8th Grade, Day 135
AVID Weeks at a Glance Lesson Plan
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Standards and Essential Question:
Opportunity Knowledge: Advancing College Preparedness
• Plan for a successful transition to the next step in the academic journey (8.OK.ACP.4b)
• Gain exposure to pathways offering work opportunities (credentials, certifications,
internships, etc.) (8.OK.ACP.4c)
Opportunity Knowledge: Building Career Knowledge
• Develop knowledge and gain exposure to credentials or post-secondary education
needed for career goals (8.OK.BCK.2c)
• Identify best fit career fields based on academic, social, and financial fit to develop shortand long-term career pathways (8.OK.BCK.3)
EQ: “How does high school differ from middle school?”
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CCI
Evidence Source
Community
Activities
IV.2.3
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Lesson
Materials/Notes
1. Field Trip to High School
Work with the high school AVID site coordinator to arrange a “shadow day” for your
AVID students.
If your high school doesn’t have AVID, consider making arrangements through
the National Honor Society or other campus club.
Options for the “shadow day” include the following:
Partnering a middle school AVID student with a high school student
Having high school AVID students lead their partner on a school tour
Having partners look through the middle school students’ six-year plan and give
advice on any specific classes or teachers
Attending a class (AVID or non-AVID) together
A group team-building activity
Consider having the middle school students and their high school partner become
“pen pals.”
2. Guest Speaker*
If you aren’t able to arrange a field trip to the high school on this exact day, try to
have a representative from the high school (counselor, administrator, AVID
coordinator, etc.) come to class as a guest speaker.
* Indicates an optional activity, which can be shortened or removed, based on time constraints
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