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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Evidence Source
Community
Activities
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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