AVID Strategies at a Glance
Helping ALL Students Succeed
Questions / Comments / Concerns
• http://todaysmeet.com/WICOR
Today’s meet is great tool to use during faculty meetings,
professional development Sessions, classroom lessons (for
those shy students or overly expressive students)
• Polleverywhere.com
Allows you to do live audience polls, students love to use
during class. Excellent way to get live feedback from staff
during a faculty meeting.
Cornell Notes
• Cornell Notes were developed in 1949 by Walter
Pauk, a law professor at Cornell.
• Good C-Notes help students organize and process
information and use critical thinking skills.
• By learning note-taking strategies, students gain
access to the “hidden curriculum” of education –
learning note-taking skills is part of learning how to
do school.
Topic/Objective:
Essential Question:
Questions/Subtitles/
Headings:
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Summary:
Name:
Date:
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Notes:
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Topic/Objective: Elements of a short
story
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Name: Amanda Hines
Date: April 5, 2012
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Essential Question: What are the defining characteristics of a short story?
Questions/Subtitles/
Headings:
*What are the parts
of a story plot?
*What are the 5
different types of
conflicts?
*What are some
types of characters?
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Notes:
-plot = events that take place in a story
-parts of a plot are exposition, rising action, climax, falling
action, resolution
-conflicts: person vs. person = between 2 people
person vs. nature = natural disasters
person vs. society = mainstream society
person vs. self = within heart/soul/mind
person vs. supernatural = a supernatural entity
-dynamic character = personality changes throughout story
-static character = personality does not change thru story no
matter what happens
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Summary: We are learning the major elements of a short story. The structure of a short
story is made up of the different parts of a plot, beginning with the exposition and ending
with the resolution. We have also reviewed the types of conflicts that are commonly used,
as well as the difference between static and dynamic characters.
Memorize These 10 Items
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Bubble gum
Eraser
Mockingbird
William Shakespeare
Neon green
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Notebook paper
Botany
War of 1812
Great Uncle
Quickwrite
• What is something at which you used to be
good but now you’re not as good?
• Why aren’t you as good now?
Write for three minutes on this topic.
Quiz
• You have 30 seconds to study
• Write down the 10 Items
WICOR Strategies
Writing
Inquiry
Collaboration
Organization
Reading
WICOR leads to Rigor…
WICOR
Writing Strategies
• Cornell Notes
• The Writing Process, from Pre-Write to Final Draft
• Learning logs/Reflection journals
– What did you do in class today/this week? What did you
find interesting? What could you have done differently as
a student?
• Focused Writing
– Write nonstop for 5-10 minutes on a specific topic being
studied. The purpose is to explore new ideas, find out
what you know and still need to learn about the topic.
• Quick Write
– Write for 1-2 minutes about a topic.
WICOR
Inquiry Strategies
• Socratic Seminars
– A dialogue, usually centered around a text, different
formats (inner/outer circle, wingman)
• Philosophical Chairs
– A debate, usually centered around a yes/no “hot-button”
issue. Students choose their own side, or are assigned to
an opinion and have to argue it, whether or not they
agree.
– Format varies (stand on opposite sides of room for yes/no,
stand around room in spectrum from “strongly agree” to
“strongly disagree”)
• Critical Thinking Activities
– Logic puzzles and riddles
WICOR
Inquiry Strategies, cont.
• Using/Writing High Level Questions
– Using Bloom’s Taxonomy or Costa’s Levels of Questions
• Costa’s Level 1: Knowledge/Recall
– What is a gene? What is a chromosome?
• Costa’s Level 2: Processing
– Compare and contrast genes and chromosomes.
• Costa’s Level 3: Synthesize/Hypothesize
– Use what you know about genes and chromosomes to predict a
trait in a child.
• Gallery Walk
– Set up topical quotations, pictures, questions, words,
(almost anything!) around room. Students circulate in
groups and write their reflections either on posted
chart paper or in their own notes.
WICOR
Collaboration Strategies
• Jigsaw Activities
– Groups of students become “specialists”, bring
knowledge back to original groups to accomplish a
task
• Think-Pair-Share
– Reflect on a topic, find a partner, share thoughts
• Study Groups
• Socratic Seminars
• Philosophical Chairs
WICOR
Collaboration Strategies, cont.
• Tutorials
– AVID Tutorials are structured to use the Socratic method and encourage
active learning in small groups. Students question each other to arrive at
the answer instead of giving knowledge.
– Tutor is the “guide on the side”, not the “sage on the stage”.
• Reciprocal Teaching
– A group of students read a text together piece by piece and, through
discussion, help each other understand the content.
– Students use 5 key strategies: summarizing, predicting, clarifying,
questioning, and visualizing.
– Appropriate for all content areas, texts, and allows for full student
participation regardless of reading ability.
WICOR
Organization Strategies
• Student agendas/planners
– Students write assignments for each class each
day. Students self-monitor completion of
assignments.
• Student binders
– Dividers for each subject, Cornell notepaper.
– Pencil pouch with pencils, pens, highlighters.
– No loose papers!
WICOR
Reading Strategies
• SQ5R (Survey the text/Question the material/Read to answer
questions, Record key ideas, Recite answers to questions,
Review your notes, Reflect on the text)
• KWL (What I Know/Want to Learn/Learned)
• Marking the text
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Number the paragraphs for common reference
Circle key terms
Underline the author’s claims
Highlight new vocabulary
• Write for Discovery as you Read
– Post-It notes, Letter from/to a character, Letter to author,
Reader’s Response Log
• Reciprocal Teaching
Questions?
Tarrah Thompson
Bedichek Middle School
AVID Coordinator
Austin Independent School District
Tarrah.thompson@austinisd.org
512.841.1741 office