Week One At-A-Glance
Grade 9
Week 1 focus: AVID Overview -- introduction to AVID Mission and tutorial process; positive participation in group activities;
tools and strategies to arrange class materials
Materials: Implementing and Managing the AVID Program, “AVID Celebrating 25 Years of College Dreams” DVD,
www.avidonline.org, Wall of Fame, Strategies for Success, Tutorial Support Curriculum Resource Guide, Organizing the Student
Binder
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1. AVID Introduction1. 1. AVID Mission
1. AVID Agreement
1. Cornell Notes
1. Jigsaw Reading:
Revisited
High
School
Introduction
Who Are We?
 “AVID Mission”
• “Getting the GIST of
• Implementing &
• “Cornell Notes
• Wall of Fame book
Implementing &
the AVID Mission”
Managing the AVID
Format” and “The
excerpt: “Six Who
Managing the AVID
Activity 1.2.1
Program (Section 1)
Cornell Notetaking
Came by Bus”
Program (page iii)
Tutorial
Support
•
Strategies
for
Success
System”
Activities
 “AVID Celebrating 25
Curriculum Resource
(Unit 1)
3.2/3.3 Strategies for
2. Team Building
Years of College
Guide (Unit 1)
Success (Unit 3)
• “Partner Interview
Dreams” DVD
www.avidonline.org
>
Notes” Activity 6.4
2. AVID Binder
 Any Wall of Fame
File Sharing Home >
(continued) Strategies
2. Questionnaire
Introduction
book excerpt
•
“Student
•
“Binder
Overview”
AVID
Elective
for Success (Unit 6)
 www.avidonline.org >
Questionnaire”
Organizing the AVID
Resources and
• Partners introduce
MyAVID >
Activity
1.7.2
Student
Binder
(Unit
Beyond
>
Essential
05
themselves to small
file sharing >
Tutorial Support
1)
Writing Curriculum >
groups
powerpoint
Curriculum
Resource
5.3
Cornell
Notes
presentations
Guide (Unit 1)
3. Team Building
Presentation
“Partner
Interview
2. Team Building
Notes” Activity 6.4
• “People Bingo”
Strategies for Success
Activity 6.1
(Unit 6)
Strategies for Success
(Unit 6)
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Week Two At-A-Glance
Grade 9
Week 2 focus: Arrange class materials in Binder; introduce “writing to learn” with Cornell Notes; learn about the AVID tutorial
process
Materials: www.avidonline.org, Strategies for Success, Tutorial Support Curriculum Resource Guide
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
2. 1. AVID Binder Set
1. Tutorial
1. Cornell Notes
1. Tutorial Process
1. Binder Check
• “The Inquiry Process” • “AVID Binder Grade
Up
Introduction
Practice
• “Binder Check-Off
• “Steps in the Tutorial
• “Cornell Notes
Activity 2.5.10 and
Sheet Forms 1, 2, or
Sheet” Activity 2.2.2
Process” Activity
Rubric” and “STAR
“Reflection: Do You
3” Activity 2.2.3 and
Tutorial Support
1.8.2 and
Notetaking Strategy”
Have a Handle on It?”
“Got P-M-I For Your
Curriculum Resource
“Summarizing:
Activities 3.5/3.6
Activity 2.8.2
Binder Check?”
Guide (Unit 2)
Pyramid” Activity
Strategies for Success
Tutorial Support
Activity 2.2.4
• “AVID Binder Check1.8.3 Tutorial Support
(Unit 3)
Curriculum Resource
Tutorial Support
Weeks 1 and 2”
Curriculum Resource
Demonstrate Cornell
Guide (Unit 2)
Curriculum Resource
Activity 2.2 Strategies
Guide (Unit 1)
notes for students using
Guide (Unit 2)
for Success (Unit 2)
the
Cornell
Notes
 Tutorial guides/student
Guidelines/handouts
PowerPoint File
2. Team Building
handouts
www.avidonline.org >
Sharing
Home
>
AVID
• “One-One-Two
www.avidonline.org >
File Sharing Home >
Minute Partner Share”
MyAVID >file sharing Elective Resources and
AVID Elective
Beyond > Essential 05 Activity 6.6 Strategies
>elective program
Resources and
Writing Curriculum >
for Success (Unit 6)
resources and
Beyond > Essential 05 • Have students discuss
beyond>collaboration 5.3 Cornell Notes
Writing Curriculum >
the first two weeks of
>tutorial
Presentation
5.3 Binder Organization
school, summer
Checklist
activities, or other
topics to help students
2. Introduce Learning
get to know each
Logs
other.
• “Learning Logs”
Strategies for Success
(Unit 4)
• Topic: First Week of
High School
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Week Three At-A-Glance
Grade 9
Week 3 focus: Understand and begin to use Costa’s Levels of Questioning; become proficient with Cornell Notes and Learning
Logs; continue preparing for tutorials
Materials: Implementing and Managing the AVID Program, www.avidonline.org, Strategies for Success, Tutorial Support
Curriculum Resource Guide
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1. Introduce Costa’s 3. 1. Tutorials:
1. Cornell Notes
1. Tutorials
1. Team Building
• “Tutorial Request
• “Team Huddle”
Levels of Questioning
Collaboration through Practice
• “Is There a Short Cut”
 “Three Story House”
Form” Activity 2.7.2
Activity 6.8 Strategies
Inquiry
poem and graphic
Activity 2.4.2 Tutorial
• “Let’s Collaborate
Tutorial Support
for Success (Unit 6)
Activity 2.5.1 and
Support Curriculum
Group Activity”
Curriculum Resource Review Cornell Notes
“Vocabulary for Costa’s
Resource Guide (Unit 2)
Activity 3.5.1and
Guide (Unit 2)
taken this week and
Levels of Thinking and
“Reflection: Let’s
• “Tutorial Worksheet” have students evaluate
Questioning” Activity
2. Costa’s Levels of
Collaborate”
Activity 8.1
using “Notetaking
2.5.2 Tutorial Support
Questioning Practice
Activity
3.5.2
Tutorial
Strategies
for
Success
Checklist”
Curriculum Resource

Student Activities
Support
Curriculum
(Unit
8)
www.avidonline.org >
Guide (Unit 2)
www.avidonline.org
>
Resource Guide (Unit
• “Tutorial Request
File Sharing Home >
 “Inquiry” Section Two:
File Sharing Home >
3)
Form”
Section
Two:
AVID Elective
Classroom Applications
AVID
Elective
Classroom
Resources and
Implementing and
Resources and Beyond
Applications
Beyond > Essential 05 Managing the AVID
>
Essential
06
Program
Implementing &
Writing Curriculum >
Inquiry Emphasis > 6.3
Handouts/Overheads
Managing the AVID
5.3 Peer Evaluation 1
Costa's Critical
www.avidonline.org >
Program
File Sharing
Thinking Activity 2
Home > AVID
 “Arthur Costa’s Model 2. Learning Logs
2. Binder Check
Elective Resources
• Students can reflect
of Intellectual
and Beyond >
Functioning in Three
over tutorials using
Essential 06 - Inquiry
Levels” Section Two:
“Reflective Learning
Emphasis > 6.3
Classroom Applications
Log” Activity 4.2.2
Costa's Critical
Implementing and
Tutorial Support
Managing the AVID
Thinking Activity 1
Curriculum Resource
Program
Guide (Unit 4)
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Week Four At-A-Glance
Grade 9
Week 4 focus: Prewriting strategies; make effective presentation; plan and manage time; tutorial reflections
Materials: Strategies for Success, Tutorial Support Curriculum Resource Guide, High School Writing, Implementing & Managing
the AVID Program
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1. Mandala
1. Tutorials
1. Create Mandala
1. Tutorials
1. Finish Mandala
• Begin the process of
• High School Writing
• High School Writing
Autobiography Unit
AVID tutorials with
Activity 5.1 (Unit 5)
Activity 5.1 (Unit 5)
2. Tutorial Reflections
 “What is a Mandala?”
students.
Tutorials
will
•
“Higher-Level
and “The Symbols of
take place twice a
Reflections” Activity
2. Time Management
2. Student Oral
My Life” Activity 5.1
week for the
• “Barriers and
4.2.3 Tutorial Support Presentations of
High School Writing
remainder of the
Solutions to Using
Curriculum Resource
Mandalas
(Unit 5)
school year. See “The
Time Effectively”
Guide (Unit 4)
• High School Writing
Principals of
Activity 7.3 Strategies
Activity 5.1 (Unit 5)
2. Time Management
Tutoring” Strategies
for Success (Unit 7)
• Discuss presentation
• “Time Log” Activity
for Success (Unit 8)
skills using the
7.1 Strategies for
“Presentation Rubric”
3. Homework:
Success (Unit 7)
Activity 14.7
2. Debrief Tutorials
Tutorial Questions
• “Reflecting on
• “Tutorial Request
Strategies for Success
Learning” Activity
Form” Activity 2.7.2
(Unit 14)
4.1.1 and “Reflective
or 2.7.4 Tutorial
• Involve the whole
Learning Log”
Support Curriculum
class in feedback to
Activity4.2.2 Tutorial
Resource Guide (Unit
student presenters
Support Curriculum
2) OR “Tutorial
using the presentation
Resource Guide (Unit
Worksheet” Activity
rubric
4)
8.1 Strategies for
Success (Unit 8) OR
3. Binder Check
“Tutorial Request
Form” Section Two:
Classroom
Applications
Implementing &
Managing the AVID
Program
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Week Five At-A-Glance
Grade 9
Week 5 focus: Plan and manage time effectively; produce high quality piece of personal writing; listen effectively to a speaker
while taking notes
Materials: Strategies for Success, High School Writing, www.avidonline.org
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1. Assign and discuss
1. Tutorials
1. Complete rough
1. Tutorials
1. Guest Speaker
• Principal/other school
Mandala Autodraft of Mandala
official
biographical Essay
Autobiography Essay
• “Autobiographical
• “Mandala
• Strategies for Success
Mandala Essay” and
Autobiography
(Unit 15)
“Mandala AutoRubric” Activity 5.1d
 www.avidonline.org >
biography:
High School Writing
MyAVID > File
Assignment
(Unit 5)
Sharing Home > AVID
Description” Activity
Elective Resources
5.1c High School
2. Time Management
and Beyond >
Writing (Unit 5)
• “Time Management
Essential 03 - AVID
Questionnaire”
Elective During
Activity 7.2 Strategies
2. Time Management
School Day > 3.3
• Using Time Logs,
for Success (Unit 7)
Information for Guest
complete and discuss
Speakers
“Time Log
Reflection” Activity
7.1 Strategies for
2. Create AVID
Success (Unit 7)
Portfolios
• Strategies for Success
(Unit 17)
3. Binder Check
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Week Six At-A-Glance
Week 6 focus: Edit and revise writing for a finished and polished final draft
Materials: Strategies for Success, High School Writing
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1. Revise Mandala
1. Tutorials
1. Edit Mandala
1. Tutorials: Writing
Autobiography Essay
Autobiography Essay
Revision Small Groups
Conduct
Focus
• Reader Response
 Conduct Focus
Lesson(s) as
Activities 2.6, 2.7 or
Lesson(s) as
determined.
2.8 High School
determined.
Suggestions could
Writing (Unit 2)
Suggestions could
include -- “4.7a:
include -- “4.11:
Making Sense with
Developing an
Commas”, “4.17:
Introduction”, “4.14:
Sentence
Developing a
Combining/Revision”
Conclusion” or
or “4.12: Using
“4.6: Using
Transitions” High
‘Showing’ Writing”
School Writing (Unit 4)
High School Writing
(Unit 4)
Grade 9
Friday
1. Publish Mandala
Autobiography Essay
• Take students to
computer lab to type
final draft of essay.
This will go in their
AVID portfolio
(created week 5
Friday) Strategies for
Success (Unit 17)
• Consider publishing a
book of student
writing and mandala
art to share at a parent
night or AVID
awareness event
2. Binder Check
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Week Seven At-A-Glance
Week 7 focus: College entrance examination preparation
Materials: Strategies for Success, High School Writing
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1. College Admissions 1. Tutorials
1. College Admissions
Testing Information
Testing Information
2.
Tutorial
Debrief
 “Preliminary
 Give students practice
Scholastic Aptitude
test (PSAT or PLAN).
 “Tutorial Group
Test (PSAT)” and
Norms” Activity 3.2.5
These should be
“The PLAN Test”
Tutorial Support
available in the
College and Careers
Curriculum Resource
counselor’s office.
(Unit 3)
Guide (Unit 3)
 For more information,
visit:
http://www.college
board.com or
http://www.act.org
Grade 9
Thursday
1.
T
utorials:
Collaborative
problem-solving
with test prep items
from practice PSAT
or PLAN
ii.
Friday
1. College Activity
 “College Test Trivia”
Activity 3.2 College
and Careers (Unit 3)
2. Guest Speaker to
talk about Test Prep
 School Career
Counselor or other
administrator
Strategies for Success
(Unit 15)
•
 www.avidonline.org >
MyAVID >
File Sharing
Home > AVID Elective
Resources and
Beyond > Essential 03
- AVID Elective
During School Day >
3.3 Information for
Guest Speakers
3. Binder Check
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Week Eight At-A-Glance
Week 8 focus: Commitment to topics of interest; goal setting; four-year college admission requirements
Materials: Strategies for Success, College and Careers
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1. Going Beyond the
1. Tutorials
1. Goal Setting
1. Tutorials
• “Goal Setting Outline”
Classroom
and ”A GPA for My
 “My Extracurricular
College Road Map”
Activities Log”
Activities 9.1/9.2
Activity 3.8 College
Strategies for Success
and Careers (Unit 3)
(Unit 9)
2. Introduce Goal
Setting
 “Introduction” and
“The GPA of Success”
Classroom activities:
discussion/brainstorm/
pair share Strategies
for Success (Unit 9)
Grade 9
Friday
1. Team Building
 “Tower Building”
Activity 6.7 Strategies
for Success (Unit 6)
2. Debrief Tower
Activity
• Discuss how building
the tower is like setting
and working towards
goals.
• “Learning Log”
Activity 4.7 Strategies
for Success. Students
apply Tower Building
activity to their own
life.
3. Binder Check
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Week Nine At-A-Glance
Grade 9
Week 9 focus: “Writing to learn” with notes; behaving appropriately in academic and social settings; recording information gained by
listening; goal-setting; introduction to the writing process
Materials: High School Writing, www.avidonline.org
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1. Prewriting and
1. Tutorials
1. Rough Draft of
1. Tutorials
1. Guest Speaker to
research for
Explanation of Life
talk about Goal Setting
• Athletic coach or
Explanation of Life
2. Share life goals in
Goals Essay
2. Develop questions
community member
Goals Essay
small groups if there
for
guest
speaker
 Quickwrite and
(many business owners
was no time on
Explain Assignment Prewriting and
or service
Monday
Research Activity 6.1
Rubric Activity 6.1
organizations are
Steps 1-6 High School
Steps 9-10 High School
happy to come)
Writing (Unit 6)
Writing (Unit 6)
Strategies for Success
 Focus Lesson “4.15:
 “Student Sample”
(Unit 15)
Using MLA Format to
Activity 6.1a and Steps
 www.avidonline.org >
Document Research
11-13 High School
MyAVID > File
Sources” High School
Writing (Unit 6)
Sharing Home > AVID
Writing (Unit 4)
 Drafting Activity 6.1
Elective Resources and
Steps 1-4 High School
Beyond > Essential 03
Extension: Steps 7-8
Writing (Unit 6)
- AVID Elective During
Take students to
School Day > 3.3
computer lab, library or
Information for Guest
career center to research
Speakers
“setting life goals”.
Alternatively, find a
2. Continue drafting
video segment related to
essay
Goal-Setting. Cornell
Notes should be taken
3. Binder Check
over the information
found.
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Week Ten At-A-Glance
Week 10 focus: Edit and revise writing for a finished and polished final draft
Materials: High School Writing, Strategies for Success
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1. Editing Explanation 1. Tutorials
1. Revising
of Life Goals Essay
Explanation of Life
• Conduct Focus
Goals Essay
Lesson(s) as needed–
 Conduct Focus
“4.9: Conventions of
Lesson(s) as needed–
English Grammar and
“4.10: Developing a
Punctuation” or “4.17:
Thesis Statement,”
Sentence
“4.5: Upgrading
Combining/Revision”
Vocabulary” or “4.6:
or “4.12: Using
Practicing ‘Showing’
Transitions” High
Writing” High School
School Writing (Unit 4)
Writing (Unit 4)
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Grade 9
Thursday
Friday
1. Tutorials: Reader
1. Publish Explanation
Response in small
of Life Goals Essay
• Take students to
groups
• Activity 2.6 High
computer lab to type
School Writing (Unit 2)
final draft of essay.
• Students revise and
This will go in their
edit essays
AVID portfolio.
Strategies for Success
(Unit 17)
2. Binder Check
Week Eleven At-A-Glance
Grade 9
Week 11 focus: Making positive adjustments in challenging situations; identifying core values; participating positively in group
activities
Materials: Strategies for Success
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1. Successful
1. Tutorials
1. Successful
1. Tutorials
1. Discussion Activity
• “Philosophical Chairs”
Classroom Interactions
Classroom Interaction
• “Conflict
• “Understanding My
Select a topic from list
Management” Students
Behavior in
provided –
share written reflection
Controversial
“Philosophical Chairs
with a partner and
Situations” Activity 5.4
Topics” Strategies for
teacher leads a
Strategies for Success
Success (Unit 11)
discussion with entire
(Unit 5)
class. Activity 5.3
2. Debrief
Strategies for Success
Philosophical Chairs
(Unit 5)
• “Group Discussion
Self-Evaluation”
Activity 5.8 Strategies
for Success (Unit 5)
• “Philosophical Chairs
Reflection” Activity
11.3 Strategies for
Success (Unit 11)
3. Binder Check
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Week Twelve At-A-Glance
Grade 9
Week 12 focus: Self-evaluation of contributions made to discussions; tools to improve writing abilities
Materials: High School Writing, Active and Passive Voice Game cards (High School Writing, Activity 4.16b)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1. Timed Writing
1. Tutorials
1. Improving Writing
1. Tutorials
1. Improving Writing
• Select a timed writing
Skills
Skills
prompt from a recent
• Focus Lesson “4.16:
• Focus Lesson “4.16b:
academic class. Teach
Active and Passive
Active and Passive
students how to dissect
Voice” Steps 1-6 High
Voice Game” High
a prompt and prepare
School Writing (Unit 4)
School Writing (Unit
for a timed writing.
4)
“How to Read and
• Teacher Note: Be sure
Analyze a Writing
to copy game cards and
Prompt” Activity 8.1
Active/Passive Voice
Activity High School
cards
Writing (Unit 8)
• Give students 25-30
2. Binder Check
minutes to write.
• Debrief
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Week Thirteen At-A-Glance
Grade 9
Week 13 focus: Insights from mentors and topics; using Cornell Notes to improve learning
Materials: High School Writing, Strategies for Success, Tutorial Support Curriculum Resource Guide, www.avidonline.org
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1. Improving Writing Skills 1. Tutorials
1. Using Cornell Notes to 1. Tutorials:
1. Guest Speaker to talk
• Focus Lesson “4.16: Active
Improve Student Grades Focus on using
about GPA and Class
and Passive Voice” Steps
• Students reflect upon
2. Debrief
Cornell Notes in Rank OR the importance
10-11 High School Writing
grades in each class up to Tutorial
Tutorials
of volunteering
(Unit 4)
• “Reflective
this point in the semester.
 School Career Counselor/
• Students will take “Mandala
Learning Log”
Conduct a quickwrite and
College Recruiter OR
Autobiography” and “Life
Activity 4.2.2
discussion to determine
community member
Goals Essay” from AVID
Tutorial Support
strengths and weaknesses
Strategies for Success
portfolio and edit for Passive
Curriculum
of student performance in
(Unit 15)
Voice.
Resource Guide
classes.
 www.avidonline.org >
• Teachers may take students
(Unit 4)
• Students evaluate sample
MyAVID > File Sharing
to computer lab to make
Cornell notes and
Home > AVID Elective
corrections and print revised
compare to teacher
Resources and Beyond >
copies for the AVID
provided examples then
Essential 03 - AVID
Portfolio.
work in collaborative
Elective During School
groups to create a rubric
Day > 3.3 Information
to grade Cornell Notes.
for Guest Speakers
• Activity 1.2 High School
Writing (Unit 1)
2. Binder Check
Activities 2.4 Tutorial
Support Curriculum
Resource Guide (Unit 2)
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Week Fourteen At-A-Glance
Grade 9
Week 14 focus: Active citizenship on multiple levels; life-long community service involvement
Materials: Implementing and Managing the AVID Program, www.avidonline.org, Tutorial Support Curriculum Resource Guide
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1. Reading Activity
1. Tutorials
1. Community
1. Tutorials
1. Community
• Conduct KWL over service
Service/Service learning
Service/Service learning
learning and community
• Select a photograph of
• Students can conduct
service. Have students write
people volunteering.
their service learning
what they know and what
Complete “POSERS”
project (if possible) or
they want to know about the
strategy over the
create signs/posters to
topic. Section 2: Classroom
picture. Adaptation of
advertise project.
Applications (Reading)
Activity 2.5.4 Tutorial
• www.avid.org File Sharing
Support Curriculum
2. Binder Check
Home > AVID Elective
Resource Guide (Unit 2)
Resources and Beyond >
• Have students research,
Essential 05 - Writing
brainstorm and
Curriculum > 5.5 KWL-A
determine a service
• Select an article about the
learning project to
importance of helping your
participate in as a class.
community. Read the article
Suggestions include:
aloud with class. When
food or clothing drive,
finished, students fill in
cleaning up school
KWL chart what they
grounds, car wash to
learned.
raise money for a
http://www.servicelearning.o
charity.
rg/
• Teacher or students
• Discuss importance of
should seek permission
service learning and what
from the school
information students still
principal to conduct
need to complete chart.
class service project.
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Week Fifteen At-A-Glance
Week 15 focus: Life-long community service involvement; making effective presentations
Materials: High School Writing, Strategies for Success
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1. Learning Logs
1. Tutorials
1. Community
1. Tutorials
• Complete learning log over
Service/Service
volunteering. Strategies for
learning –
Success (Unit 4) or Activity
Presentations
1.1 High School Writing (Unit
• Groups present
1)
findings of their
research using
“Presentation
2. Community
Rubric” Activity
Service/Service learning 14.7 Strategies for
research
• In collaborative groups,
Success (Unit 14)
students research types of
• Create a bulletin
service projects available in
board of projects
your community. Groups
available to students.
create flyers or pamphlets
• Encourage students
advertising a project (one
to be involved in
project per group). Groups
community service
create a short 3-5 minute
throughout their high
presentation covering their
school years.
research.
• Review “Presentation Rubric”
Activity 14.7 Strategies for
Success (Unit 14)
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Grade 9
Friday
1. Collaborative Writing
• Have students work in small
groups to read press releases.
Students will then work
collaboratively to write a
press release for the
community service project
they conducted as a class.
• Sample press releases can be
found at:
http://www.publicityinsider.
com/release.asp
2. Binder Check
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Week Sixteen At-A-Glance
Grade 9
Week 16 focus: Using effective study habits; contributing effectively to discussions
Materials: Implementing and Managing the AVID Program, Strategies for Success, www.avidonline.org
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1. Test Taking Strategies
1. Tutorials
1. “Test Taking
1. Tutorials
1. Guest Speaker
• Quickwrite: Reflect on the
• For many 9th grade Tips”
• Recent graduates from your
test you have taken in the
students, semester • Divide students into
school will be coming home
past. How do you feel about
examinations will
five groups. Jigsaw
for break from college.
testing experience? Describe
be their first major
the information for
These students make
the best and worst test you’ve
testing experience.
true/false, matching,
excellent guest speakers if
taken, the way you study,
Tutors should help
fill-in-the-blank,
given guidelines and topics
strategies you have used, etc.
students begin to
multiple choice and
to discuss. Strategies for
• Give short lecture about test
organize notes and
vocabulary test.
Success (Unit 15)
taking strategies – including
review what they
Strategies for
 www.avidonline.org >
what to do before, during and
have learned
Success (Unit 13)
MyAVID >
after the test while students
during the
• Jigsaw strategy –
File Sharing Home > AVID
take Cornell Notes. “Testsemester. Looking
Section 2:
Elective Resources and
Taking” Strategies for
over returned
Classroom
Beyond > Essential 03 Success (Unit 13)
tutorial forms is an
Applications
AVID Elective During
• Students work with a partner
excellent way for
“Reading”
School Day > 3.3
to review and make additions
students to review
Implementing and
Information for Guest
to notes using their
concepts they
Managing the AVID
Speakers
quickwrites and own
struggled with
Program
experiences. Share aloud
during the
• If time permits,
2. Discussion Activity (if no
what students would add to
semester.
groups may present
guest speaker is available):
lecture notes.
information while
 “Philosophical Chairs”
classmates take
Select a topic from the list of
notes.
“Philosophical Chairs
Topics” provided in
Strategies for Success (Unit
11)
3. Binder Check
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Week Seventeen At-A-Glance
Week 17 focus: Using effective study habits; contributing effectively to discussions
Materials: High School Writing, Strategies for Success, www.avidonline.org
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1. Test Taking Strategies
1. Tutorials
1. Test Taking Strategies
1. Tutorials
 Students finish Jigsaw
 Select an article about
activity if necessary.
managing test anxiety to read
with the class.
 Review information on
http://www.testtakingtips.com/
taking Essay test.
 Allow students to annotate the
 Discuss the importance of
text, complete a learning
talking to teachers about the
log/Cornell Notes, design a
format of finals. Work with
storyboard or summarize the
students to create a plan for
text before having a discussion
preparing for exams (similar
over how the article may help
to setting goals and time
them with testing. Activities
management lessons in
1.1 – 1.5 High School Writing
Strategies for Success)
(Unit 1)
 “Test-Taking Problems”

Review student answers to
Activity 13.1 Strategies for
“Test-Taking Problems”
Success (Unit 13)
Activity 13.1 Strategies for
Success (Unit 13)
Revised March 2009
Grade 9
Friday
1. Guest Speaker
 Recent graduates from your
school will be coming home
for break from college. These
students make excellent guest
speakers if given guidelines
and topics to discuss.
Strategies for Success (Unit
15) www.avidonline.org >
MyAVID >
File Sharing Home > AVID
Elective Resources and
Beyond > Essential 03 - AVID
Elective During School Day >
3.3 Information for Guest
Speakers
2. AVID Online Friday
Activities (Select one if no
guest speaker is available)
www.avidonline.org > File
Sharing Home > AVID Elective
Resources and Beyond >
Essential 03 - AVID Elective
During School Day
3. Binder Check
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Week Eighteen At-A-Glance
Week18 focus: Semester review; listening to gain information
Materials: Strategies for Success
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1. Review
1. Tutorials
1. Review Project
 Students have now completed
 Continue review
their first semester of high
project.
school AVID.
Congratulations!
 Review what you have
learned this semester with one
of the following activities:
 Students create a video,
powerpoint, etc. demonstrating
an AVID methodology.
 Make a class newsletter to
send home to parents.
 Create posters of the “Ideal
AVID Student,” “Tutor” and
“Teacher”
 Create a commercial for
the AVID class.
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Grade 9
Thursday
1. Tutorials
Friday
1. Present Review Projects
 “Presentation Rubric”
Activity 14.7 Strategies for
Success (Unit 14)
Week Nineteen At-A-Glance
Week 19 focus: Examining learning styles; setting and following up on appropriate goals
Materials: Strategies for Success, Tutorial Support Curriculum Resource Guide
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1. Goal Setting
1. Tutorials
1. Goal Setting
1. Tutorials
 Goal Setting Outline
 Visualizing Your Goal
Activity 9.1 Strategies 2. Debrief Tutorials
Activity 9.3 Strategies
for Success (Unit 9)
for Success (Unit 9)
 “Reflective Learning
Log” Activity 4.2.2
Tutorial Support
2. Learning Styles
2. Complete “Study
Curriculum
Resource
Buddy Contract”
 Quickwrite: “What
Guide (Unit 4)
Activity 5.6 Strategies
does it mean to learn
for Success (Unit 5)
how to learn?”
 Complete “Learning
3. Learning Styles
Style Survey” Activity
 Pair share learning logs
10.1 Strategies for
completed on Monday.
Success (Unit 10)
 Put students into
 Complete learning log
groups by learning
about what students
styles and have
learned in class today.
students answer
Activity 4.2 Strategies
questions provided in
for Success (Unit 4)
“Activities: Day 2”
Strategies for Success
(Unit 10)
 Assign “Learning Style
Classroom
Observation” Activity
10.2 Strategies for
Success (Unit 10) to be
completed in the next
week in academic
classes.
Revised March 2009
Grade 9
Friday
1. Binder Organization
 Set up binder for
second semester.
 Discuss keeping
important papers and
notes from first
semester.
 Create a file storage
system for AVID
students. These can be
kept in the AVID
classroom or students
can keep at home.
2. AVID Portfolio
 Add important pieces
to AVID Portfolio
 Review Portfolio and
respond to various
questions from
“Portfolio Guiding
Questions” Activity
17.1 Strategies for
Success (Unit 17)
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Week Twenty At-A-Glance
Week 20 focus: Producing written pieces for different audiences and purposes; pre-writing
Materials: High School Writing, www.avidonline.org
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1. Description of a
1. Tutorials
1. Description of a
1. Tutorials
Place (Prewriting)
Place (Prewriting)
 Follow steps 1-7:
 Follow steps 8-14:
(observe, list, narrow
(guided reflection,
topics, start a cluster,
critique, explain
guided visualization,
assignment, model,
quickwrite). Activity
select audience, point
6.3 High School
of view, plan). Activity
Writing (Unit 6)
6.3b High School
Writing (Unit 6)
Grade 9
Friday
1. Draw the Shape
Activity
www.avidonline.org >
File Sharing
Home > AVID Elective
Resources and
Beyond > Essential 03 AVID Elective During
School Day > 3.3 Draw
the Shape Activity
2. Binder Check
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Week Twenty-one At-A-Glance
Week 21 focus: Producing written pieces for different audiences and purposes
Materials: High School Writing, Strategies for Success
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1. Description of a
1. Tutorials
1. Description of a
Place (Drafting)
Place (Drafting)
 Follow steps 1-3: (set
 Follow steps 4-6:
the stage, write a draft,
(focus lesson,
remind). Activity 6.3
introduction, sentence
High School Writing
crafting). Activity 6.3
(Unit 6)
High School Writing
(Unit 6)
 Ask questions to help
students during the
drafting process. What
senses have you
already used to
describe your place?
What is important
about your place?
How have you used
description to create a
mood for your piece?
Revised March 2009
Grade 9
Thursday
1. Tutorials
Friday
1. Discussion Activity
 “Philosophical Chairs”
Select a topic from list
provided. Strategies
for Success (Unit 11)
2. Debrief
Philosophical Chairs
 “Philosophical Chairs
Reflection” Activity
11.3 Strategies for
Success (Unit 11)
 “Group Discussion
Self-Evaluation”
Activity 5.8 Strategies
for Success (Unit 5)
3. Binder Check
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Week Twenty-two At-A-Glance
Week 22 focus: Using feedback to edit and revise drafts
Materials: Strategies for Success, High School Writing, www.avidonline.org
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1. Description of a
1. Tutorials
1. Description of a
1. Tutorials
Place (Reader
Place (Revising)
Response)
 Follow steps 1-7:
(model using student
 Follow steps 1-7:
(model giving a
reader responses,
response, debrief,
rubric, debrief, revision
verbal feedback).
plan, read-aloud).
Activity 6.3 High
Activity 6.3 High
School Writing (Unit 6)
School Writing (Unit 6)
 Instruct students to use
“I” statements to frame
revision
comments/questions.
Grade 9
Friday
1. Guest Speaker
 Local artist/architect or
journalist to discuss
description.
 Strategies for Success
(Unit 15)
 www.avidonline.org >
MyAVID >
File Sharing
Home > AVID Elective
Resources and
Beyond > Essential 03
- AVID Elective During
School Day > 3.3
Information for Guest
Speakers
2. Binder Check
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Week Twenty-three At-A-Glance
Grade 9
Week 23 focus: Producing written pieces for different audiences and purposes; using feedback to edit and revise drafts
Materials: Strategies for Success, High School Writing
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1. Description of a
1. Tutorials
1. Publish Description
1. Tutorials
1. Share Essays
Place (Editing)
of a Place Essay
 Allow students to read
•
Take
students
to
essays to class in small
 Follow steps 1-5:
computer lab to type
(focus lesson, general
groups.
final
draft
of
essay.
editing, rewrite, final
 Evaluate essays using
This will go in their
proofread). Activity
Rubric Activity 6.3b
AVID portfolio.
6.3 High School
High School Writing
Strategies for Success
Writing (Unit 6)
(Unit 6)
(Unit 17)
• “Reflection and Self2. Binder Check
Evaluation Questions”
Activity 2.11 High
School Writing (Unit 2)
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Week Twenty-four At-A-Glance
Week 24 focus: Exploring career path options; moral sensitivity and judgment
Materials: College and Careers, Tutorial Support Curriculum Resource Guide
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1. Knowledge of Self
1. Tutorials
1. Knowledge of Self
 “Me, Personally”
 Administer (or have
Activity 3.3 College
counselor administer)
and Careers (Unit 3)
Values Inventory such
as the Myers-Briggs
 Whole class brainstorm
Personality Test or
of values
other suitable
 Small groups create
inventory.
categories of values
and label the values as
intrinsic or extrinsic.
 Students list top five
values and determine if
their values overlap
with other students’.
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Grade 9
Thursday
1. Tutorials
Friday
1. Knowledge of Self
 “Learning Styles
Inventory” Activity
2.9.6 and “More About
Learning Styles”
Activity 2.9.7 and
“What Kind of Learner
Are You” Activity
2.9.9 Tutorial Support
Curriculum Resource
Guide (Unit 2)
2. Binder Check
Week Twenty-five At-A-Glance
Grade 9
Week 25 focus: Exploring career path options; moral sensitivity and judgment
Materials: College and Careers, Tutorial Support Curriculum Resource Guide, Implementing and Managing the AVID Program
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1. Knowledge of Self
1. Tutorials
1. Knowledge of Self
1. Tutorials
1. Knowledge of Self
 Review and discuss
 Finish “Career Values
 Have students
2.
Students
apply
2.
Debrief
Tutorials
results of the inventory
Inventory” Activity 3.4
complete a pictorial
knowledge of Self to
with students.
College and Careers
representation of
 “Reflective Learning
Tutorial
Groups.
Log” Activity 4.2
(Unit 3)
learning style, personal
 Have students revisit
“Making the Connection
Tutorial Support
values and/or career
“Me, Personally” and
 Have students share
Between
Collaborative
Curriculum
Resource
values. Share images
determine if they want
career values and get
Groups and Tutorial
Guide (Unit 4)
with class and post in
to change or keep the
into groups with like
Groups”
Activity
2.8.1
AVID Classroom.
values listed last week.
career values to
Tutorial Support
brainstorm possible
 Begin “Career Values
Curriculum Resource
2. Binder Check
careers.
List
and
post
Inventory” Activity 3.4
Guide
(Unit
2)
in classroom.
College and Careers
(Unit 3)
2. Begin Public
Speaking
 Students complete
KWL over a career
they are interested in.
Section Two:
Classroom
Applications
Implementing and
Managing the AVID
Program
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Week Twenty-six At-A-Glance
Week 26 focus: Understanding new words; making effective presentations
Materials: Strategies for Success
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1. Public Speaking
1. Tutorials
1. Public Speaking
 Take students to library
 Complete vocabulary
or computer lab to
lesson over “Public
complete research for a
Speaking
3-5 minute
Terminology” Student
presentation over the
Handout 14.1
career selected last
Strategies for Success
week.
(Unit 14)
 Students should use
research to write 3-5
minute speech. If time
permits, allow students
to create a visual aid or
PowerPoint to use
during speech.
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Grade 9
Thursday
1. Tutorials
Friday
1. Public Speaking
 “Fish Bowl Speeches”
Student Activity 14.2
Strategies for Success
(Unit 14)
 Have students
complete “Presentation
Rubric” Activity 14.7
Strategies for Success
(Unit 14)
2. Public Speaking
 Instead of “Fish Bowl
Speeches,” complete
“Tongue Twister
Stations,” Student
Activity 14.3 or
“Taking a Different
Tone,” Student
Activity 14.4
Strategies for Success
(Unit 14)
Week Twenty-seven At-A-Glance
Grade 9
Week 27 focus: Making effective presentations; listening strategies; recording information gained by listening
Materials: Strategies for Success
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1. Public Speaking
1. Tutorials
1. Public Speaking
1. Tutorials
1. Discussion Activity
 Complete speeches,
 Complete speeches,
 “Philosophical Chairs”
assessing with
assessing with
Select a topic from list
“Presentation Rubric”
“Presentation Rubric”
provided Strategies for
Student Activity 14.7
Student Activity 14.7
Success (Unit 11)
Strategies for Success
Strategies for Success
(Unit 14)
(Unit 14)
2. Debrief
Philosophical Chairs
 During speeches,
 During speeches,
students should be
students should be
 “Philosophical Chairs
taking Cornell Notes
taking Cornell Notes
Reflection” Activity
over presentations.
over presentations.
11.3 Strategies for
Strategies for Success
Strategies for Success
Success (Unit 11)
(Unit 3)
(Unit 3)
 “Group Discussion
Self-Evaluation”
Activity 5.8 Strategies
for Success (Unit 5)
3. Binder Check
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Week Twenty-eight At-A-Glance
Week 28 focus: Determining a purpose for reading; understanding text
Materials: High School Writing
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1. Character Analysis
1. Tutorials
1. Character Analysis
1. Tutorials
Prewriting
Prewriting
 Select a short story that
 Follow prewriting
will be interesting and
steps 5-12: (narrow
accessible to students
down, graphic
from
organizer, explain
www.bartleby.com or
assignment, model,
other source
thesis statement, focus
lesson option, plan).
 Follow prewriting
Activity 7.1, Student
steps 1-4: (read,
Handout 7.1a and 7.1b
brainstorm, guided
High School Writing
reflection). Activity 7.1
(Unit 7)
High School Writing
(Unit 7)
 Conduct focus lesson
on “Developing a
Thesis Statement”
Activity 4.10 High
School Writing (Unit 4)
2.Using MLA Format
 Conduct Focus Lesson
on citing sources.
Guide students in
citing the short story
used for essay. “4.15b:
Crediting Sources
Within Your Text”
High School Writing
(Unit 4)
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28
Grade 9
Friday
1. Character Analysis
• Have students
complete a pictorial
representation of
character selected to
use – creating a cover
for the Character
Analysis Essay.
2. Binder Check
Week Twenty-nine At-A-Glance
Week 29 focus: Analyzing text; producing written pieces for different audiences and purposes
Materials: High School Writing, Strategies for Success
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1. Character Analysis
1. Tutorials
1. Character Analysis
1. Tutorials: Continue
Drafting
Reader Response
Reader Response in
 Follow drafting steps
 Follow reader response Writing Response
groups if necessary
1-6: (set the stage,
steps 1-5: (model,
write, remind,
debrief, verbal
introduction, sentence
feedback, written
crafting, quote
feedback, evaluate
blending). Activity 7.1
feedback). Activity 7.1,
High School Writing
Student Handout
(Unit 7)
2.5/2.6 and 2.8 High
School Writing (Units
 Conduct Focus Lesson
7 and 2)
on “4.13: Integrating
Quotations” High
 Debrief the feedback
School Writing (Unit 4)
process.
2.Using MLA Format
 Review citing sources
and complete a “Works
Cited” page. Guide
students in citing the
short story used for
essay. “4.15c:
Guidelines for Creating
a ‘Works Cited’ Page.”
High School Writing
(Unit 4)
Revised March 2009
Grade 9
Friday
1. Discussion Activity
 “Philosophical Chairs”
Select a topic from list
provided Strategies for
Success (Unit 11)
2. Debrief
Philosophical Chairs
 “Philosophical Chairs
Reflection” Activity
11.3 Strategies for
Success (Unit 11)
 “Group Discussion
Self-Evaluation”
Activity 5.8 Strategies
for Success (Unit 5)
3. Binder Check
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Week Thirty At-A-Glance
Week 30 focus: Analyzing text; using feedback for editing and revision
Materials: High School Writing, Strategies for Success
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1. Character Analysis
1. Tutorials
1. Character Analysis
Revising
Editing
 Follow revising steps
 Follow editing steps 11-8: (model, debrief,
5: (specific focus
revision plan, revise).
lessons, general
Activity 7.1 and
editing, remind,
Student Handout 7.1c
rewrite, final
High School Writing
proofread). Activity
(Unit 7)
7.1 High School
Writing (Unit 7)
 Conduct Focus
Lessons as needed
from High School
Writing (Unit 4)
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30
Grade 9
Thursday
1. Tutorials
Friday
1. Publish Explanation
of Character Analysis
Essay
• Take students to
computer lab to type
final draft of essay.
This will go in their
AVID portfolio.
Strategies for Success
(Unit 17)
• “Reflection and SelfEvaluation Questions”
Activity 2.11 High
School Writing (Unit 2)
• Check to ensure that
students have cited
their work internally
and in a “Works Cited”
page. Focus Lesson
4.15c High School
Writing (Unit 4)
Week Thirty-one At-A-Glance
Grade 9
Week 31 focus: Planning for the future; self-advocacy
Materials: College and Careers, Tutorial Support Curriculum Resource Guide, www.avidonline.org, Strategies for Success
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1. Cost of Living
1. Tutorials
1. Cost of Living
1. Tutorials
1. Guest Speaker
 Divide students into
 Continue cost of living
 www.avidonline.org >
2.
Debrief
Tutorials
groups and give each
activity in groups.
MyAVID >
group a packet
File Sharing
 “Reflective Learning
including Housing,
Log” Activity 4.2
Home > AVID Elective
2. Cost of Living
Transportation,
Tutorial Support
Resources and
 “Written Reflection”
Clothing, Food and
Curriculum Resource
Beyond > Essential 03
Lifestyle and Cost of
Sundries, Extras and
Guide (Unit 4)
- AVID Elective During
Living. Activity 3.15
Cost of Living
School Day > 3.3
College and Careers
handouts. Student
Information for Guest
(Unit 3)
Activities 3.9-3.14
Speakers
 Conduct a discussion
College and Careers
 Strategies for Success
about lifestyle and cost
(Unit 3)
(Unit 15)
of living revolving
 Students use
around the following
newspapers, internet or
2. Binder Check
questions: What kind
other sources to begin
of lifestyle do you
determining cost of
want to lead? What
living.
sacrifices will you need
to make to have that
lifestyle? What
decisions are you
making now that will
help you have the
lifestyle you desire?
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Week Thirty-two At-A-Glance
Week 32 focus: Understanding collegiate options
Materials: Strategies for Success
Monday
Tuesday
1. College Research
1. Tutorials
 Take students to the library or research
center to find out the following
information about a college they are
interested in: Admissions requirements,
SAT/ACT scores, location, contact
information, cost of attending, popular
majors, colors, mascot, logo. Students
should take Cornell Notes over
information they gather.
 Students should complete “College
Matchmaker” found at
www.collegeboard.com/student/csearch/
2. College Pennant
 Students cut a pennant shape from
construction paper or tag board and
begin to design an original college
pennant with important information
about the college and their goals for
acceptance.
Revised March 2009
Grade 9
Wednesday
1. Backwards Mapping
Template
 Discuss end of year projects
students need to complete
for classes.
 Introduce “Backwards
Mapping Template”, model
and show examples.
Student Activity 7.9
Strategies for Success (Unit
7)
 Have students complete a
“Backwards Mapping
Template” for each project
they need to complete
between now and the end of
the school year.
2.College Research
 Students take information
from Cornell Notes and
write the information on the
back of their pennant.
32
Thursday
1. Tutorials
Friday
1. College Research
 Give students time to
complete college
pennants by coloring
the front of the
pennant with the
college colors, logo
and/or mascot.
 Hang a string or
clothesline in the
AVID Classroom or
hallway and display
college pennants.
Week Thirty-three At-A-Glance
Week 33 focus: Understanding collegiate options
Materials: High School Writing, College and Careers, Strategies for Success
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1. Early Planning for
1. Tutorials
1. “Early Planning for 1. Tutorials
Financial Aid
Financial Aid”
 Have students research
 Complete and publish
the cost of colleges
flyer with information
they are interested in
about financial aid.
and types of financial
College and Careers
aid available for
(Unit 3)
college.
2. Timed Writing
 In groups, have
students prepare a flyer
 Have students
or brochure for parents
brainstorm and write a
showing them the types
letter to their parents
of financial aid
about how they intend
available.
to pay for college.
Activity 8.1 Activity
High School Writing
(Unit 8)
 Place plans in AVID
portfolio. Strategies for
Success (Unit 17)
Revised March 2009
Grade 9
Friday
1. Game Day
 Give students the day to play
charades or other games.
www.wilderdom.com/games
2. Binder Check
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Week Thirty-four At-A-Glance
Week 34 focus: Sustaining inquiry of a topic or problem; giving information effectively
Materials: Implementing and Managing the AVID Program, www.avidonline.org
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1. WICR
1. Tutorials
1. WICR
1. Tutorials
 Divide students into
 Students present WICR
2. Finals
four groups.
posters in class.
Section 2: Classroom
 Students should begin
 Review WICR with
to focus tutorials on
Applications
students as the year
mastering information
Implementing and
ends by having
they
may
need
to
Managing the AVID
students make posters
review for
Program for High
for each letter listing
examinations.
Schools
activities/lessons
completed during the
2. WICR
year that fall into each
Quickwrite/Reflection
of the categories.
Section 2: Classroom
 How has WICR and
Applications
AVID helped you to
Implementing and
succeed in school this
Managing the AVID
year?
Program for High
Schools
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Grade 9
Friday
1. Guest Speaker
 Invite a site team
member or AP teacher
to talk about preparing
for finals. Strategies
for Success (Unit 15)
 www.avidonline.org >
MyAVID >
File Sharing
Home > AVID Elective
Resources and
Beyond > Essential 03
- AVID Elective During
School Day > 3.3
Information for Guest
Speakers
2. Binder Check
Week Thirty-five At-A-Glance
Week 35 focus: Using effective test taking strategies; effective study habits
Materials: Strategies for Success
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1. Review Study Skills
1. Tutorials
1. Review Study Skills
and Test Taking Skills
and Test Taking Skills
2.
Finals
 Focus on preparing for
 Focus on preparing for
examinations- to
examinations - to
 Students should
include working in
continue to focus
include working in
groups to write
tutorials on mastering
groups to write
hypothetical test
information they need
hypothetical test
questions for advanced
for examinations.
questions for advanced
classes, discussions of
classes, discussions of
good test taking
good test taking
strategies and
strategies and
confronting nerves.
confronting nerves.
Strategies for Success
Strategies for Success
(Unit 13)
(Unit 13)
Grade 9
Thursday
1. Tutorials
Friday
1. Discussion Activity
 “Philosophical Chairs”
Select a topic from list
provided Strategies for
Success (Unit 11)
2. Debrief
Philosophical Chairs
 “Philosophical Chairs
Reflection” Activity
11.3 Strategies for
Success (Unit 11)
 “Group Discussion
Self-Evaluation”
Activity 5.8 Strategies
for Success (Unit 5)
3. Binder Check
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Week Thirty-six At-A-Glance
Week 36 focus: Organizing information; arranging class materials
Materials: College and Careers, Strategies for Success
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1. Portfolio
1. Tutorials
1. Binder Clean Out
• Have students organize
 Students should work
information from
to update student
binders and help them
portfolio and complete
determine what to keep
”My Extracurricular
for the future and what
Activities Log”
to dispose of.
College and Careers
(Unit 3)
2. Portfolio
 Strategies for Success
 Complete “Portfolio
(Unit 17)
Guiding Questions”
Student Handout 17.1
Strategies for Success
(Unit 17)
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Thursday
1. Tutorials
Friday
1. Celebration
Activities
• Give students the
opportunity to write a
class letter to next
year’s ninth grade class
with advice for
surviving ninth grade,
have a mini
“graduation
ceremony,” or tape
students as they discuss
the best moments from
the year. These can be
played next year at
parent night.