10th Grade AVID
Sample Week at a Glance
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Each bulleted activity/lesson/project listed below represents one class period,
The other two days each week are devoted to tutorials.
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AVID Lessons
AVID Basics
 AVID Overview/Making the Grade Video Clip & Go Over Syllabus
 Binder Set-up & Portfolio Requirements
 Cornell Notes Power Point
 Costa’s Levels of Intellectual Functioning (Three Little Pigs & Goldilocks & The
Three Bears)
 AVID Pictionary (Teambuilding)
Getting to Know You
 Life Goals Essay
 Tutorial Video & Filling Out Tutorial Sheet (Questions from Student Handbook)
 Peer Review of Life Goals Essay
 Practice Tutorial (use questions from student handbook)
 Teambuilding activity
Time Management
 Time Management Prioritization Activity & Group Posters
Recording Accomplishments
 High School Activities Record & Resumes
 Presentation of Resumes
Problem-Solution
 Essay
 Speech
 Presentation of Speeches
Organizing Your Life
 Organizing Your Life Power Point
 How to Get Organized Display Board
 Presentation of Display Boards
College Exploration
 Priorities for College & Planning for College Worksheet/My Ideal College
 College Information Worksheet & College Research Essay in Lab
 What Colleges Look For & College Admissions Game
Principle #1: Take 100% Responsibility for Your Life
 Worksheet
Principle #2: Believe It’s Possible
 Worksheet
Philosophical Chairs
Principle #3: Decide What you Want
 The Bucket Book
Principle #4: Be Clear Why You’re Here
 Mission Statements
 Presentation of Mission Statements
Principle #5: See the Best to Be the Best
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 Gratitude Journal
Principle #6: Unleash the Power of Goal Setting
 Personal & Career Goals
Teambuilding Activity
Principle #7: Release the Brakes
 Worksheet & Essay
Principle #8: See What You Want, Get What You See
 Film Strip
 Presentation of Film Strips
Principle #9: Act As If
 As If Essay
Principle #10: Just Lean Into It
 Poster
 Presentation of Posters
Principle #11: Face Your Fears Head-On!
 Worksheet
Principle #12: Be Willing to Pay the Price
 Essay
 Essay Read Around
Principle #13: Ask! Ask! Ask!
 Worksheet
Principle #14: Reject Rejection
 Interviews
Teambuilding Activity
Principle #15: Use Feedback to Fast-Forward
 Interviews
Principle #16: Stop Hanging with Turkeys and Soar with Eagles
 Friend Analysis
Socratic Seminar
 Friendship Quality and Social Development
Principle #17: Keep Score of Your Success and Build On It
 Success Journal
Principle #18: Perform with Persistence by Keeping Your Eyes on the Prize
 Essay
Philosophical Chairs
Principle #19: Give Your Best to Be Your Best
 Essay
Principle #20: Start Now…Just Do It!
 Activity Cards
The Success Principles Project
 Group Project
 Group Project
 Presentations
Research Skills
 MLA Format (Parenthetical Citations & Works Cited Practice)
 Citation Sentence Templates & 3-Part Source Integration Technique
Pass Out Be an Expert Report and begin research in computer lab
FINALS WEEK (AVID Reading Logs & Portfolios Due)
 Multiple Choice Test on The Success Principles for Teens
 The Success Principles for Teens Mini Book
 1st Semester Portfolio Evaluation
Pass Out New: Reading Logs, Binder Checklists, Community Service Logs
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 Research in computer lab
 Research in computer lab
 Presentations
Scholarships
 How to Get Money For College Power Point & Video Clip, Article & Worksheet
 Research scholarships using Scholarship Research Packet in the computer lab
 Continue researching scholarships using Scholarship Research Packet in the
computer lab
Scholarships
 Mock Scholarship Group Project
 Mock Scholarship Group Project
 Applying for Mock Scholarships
Scholarships
 Evaluation of Applications
 Reflective Essay
21 Day Challenge (Changing or Developing a Habit)
Community Service Project Plan
 Project
 Project
 Presentation
Interview Skills
 How to Get a Job Project (Power Point) & Pass out Interviewing a Manager
 Research in Computer Lab
 Research in Computer Lab
Interview Skills
 Research in Computer Lab
 Presentations
 Presentations
Public Speaking
 The Power of Persuasion
 Two Minute Speeches
 Teambuilding Activity
Career Projects
 Career Interest Survey and Career Research (Mini Display Board) in Computer
Lab
 Research in Computer Lab
 Presentation of Career Research Display Boards
Being a Savvy Shopper
 Deceptive Advertising
 Advertising Project
 Presentation of Projects
Artistic Convergence
 Projects
 Projects
 Presentations
Public Speaking
 Begin Writing Persuasive Speeches
 Presentation of Persuasive Speeches
 Presentation of Persuasive Speeches
College Exploration
 College Research Project (Mini Books) & College Information Worksheet
 Research in Lab
 Presentation of Mini Books
The Cost of Living
 Research in computer lab
Mock Letter of Recommendation (about yourself)
 Type in computer lab
 Read around using score sheet
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College Admissions Essay
 Personal Inventory & College Admission Essay
 Continue working on College Admissions Essay
 Peer Review of Admissions Essays
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Money Management
 Credit Cards Socratic Seminar & Worksheet
 Checking Accounts
 Checking Account Game
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Money Management
 Tips for Stretching Your Dollar Handout
 Preparing Booklets entitled “Ways to Stretch Your Dollar”
 Presentations
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FINALS WEEK (AVID Reading Logs Due)
 Sophomore Summary Essay
 Portfolio Assessment
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Collaborative Group Project Presentations
Assignment is to be placed in students’ Sophomore Portfolio after being graded
10th Grade AVID Texts: The Success Principles for Teens by Jack Canfield and Kent Healy &
Cool Stuff They Should Teach in School by Kent and Kyle Healy
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