Today in AVID Week 1 Quarter 2 1016

Today in AVID… Week #1 Quarter 2 (10/16 -10/18) (calendar site) Warm Up – Thursday, 10/17 AVID Learning Goal: • • I take advantage of opportunities to reflect on and improve my understanding of learning goals. I can expand my vocabulary to prepare me for the SAT test Daily Question: How am I going to take 1 st what I have learned quarter from all of my classes and improve on my learning for 2 nd quarter? Activities/Assignments: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Sign-up for Reminder 101 Test Preparation Sheet Quarter Reflection Sheet Tutorial Grade Analysis Sheet Vocabulary Cards Career Center Sign-up Pick Up: ü Worksheets on back station Have out: ØWorksheets you picked up Homework: 1. Rest of the book read 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. and questions due October 18 th. Color of Water Test on Thursday, October 25 th. 2 sets of Cornell Notes for classes due Tuesday, 10/22 TRF due Thursday, 10/23 Weekly Check Sheet due Monday, 10/21

She says she is not a victim and will NEVER give up! So inspirational! She was 14 when she was shot, and is now 16 about to get a Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for education.

Y A D N O M Y R E V r o E F ! e s u t D n i o P 5 You fill in with S, N, or U You write Comments I stamp each day Parents sign on weekend for each day

Volunteer Hours!!! • We need you to help out for a teacher PATH Training on October 25 th & 26 th! • When: • Friday after school until 6 pm • Saturday from • Doing What? : • Running concession stands • Showing off your binder “skills” with pride Please sign the sign up sheet!

Volunteer Hours!!! § After School tutoring--PLEASE sign-up for once/twice a week! Ø Hartford from 3 -4 Monday thru Thursday Ø Sanborn Ø Anderson Elementary Ø Willis Junior High 4 -5 Monday thru Thursday Ø Anderson Junior High Please sign the sign up sheet!

In Need Of… § For the Chander Care Center's Thanksgiving Family Assistance Day, AVID is signed up to bring dry rice and dry pinto beans. The goal is at least 100 bags of each

Career Center College Presentations • Use yellow sheet and follow instructions to get an account • You are responsible for signing up for college presentations! • MUST sign-up by THURSDAY!!! • If you are struggling, see me for help!!! • I will put the college dates under the doc camera to show you what one you are interested in. • Write one-page paper (12 point, double spaced, and 2 sentences for each question) answering the following questions for 15 extra credit points: • Why did you choose to see this college presentation? • What did you like about the college? • What did you not like about the college? • Are you thinking about going to this college?

Color of Water Test – 50 points October 24 th, 2013 Part 1: Vocabulary words (1 point each) Part 3: Plot Questions (1 point each) Part 4: Essay Prompts – Choose 2 out of 5 (10 points each) Part 2: Character Matching(1 point each) Know who: Mameh, Tateh, Ruth, James, Hunter, Andrew “Dennis”, Helen, Jackie, Aunt Mary, Bubeh

Quarter Reflection Sheet Complete the handout and turn in front bin! 10 minutes

Tutorial Grade Analysis Sheet Complete the handout and turn in front bin! 10 minutes

AVID Learning Goal: • I take advantage of opportunities to reflect on and improve my understanding of learning goals.

15 minutes to create note cards! • Vocabulary word on front • Picture on front with vocabulary word • Definition on back • Pronunciation on back • Sentence on back

Advocat e by Kheel Center,

Advocate

Advocate – (v) / [ad-vuh-keyt] urge; plead for. by Oldmaison

Lethargic by wwarby

Lethargic

Lethargic

Lethargic – (adj) / [luh-thahr-jik]

Scrutinize

Scrutinize

Scrutinize

Scrutinize – (v) / [skroot-n-ahyz] examine closely and critically.

Sporadic by simononly

Sporadic by Noah Sussman

Sporadic by cdsessums

Sporadic – (adj) / [spuh-rad-ik] occurring irregularly. by danbuck 57313

15 minutes to create note cards! • Vocabulary word on front • Picture on front with vocabulary word • Definition on back • Pronunciation on back • Sentence on back

AVID Learning Goal: • I can expand my vocabulary to prepare me for the SAT test

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Today in AVID… Week #1 Quarter 2 (10/16 -10/18) (calendar site) Warm Up – Friday, 10/18 AVID Learning Goal: • I can Apply and analyze the Book “The Color of Water” to my life Daily Question: How does the book “The Pick Up: Have out: Homework: 1. Color of Water Test on 2. Color of Water” apply to my life and AVID? 3. Activities/Assignments: 1. Discuss Book Packet 4. 5. Thursday, October 25 th. 2 sets of Cornell Notes for classes due Tuesday, 10/22 TRF due Thursday, 10/23 Weekly Check Sheet due Monday, 10/21

The Color of Water

AVID Learning Goal: • I can Apply and analyze the Book “The Color of Water” to my life

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