Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Week #28 11th AVID

3-21-11

Quick Write: Respond to multicultural story about blue bonnets and Texas. Sacrifice for the greater good. Students will write about an instance where they had to sacrifice something for the greater good. Students will then take their quick writes and exchange them and look critically for passive voice. All passive voice sentences will then be converted to active voice sentences.

3-22-11

Tutorials

3-23-11

Notebook review and analysis

3-24-11

Tutorials

3-25-11

AVID VIDEO and Notebook check

Friday, March 11, 2011

Week #27 11th AVID

3-15-11

Imagine You @ WSU. Student will be attending three different college lectures from professors from Washington State University. They will take Cornell notes and attend three different seminars about financial aid, admissions and a student panel.

3-16-11

Impromptu Speeches

3-17-11

Active and Passive Voice in writing. Students will actively participate in a game to determine active and passive voice. This should help them in determining which writing technique is appropriate in formal writing.

3-18-11

Tutorials

3-19-11

Monday, March 7, 2011

Week #26 11th AVID


3-7-11

No School- Cornell Notes Presentation

3-8-11

Tutorials- Students should write two questions from class that need improvement from the first IPR. All classes will be determined by AVID teacher.

3-9-11

Celebration of Presentation Success- Breakfast- Pancakes, waffles and cereal.

Registration due to Mr. Zentz

3-10-11

Tutorials

3-11-11

Team Building Activity- Students will get into pairs and build a balloon animal mascot from their college of choice. Winning animals will be awarded a prize.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Week #25 11th AVID


2-28-11

Impromptu Speeches- Students will choose random topics from the green hat. They are to talk about the topic without saying um or kay. Student will be evaluated on their speeches.

3-1-11

Tutorials

3-2-11

Registration Discussion- Student will bring their registration forms so that they may ask questions about registration.
Imagine U @ WSU
Registration Questions
Link Today
Finish Impromptu Speeches
HSPE Info.

3-3-11

Tutorials

3-4-11

Work Day