencil pouch, planner and loose leaf paper. We will also begin the process of organizing our college crates.

AVID Contract Due


9-8-10

Cornell Note Review

Target: Student will practice taking Cornell notes and look for examples of their value in content classes.

9-9-10

Leadership Qualities

Target: Using a t-chart from "Glad" training students will evaluate what they know and need to know about leadership. Through the process students will develop key questions about leadership. Students will then get into small groups and choose one of the leadership qualities listed below. The will make their own t-chart and present to the class.

Qualities of a Leader

* Character

* Charisma

* Commitment

* Communication

* Courage

* Discernment

* Vision

9-10-10

Guest Speaker: Student will listen to a prentation by Assistant Principal Mr. Cox. The discussion will center around college preparedness, "observations made by a new college student's parent".

Week #1 Welcome Back

9-2-10 Welcome Back Rogers Rams

Target: Students will focus on learning about AVID in their Junior Year of High School.

* Name Card Activity

* If you knew me .....

* Course Description

* Course Expectations

9-3-10 Multiply Intelligence

Right Brain/ Left Brain Activity

Target: Having students better understand their neurological strengths and weaknesses can help them in the future. Students will take a right brain/ left brain quiz to determine which side of their brain they prefer to use. Taking the test will allow students to examine their learning styles and make an evaluation on their teachers, so that they may better understand how they are being taught. Students will be placed in seating charts next to other students who have the same learning style.