WICR YOUR LESSON
WHAT DOES WICR STAND FOR?
Writing
Inquiry
Collaboration
Reading
IDEAS /EXAMPLES OF “W”
1. All forms of notes
2. Bell work
3. Quick writes
4. Poems
5. Summaries
6. Essays
7. Learning logs
8. Journals
9. Dialectal Journals
10.Interactive Notebook
INQUIRY
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Class discussion
Socratic seminars
Debate
Philosophical chairs
Tutorials
Criticial thinking activity
Case studies
Scientific experiments or labs
COLLABORATION
1. Collaboration to Solve Problems and Find Solutions
2. Group activity
3. Team building exercise
4. Jigsaw activities
5. Plays
6. Films/video
7. Socratic seminars
8. Philosophical chairs
READING
1. KWL, sometimes KWL-NS What I Know, Want to
Learn, Learned, (Next Steps)
2. SQ3R, sometimes SQ5R – Survey, Question, Read,
(Record), Recite, Review, (Reflect)
3. Reciprocal Teaching Summarizing, Questioning,
Clarifying & Predicting
4. Reader Response
WHY WICR YOUR LESSON
AVID philosophy involves integrating the four
WICR elements into every classroom on a
routine basis since they encompass four
crucial skill areas for college-bound
students.“ Every student must be an
effective writer, critical thinker, reader and
willing to work with others .
FOUR ESSENTIAL SKILLS
FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS
1. Analyzing a Prompt or Academic Task
2. Selective and Purpose-Driven Reading
3. Focused Note-taking
4. Integrating Sources into Texts
WICR STRATEGIES
Please look on our school website
under AVID professional
development for WICR strategies