WICOR:
how we "do" Avid
WRITING ~ INQUIRY ~ COLLABORATION ~ ORGANIZATION ~ READING
Writing
Focused Note Taking
Students follow a five step process to create notes for all core classes (ELA, History, Math, Science, and AVID)
Students follow a five step process to create notes for all core classes (ELA, History, Math, Science, and AVID)
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Focused Notes: Student Examples for AVID, ELA, History, Math, and Science
Summaries & Quick Writes
Students write summaries on Focused Notes and Article of the Week
Students practice the skill of timed writings and learning log reflections
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Need Notes? Check out these resources for ELA, History, and Science
Math practice your MULTIPLICATION skills!
Inquiry
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Tutorial Request Form (TRF)
Students use their Focused Notes to complete a TRF every Monday and Wednesday evening. They participate in collaborative tutorials every Tuesday and Thursday. |
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Forget to pick up a TRF?
No form = No Excuse!!
Use a graded TRF as a guideline and create your own on a piece of notebook paper.
No form = No Excuse!!
Use a graded TRF as a guideline and create your own on a piece of notebook paper.
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TRF: Student Examples for ELA, History, Math, and Science
Levels of Questions 1-2-3
Students write questions in focused notes, TRF notebooks, documents, and readings to connect their thinking to the Essential Question (EQ) for the lesson. This helps them prepare for discussions, essays, projects, and tests.
Students write questions in focused notes, TRF notebooks, documents, and readings to connect their thinking to the Essential Question (EQ) for the lesson. This helps them prepare for discussions, essays, projects, and tests.
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collaboration
Team Building
Students participate in structured activities that are designed to build community, increase communication and teamwork in the AVID class.
Students participate in structured activities that are designed to build community, increase communication and teamwork in the AVID class.
Organization
Planner
Students maintain a planner/calendar where they record classwork and homework for each class and record important dates for projects and tests.
They must devise a method to neatly mark completed tasks.
Students maintain a planner/calendar where they record classwork and homework for each class and record important dates for projects and tests.
They must devise a method to neatly mark completed tasks.
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Binder
Students keep all materials organized in their 3-Ring Binder; there should be no loose papers in the binder or in their backpack. All handouts, materials, and notes must be filed behind the appropriate tab in their binder. Their pencil pouch should be at the front of the binder and should be filled with pens, pencils, highlighters, ruler, and post it notes. |
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Grade check, goal setting, and reflection
Every three weeks, students obtain signatures and feedback from teachers regarding their behavior and progress.
Students identify three specific things they will do to improve their grades or behavior in school.
Obtain parent/guardian signature
Calculate GPA and complete a reflection about their progress.
Students identify three specific things they will do to improve their grades or behavior in school.
Obtain parent/guardian signature
Calculate GPA and complete a reflection about their progress.
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reading
Article of the Week
Students close read and analyze a newsworthy article each week. Critically reading the articles help students connect to the world, look at issues from opposing viewpoints, and discuss controversial topics in an academic setting.
Students close read and analyze a newsworthy article each week. Critically reading the articles help students connect to the world, look at issues from opposing viewpoints, and discuss controversial topics in an academic setting.
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