Week 42: END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR! YES!
6/11- Day 177: GLOW Assessment/ Summer Plan/ Goals
6/12- Day 178: Letter of Advice for AVID Freshmen coming up to 10th grade
6/13- Day 179: Letter of Persuasion for Grade Improvement
Option 1) How has AVID Helped you this year?
Option 2) Convince me why you deserve to have your grade raised 3 to 4 %.
6/14- Day 180: AVID Awards, Hall of Fame Votes and Final Day of class discussion/ Evaluation
6/15- Day 181: Fun Day thingy?
Week 41: Reflection and I will Contract
6/4- Day 172: Blog #2 of I Will Contract- What do you need to be successful next year?
6/5- Day 173: Blog #3 of I Will Contract- How did you grow this year?
6/6- Day 174: Blog #4 of I Will Contract- What would you have done Differently This year?
6/7- Day 175: Blog #5 of I Will Contract- When you Graduate, how would you like your teachers and peers to describe you?
6/8- Day 176: I Will contract completion- Draft a One Page Contract with yourself and your classmates about what Standards you will hold yourself to next year
Week 40: Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis Presentations & I will Contracts
5/28- Memorial Day
5/29- Day 168: Day 1 of Presentation of 5 Minute Thesis- Each Student will rate the presenter on a scale of 1-5. Scores will be added up out of 60-omitting the lowest 4.
5/30- Day 169: Day 2 of Presentation of 5 Minute Thesis
5/31- Day 170: Day 3 of Presentation of 5 Minute Thesis
6/1- Day 171: 25 Minutes to write and 25 minutes to share out 30-60 second response to class
Blog #1 of I Will Contract- Who do you wish you were? -> What is keeping you from getting there?
Presentation Order
1. Jackie 5. Baila 9. Mariama 13. Lenisha
2. Justice 6. Shantell 10. Centoryia 14. Sitta
3. Avion 7. Damia 11. Brianna 15. Czarina
4. Ethan 8. Shakira 12. Jon Lee Smith 16. Zoonash
Week 39: Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis
5/21- Day 163: Day to Work on Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis- Mr Rudy Absent due to Rescheduled Regional Championship
5/22- Day 164: Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis
5/23- Day 165: Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis
5/24- Day 166: Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis Google Slides must be submitted by 4:00 PM - Extra Time will not be given and 20% will be taken off if submitted late
5/25- Day 167: Day to Edit/ Fix Regional College Essay- Due Sunday at 11:59- Rudy Absent for States
Problem Solution Topics
Jackie- School Shootings Lenisha- Texting and Driving Centoryia- Drunk Driving
Damia- Alcohol Abuse Ethan- Global Warming Baila- Corruption in Niger
Sitta- Exploiting African Natural Resources Justice- Homelessness
Jon Lee- Dependence on Fossil Fuels Mariama- Police Brutality
Avion- Pessimism inhibiting success Shantell- Dance to help alleviate anxiety
Zoonash- Forced Child Marriage Czarina- Foreign Aid to the Philippines
Shakira- Lack of Self Confidence from Teenagers Bri- Domestic Abuse
Week 38: Get Em Done!
5/14- Day 158: Day 6 of Regional College Essay- If you haven't started typing you are WAY behind
5/15- Day 159: Day 7 of Regional College Essay- Rough draft is due on Google Classroom by 2:34- No exceptions.- CSG Prework Due
5/16- Day 160: Collaborative Study Groups- AVID III Teacher Will be here to Observe
5/17- Day 161: Collaborative Study Groups- Mr Rudy Absent due to Day 2 of 3A West Regional Track Meet at Watkins Mill High School
5/18- Day 162: Begin Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis Project Research
1. Brainstorm Problems in Our School, Community, and World
2. Brainstorm Solutions
Problem Solution Speech Cards/ Prework
Helpful Website for prompts/ Ideas 18 Interesting Problem Solution Essay Topics Top 50 Problem Solution Essays You'll Love
You will have Friday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to Create Your Slide and work on your presentation of your 5 minute thesis for your problem solution project.
***You will have NO LONGER than 5 Minutes*** Presentations will Start Thursday 5/24
**Your presentations will be graded based on How well you present the problem as well as how thoughtful your proposed solutions are*
Week 37: Regional College Essay and AP Testing begins
5/7- Day 153: Day 4 to Work on Regional College Essay
5/8- Day 154: Day to Study for AP Government Exam AP Government Quizlet Review
5/9- Day 155: Day to Study for AP Government Exam AP Government Review Channel
5/10- Day 156: Free Day because of AP Government Exam
5/11- Day 157: Day 5 to Work on Regional College Essay
***I have decided to suspend Blog 16 as it is clear you have not being taking them seriously and really putting thought into them. Thus they are not serving their intended purpose and I do not want to waste my time reading thrown together responses from 11:50 PM on a Friday***
Week 36: Regional College Essay
4/30- Day 152: Start Regional College Essay
You MUST SELECT a Realistic Regional School and you CANNOT have researched it in AVID I or Middle School.
** I know many of you will whine and say you do not want to go there. Many of these schools are fantastic schools and are both affordable and offer great programs. YOU MUST FIND A WAY TO MAKE ONE OF THESE FIT FOR YOU FOR THIS ESSAY**
Suggestions
Shepherd University Shippensburg University Frostburg State University Mount St. Marys University
Towson University Goucher College Hood College St. Marys College of Maryland
Salisbury University UMBC McDaniel College Penn State Mont Alto
Stevenson University Shenandoah University Washington College Chesapeake College
Bridgewater College Gettysburg College York College of Pennsylvania Wilson College
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Bowie State Morgan State University Coppin State University
5/1- Day 153: Day 2 of Regional College Essay- Researching
5/2- Day 154: Collaborative Study Groups- AP Government Focused
5/3- Day 155: Collaborative Study Groups- AP Government Focused
5/4- Day 156: Blog #15 Due at 11:59 Day 3 of Regional College Essay
***You will have 7 class days to have your rough draft of your Regional College Essay Complete. No Exceptions***
Week 35: Dealing with Stress and Problems and Solutions
Blog #15- What is the last thing that you've done that is really worth remembering? Due 5/ 4
4/23- Day 147: Day to Continue Work on Dealing With Stress Mini Book
4/24- Day 148: Finish Dealing with Stress Mini Books/ CSG Prework Due
4/25- Day 149: Collaborative Study Groups
4/26- Day 150: Collaborative Study Groups
4/27- Day 151: LAST GLOW LESSON OF THE YEAR! Personal Finance for grade 10
Google Doc for Personal Finance for 10th grade
Create 2018 List of Problems in our School, Community and World
2017 Student List of Problems in our School, Community and World
Start Problem-Solution Essay
Problem Solution Essay Prompt
Problem Solution Speech Cards/ Prework
Problem Solution Rubric for Essay and Presentation
Helpful Website for prompts/ Ideas 18 Interesting Problem Solution Essay Topics Top 50 Problem Solution Essays You'll Love
Week 34: Socratic Seminars and Stress Management
4/16- Day 142: Socratic Seminar on Friendship in 2018 and the Impact of Social Media
4/17- Day 143: Day to Work on Blogs/ Study for other Classes- Students must submit a 1 page reflection of what they accomplished during the period- Mr Rudy Absent for AVID Interviews at Western Heights
4/18- Day 144: Report card Reflection
1. What were your best grades? Why did you excel in those classes? What is different about those compared to the classes you struggle with?
2. What was your worst class? What contributed to this grade? How do you plan to fix that this marking period?
3. What do your teacher comments say about you? How did you react to the highlighted comments? How will you fix them?
Notes due and Questions need to be posted on Google Classroom/Socratic Seminar on Friendship in 2018 and the Impact of Social Media/ How Social Media is making us Unsocial
CSG Prework Due
4/19- Day 145: Collaborative Study Groups
4/20- Day 146:- Mystery AVID Check- TED Talk on Stress and Dealing with Stress- research dealing with Stress Techniques Dealing with Stress Mini Book/Blog #14 Due
Week 33: Friendship and Social Media
Blog #14: Look Back at Blog # 1, 4, 5, 6, and 8. Reflect on Your Words. Are you living up to them? In this blog you must directly quote your previous blogs Due 4/20
4/9- Day 137: Finish up 6 Minute Thesis Defenses- Justice and Baila- Intro to Friendship with Stop Hanging out with Turkeys and Start Soaring with Eagles PPT/ Quickwrite: 5 minutes: Write about a Time when you friends influenced you in a positive or negative way
4/10- Day 138: Group discussion and analysis of good friends with task cards follow up with an analysis of your friends/ Reading "Chapter 16- Stop Hanging out with Turkeys and Start Soaring with the Eagles" & Adam Grant TED Talk: Are you a giver or a Taker?/Begin prep for Socratic Seminar on Friendship and Social Media/ CSG Pre Work Due
4/11- Day 139: Take 3 Pages of Notes on (Mr Rudy Absent due to AVID Interviews at Hicks)
Does Social Media Ruin Friendships?-
1. "Are Social Networking Sites good for our Society?"-
2. How Facebook has changed our friendships
3. AntiSocial Networking-
4.Reflection on True Friendship
4/12- Day 140: Collaborative Study Groups
4/13- Day 141: WICOR Evaluation / Time to finish Cornell Notes from 4/11/ CSG Reflection Due
Week 32: 6 Minute Thesis Defenses
4/3- Day 133: 6 Minute Thesis Defenses Person 6-9
4/4- Day 134: 6 Minute Thesis Defenses 10-13 CSG Prework Due
4/5- Day 135: Collaborative Study Groups
4/6- Day 136: 6 Minute Thesis Defenses 14-16- Blog #13 Due at Midnight
****Have Good Cornell Notes and Be Ready for a Report Card Reflection****
Week 31: Spring Break is here- Scholarships and 6 Minute Thesis Defenses
Blog #13: What is Greatness? Due 4/6
3/26- Day 130: Final Draft of Argumentative Essay due at Midnight
Scholarship Brain Storm Warm up/ Scholarship Advice Jigsaw/ Scholarship Searches
13 Tips for Winning a College Scholarship 12 Tips on Winning a Scholarship Tips to Avoid 7 Common Scholarship Pitfalls
College Board
College Net AVID 7 Scholarship Scams to AVOID
Fast Web
Scholarship Monkey
3/27- Day 131: Submit Notes and Edited Copies of Rough Drafts from Essays/ Start Defending Arguments-6 minute Thesis Defenses!
3/28- Day 132: 6 minute Thesis Defenses!
3/29- No School for Students- Teacher Work Day
3/30- First Day of Spring Break
**** Order of Presenters for 6 Minute Thesis Defenses****
1. Avion 5. Jackie 9. Damia 13. Baila
2. Shantell 6. Shakira 10. Mariama 14. Jon Lee
3. Bri 7. Ethan 11. Centoryia 15. Justice
4.Sitta 8. Lenisha 12. Czarina 16. Zoonash
Week 30- ALMOST TO SPRING BREAK (LOL what Spring Break?) - Defend Your Arguments
3/19- Day 125: Peer Review Day-
1. Edit Your partners paper for grammar and spelling mistakes
2. Create a list of additional questions or counter arguments you have with their argument
3. Give them a score from 1- 10 on how well they made their argument throughout the essay
4 Discuss your thoughts with them
5. Rate the feedback that your partner gave you and submit to Mr Rudy
Give the people that edited/ revised your papers a grade BASED off How good the feedback on your paper was- Out of 10. The two grades will be combined and placed in the Gradebook.
***If there is extra time we will discuss blog #12***
Begin Signing up for order of Defense on Back White Board
3/20- Day 126: Sent home Early due to snow- Most likely will not be back till Thursday- Plan on giving back Edited papers Thursday and Final Draft being due Saturday night at Midnight
3/21- Day 127: School Cancelled due to Snow
3/22- Day 128: School Cancelled Due to Snow
3/23- Day 129: Give Edited Copies back to Classmates- Final Due on Monday at Midnight
GLOW- Scholarship Basics - Student response packet/ Reflection Blog #12 Due
Week 29- Finish Essays and Develop your Purpose
Blog Post #12: What is your Purpose? Use Steve Magness Peak Performance Chapter 9 to help you Develop your Purpose Due 3/23
3/12- Day 120: Argumentative Essay Day 8- Outlining and Typing Argumentative Essay Must Haves
3/13- Day 121: Argumentative Essay Day 9- Typing Essay CSG Prework Due
3/14- Day 122: Argumentative Essay day 10- Typing, citation and peer review
3/15- Day 123: Collaborative Study Groups
3/16- Day 124: Last Day for Argumentative Essays- Due by Midnight on Sunday 3/18 Notes Due Monday 3/19
Week 28- Argumentative Essay
3/5- Day 115: College Fair at North- Talk to Three Schools with your intended Major and discover specifics about the program
3/6- Day 116: NHHS College Fair Feedback Form Rudy out- Mrs Moore Covering Class- Day 5 of Argumentative Essays- Researching and Outlining- CSG Prework Due
3/7- Day 117: Agenda Justification- Have picture of Your Agenda on cell phone or ipad/Organize Research and prepare outline- Check in with Mr Rudy on Process
3/8- Day 118: Collaborative Study Groups
3/9- Day 119: Day 7 of Argumentative Essay-Outline Essay- Begin Typing Blog Post #11 Due
Week 27- Argumentative Essays
Blog Post #11- Do you Agree or Disagree with this Statement- "Do or Do Not. There is no Try.- Yoda" Due 3/9
Example Picture 1 Example Picture 2
2/26- Day 110: Research Day #3
2/27- Day 111: Research Day #4- Begin organizing information- Color code and Begin Outline Process- Example Outline / CSG Prework Due
2/28- Day 112: Collaborative Study Groups
3/1- Day 113: Collaborative Study Groups
3/2- Day 114: Agenda Justification- Have picture of Your Agenda on cell phone or ipad/Organize Research and prepare outline- Check in with Mr Rudy on Process
Week 26- Argumentative Essays
2/19-Presidents Day
2/20- Day 106: Note Taking and Planning for Argumentative Essay
2/21- Day 107: Note Taking and Planning for Argumentative Essay CSG Prework Due
2/22- Day 108: Collaborative Study Groups
2/23- Day 109: Collaborative Study Groups Blog #10 Due
Week 25- Pretty much Redo last Week!
Blog #10: Reflect on "The difference between successful people and failures is the amount of time they spend outside of their comfort zone." Comfort zone Picture/ "Where the Magic Happens"/ The 2% Mindset/ Due 2/23
2/12-Day 101: PSAT Analysis- PRE PSAT Analysis- find 3 Schools that you are interested in and find the SAT Writing and Reading and Math Score Ranges for those schools/ PSAT Score analysis/ PSAT PPT Instructions
2/13- Day 102: Finish PSAT Analysis- CSG Prework Due
2/14- Day 103: Collaborative Study Groups
2/15- Day 104: Collaborative Study Groups
2/16- Day 105: Warm up- Quick Write: What was the last Argument you were in? How did it go? Were you arguing with Fact or Emotion? / Critical Reading- Traditional Pattern for Argument- first time just read, 2nd time + for things you understand, ? for things you are still unclear on/ Create a GIST on VERY EFFECTIVE Argument using the rubric/ Brainstorm list of topics from NY Times Blog on Argumentative Essays for AVID II Argumentative Essay Assignment/
Week 22: 4 Year Plans, Goals and PSATs
2/5- Day 96: No School- Snow Day
2/6- Day 97: 4 Year Plans and Semester 2 Goal Sheet- and Silent Discussion on Google Classroom- Must Respond to Every Question and Respond to class mates ATLEAST 5 times. CSG Reflection Due
2/7- Day 98: PSAT Analysis- PRE PSAT Analysis- find 3 Schools that you are interested in and find the SAT Writing and Reading and Math Score Ranges for those schools/ PSAT Score analysis/ PSAT PPT Instructions
2/8- Day 99: Study Day/ Time to work on Blogs-Mr Rudy Absent for Regionals
2/9- Day 100: Continue PSAT Analysis- Blog #9 Due
Week 21: College Syllabus Project
1/29- Day 91: Day to Plan College Work Load- Each Class MUST BE COLOR CODED AND THE PLANNING MUST BE NEAT
1/30- Day 92: Day to Plan College Work Load- CSG Prework Due
1/31- Day 93: Collaborative Study Groups
2/1- Day 94: Collaborative Study Groups
2/2- Day 95: Blog #9 Due 2/9- College Semester Plan Due 2/5- Final day to Work on College Work Load Project
Week 20: College Syllabus Project
1/22- Day 87: Jigsaw- of Syllabi- Group 1- Biology 2-Criminal Justice 201 3- Math 110 4 English 1123.
In Expert Group- Must create a chart of the Syllabus for Each Class on a White Board According to the Expectations for the Mini Group
In Home Group- Relay information to complete- Semester and Year Chart
Resources
College Schedule Months at a Glance List of Syllabi
How to Use your Course Syllabi English 101 Academic Writing
Expectations for Chart in Mini Group Biology 103: General Biology
Criminal Justice 201: Intro to Criminal Justice
Math 110
Freshmen Seminar
English 1123- Intro to Academic Writing
1/23- Day 88: Finish Day 87- CSG Prework Sheet Due
1/24- Day 89: Collaborative Study Groups CSG Expectations
1/25- Day 90: Collaborative Study Groups
1/26- no school- Blog #9 pushed back to 2/9
Week 19: College Syllabus Project
Blog #9: Reaction to College Syllabi Project- You have been given 6 real college syllabi for the 2017 fall semester. A Student had to manage all this work, plan when they were going to do it and manage their own social time as well. For your Blog react and reflect on what you were asked to do. Are you currently able to manage this amount of responsibility? If you walked into your freshmen year of college next year, would you be able to handle the expectations? what stuck out to you most? What are you ready for now, where do you need to improve to get ready? Due 2/2
1/16- Day 83: Jigsaw- of Syllabi- Group 1- Biology 2-Criminal Justice 201 3- Math 110 4 English 1123.
In Expert Group- Must create a chart of the Syllabus for Each Class on a White Board According to the Expectations for the Mini Group
In Home Group- Relay information to complete- Semester and Year Chart
Resources
College Schedule Months at a Glance List of Syllabi
How to Use your Course Syllabi English 101 Academic Writing
Expectations for Chart in Mini Group Biology 103: General Biology
Criminal Justice 201: Intro to Criminal Justice
Math 110
Freshmen Seminar
English 1123- Intro to Academic Writing
1/17- Day 84: Continue Jigsaw from Day 83- Finish Semester and Year chart and Discuss Expectations
1/18- Day 85: Tutorials
1/19- Day 86: Tutorials
*** Next week we will be finishing planning your Semester and discussing the expectations of the Months at a Glance***
Week 18: Time Management and College Syllabus Project
1/8- Day 78: Tie up Loose Ends from Thursday and Friday
1/9- Day 79: Silent Academic Discussion/ Debate:
1. I can Improve my Time Management by...
2. It is important to Improve my Time Management because...
3. The Biggest factor that hurts my time management is _______________, but I'm going to improve on that by____________.
1/10- Day 80: Tutorials
1/11- Day 81: Tutorials
1/12- Day 82: Start College Syllabus Project- Reflection Due/ Blog #8 Due
Day One- Examine, Mark the Text University of Maryland English 101 Syllabus
Welcome to English 101: Academic Writing
Week 17: Welcome Back- Time Management!
Blog #:8 Write a Letter to your Future Self that outlines a plan to improve your time management skills and why it is essential that you make those improvements. Due 1/15
1/2- Day 74: Intro- How Much Time do you waste a Day? Time Management Questionnaire Time Log - Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator- Cornell Notes
1/3- Day 75: Focus and Concentration Thomas Frank- Cornell Notes/ Sketch Note sub Topics of "Peak Performance" By Steve Magness
1/4- Day 76: chapter 3 "Stress Yourself" and Chapter 7 "Minimalist to be a Maximalist" For Educational Purposes only- Please don't Sue me!
1/5- Day 77: Your Choice of
How to Build Self Discipline Thomas Frank
How to ACTUALLY stop wasting Time on the Internet Thomas Frank
5 ways to Build Focus and Concentration Thomas Frank
“I Don’t Feel like It…” Is a mindset for Amateurs Thomas Frank
New TRF DUE
Week 16: JUST GET US TO BREAK ALREADY!
12/18- Day 70: Interviews
12/19- Day 71: Final Days of Interviews
12/20- Day 72: Announcement of who would have been Hired/ Day to Catch up on Work for CORE Classes
12/21- Day 73: Thinking Day- Choose the Article that your are most interested in Blog #7 Due
How to Survive the College Admissions Madness
Will you Sprint, Stroll or Stumble into a Career?
Today's Exhausted Super Kids
Social Media: Destroyer or Creator?
Week 15: Interviews, College Costs and Financial Aid 101
Blog #7: You have been selected as a finalist for a College Scholarship that would pay two full years of tuition for you. You are one of ten finalists. The scholarship is designed to be awarded to the person who will make the biggest impact on campus. (Interpret that however you choose) Draft a 500 word Essay to convince the selection committee that you deserve the scholarship over the other 9 finalists. Due 12/22
12/11- Day 65: Interviews- Baila, Zoonash, Justice and Shakira/ NEW TRF DUE
12/12- Day 66: Tutorials
12/13- Day 67: 1. Intro: How Much does College Cost? (on White Board)
2.Stories from Mentors about College Debt
-WHY THAT'S TOTALLY OKAY!
3.Review College Costs for Local Schools
4.Examine the Pros and Cons of each School on White boards
5.Research your Top Two schools for cost using CNN's How Much will that College Really Cost? and College Boards find Your Future Page
6. Complete Reflection for Homework- Due 12/15
12/14- Day 68: Tutorials
12/15- Day 69: Financial Aid 101 and PPT
Week 14: Interviews
12/4- Day 60: New TRF Due/ Finalize and turn in Resumes
12/5- Day 61: First Day of Interviews/ Interview Feedback from Class
12/6- Day 62: Tutorials
12/7- Day 63: Tutorials
12/8- Day 64: Mr Rudy Absent- Additional Blog Assignment- Watch "Why the Best Hire Might Not be the Perfect Resume" and Response to prompt on Google Classroom- When was the last time you experienced Failure? How did you respond to it? Would you define yourself as resilient? Why does being resilient matter to being successful? Blog#6 DUE
Week 13: Resumes and Getting our Avid On
Blog #6- Reflect on the Quote "Success is not owned, It is leased and rent is due Everyday"- JJ Watt 12/8
11/27- Day 55: Resume Project- Sample Resume, Resume Tips PPT, High School Activities Sheet
11/28- Day 56: Day to Create Resumes
11/29- Day 57: Finish Creating Resumes- Prep for Interviews- Starting Next Week
11/30- Day 58: Have Good Cornell Notes/SHHS AVID Cornell Note taking Rubric/Peer Edit Resumes
12/1- Day 59: Timed Reading and Academic discussion-Instant Info is Making up Less Informed/ Teens Constantly Connecting, Increasingly Unhappy
Week 12: Thanksgiving! and Report Card Reflections
11/20- Day 53: Report Card Reflection from MP 1- What do my grades tell me about what areas I need to focus on?
Why were my grades what they were?
What can I do to improve next marking period?
What do my teacher comments say about me?
How can I improve my teacher comments?
11/21- Day 54: Difference b/w Being in AVID and Doing AVID talk
Have good Cornell Notes :)
Resume Project- Sample Resume, Resume Tips PPT, High School Activities Sheet
11/22-: Professional Day
11/23- Thanksgiving- RUN A TURKEY TROT!
11/24- Blog #5 Due
Week 11: Resume Projects and FIXING TUTORIALS!
Blog #5: What is the Difference between being in AVID and Doing AVID? Where are you currently? Where do you need to be?
Due 11/24
11/13- Day 48: New TRF DUE: Intro- Tell me about Tutorials Last year? What is different?
Why do we do tutorials?
Honestly How well are our Tutorials?
What are we doing Well? What are we doing poorly?
How can we improve?
Analyze 3.18 Observation and Feedback paper- WHERE ARE WE NOW?- How do we get better?
11/14- Day 49: College 101 lecture
11/15- Day 50: Tutorials P.O.Cs and vocabulary from this weeks TRFs...
11/16- Day 51: Tutorials
11/17- Day 52: GLOW PPT- Budgeting 102 Reflection Due
Week 10: Study Skills!!!
11/6- Day 44: Paper Ball fight- 1 Do you know HOW to Study? 2 How well do you Actually Study? Discussion
Studying for Exams Crash Course
The Most Powerful Way to Remember what you Study- Thomas Frank
8 Habits of Highly Successful Students
Watch and Take Cornell Notes on Videos Independently
Develop Three High Quality questions about how these topics can be applied to AVID and High School Success.
11/7- Day 45:Tie up Loose ends of Study Skills Unit/ Exploration based on Needs
Test Anxiety Thomas Frank
10 Ways to Avoid Making Stupid Mistakes on Exams Thomas Frank
How to Take Notes Faster Thomas Frank
How to Study Effectively with Flashcards Thomas Frank
Sketch Noting + Cornell Notes
Based off Latest Tips develop your own top ten habits of how you can improve your studying. Develop a Plan to keep up with this plan- WE WILL REVISIT IT IN A MONTH OR SO.
11/8- Day 46: AVID Field Trip to Frostburg
11/9- Day 47: Frostburg Reflection
1. What did you particularly like about the university?
2. What didn't you like about the university?
3. What stuck out to you about the students?
4. Overall, could Frostburg State University be a viable option for you?
Socratic Seminar/ Academic Discussion of Study skills and habits Competition- Tally Groups that make the best points on 8 minute intervals 8 vs 8
11/10- No School for Students- Blog #4 Due
Week 9: Study Skills!!!
Blog Post #4 : On a Scale of 1 to 10 rate yourself on how well you currently organize, plan and study. Develop a plan to improve you habits. Have ATLEAST 4 things you can do to improve your organization, planning and studying. Finally Explain how you will KEEP up these Habits throughout the school year. (MOST IMPORTANT PART!) Due 11/10
10/30- Day 39: New TRF DUE
1. Revise Notes from Crash Course Planning and Organization- In another Color pen add in way that you can APPLY our AVID strategies to his main ideas! (12 minutes)
(15 Minutes)- Time to Organize Binders and Agendas based on AVID II MUST HAVES
Apply his suggestions to AVID WAY. Set up Binder and Agenda
-Binder Checklist
-Binder Evaluation
-Agenda Checklist
Time to organize Agendas and Binders using check lists!
Partner Task- Mark the Text: AVID Transfer goals- Discussion: Where are you now? where do you want to be by the end of the year? Where do you NEED to be to be ready for college? (Be Honest)
10/31- Day 40: 6 Habits of Successful Ivy League Students Reading
10 Ways top Students Boost Productivity While Studying Reading
Take Cornell Notes on Readings
Develop Three High Quality Questions about How these habits/ Tips can be applied to AVID and High School Success
11/1- Day 41: Tutorials
11/2- Day 42: Take Yourselves Seriously. Represent our class well.
1. Finish Reflections from Tutorials
2. Finish Cornell Notes from Day 40
3. Start Day 44- Cornell Notes on the videos about studying and successful habits listed above.
11/3- Day 43: North South Pep Rally- Reflections Due
Week 8: GLOW-Credit
10/23- Day 34: NEW TRF DUE and Last weeks Reflection Due
Credit 101 Student Packet Credit Presentation
10/24- Day 35:Tutorials
10/25- Day 36: Credit 201 Student Packet 201 Presentation
10/26- Day 37: Tutorials
10/27- Day 38: Credit 301 Student Packet 301 Presentation Reflection Due Credit RECAP/ Plan of Action
Blog Delayed a week due to GLOW
Week 7: Study Skills and Getting our AVID on
10/16- Day 30: LAST DAY FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
10/17- Day 31: Quick write: On a Scale of 1 to 10 how well do you plan and organize your life? Justify your Answer
Take Cornell Notes
Planning and Organization Crash Course- How do our Avid Strategies Apply to his suggestions?
Reflection- How is my current Organization and planning? What areas can I improve on and How can I keep up the HABIT of good organization and planning?
10/18- Day 32: Tutorials
10/19- Day 33: Tutorials
10/20- : Blog Post #3 Due! No School!
Week 6: Presentations, Checking in on AVID and PSAT's
Blog Post #3: Now that you have created your Autobiography, Give you Life so far a title and justify that title. In addition Describe the 3 most important events in your life so far that have made you "you"- Due 10/20
10/9- Day 25: Autobiography Presentations
10/10- Day 26: Time to create TRF's- Pair with another student for feedback/ Extra Time for Presentations
10/11- Day 27: PSAT Day/ Presentations
10/12- Day 28: Grouped TRFs to work to issues- Informal Study Group
10/13- Day 29: AVID CHECK! / Finish Autobiography Presentations- NEW TRF DUE
Week 5: Autobiography Presentations
10/2- Day 20: New TRF Due/ Day of Presenting
10/3- Day 21: Tutorials
10/4- Day 22: Day of Presenting
10/5- Day 23: Tutorials
10/6- Day 24: Day of Presenting- Blog Post #2 is Due/ Reflections Due
Week 4: Presentations and First Tutorials
Blog Post #2: How do you define Success? What do you need to achieve to feel like you had a successful year? What are several characteristics of successful people and why do they matter? Due 10/6
9/25- Day 15: Complete first TRF in class
9/26- Day 16: Tutorials
9/27- Day 17: "Tough Times Don't Last, Tough People Do"-Finish Auto biography assignment
9/28- Day 18: Tutorials
9/29- Day 19: NEW TRF Due/ Reflections Due Day to Present Autobiography project
Week 3: Autobiography and Future Goals
9/18- Day 10: Review Quizzes/ reflection / Finish Discussion activity/ Goal Setting Assignment- 3 Academic Goals- Short and Long- 3 Personal Short and Long Goals- discussion and write down for accountability
9/19- Day 11: Day to Work on AVID Blogs
9/20- Day 12: Start Autobiography assignment- Share Mr Rudy's Life Story
9/21- Day 13: Autobiography assignment / Conference Grades
9/22- Day 14: Autobiography assignment/ Conference Grades/ Blog #1 Due
Week 2: Notes from Various types of sources and Fighting Forgetting!
Blog Post#1: Why did you decide to Join AVID? What do you hope to get out of being in the program? Due 9/22
9/11- Day 5: Cornell Notes: 10 Words that Pop into your head Warm up/ Revisit Forgetting Curve/ Real Life Examples Discussion/ How Sharp is your memory?/What do Top Students do Differently?- TED Talk-Notes/ Importance of Note Taking - THE CORNELL WAY / Revise by Highlighting and Marking up your notes
9/12- Day 6: Review Cornell WAY/ Quit Social Media- TED Talk/ Create Classroom Norms/ Revise by Reflecting on the topic and Using Blue and Red Pens
9/13- Day 7: TED Talk: Why our Screens Make us less happy Notes/ Set up Blogs/ Revise by Sketch Noting the Main Ideas
9/14- Day 8: Discuss What can be done to Improve South Hagerstown High School / Discuss Critical Thinking/ Attempt to to develop solutions for these problems/ Discuss Senior Q and A
9/15- Day 9: Note Taking Quiz (How well did you buy into the Note taking and Cornell Way Process)- Time to Work on Blog Post
Week 1: Welcome Back!
9/5- Day 1: Welcome Back/ Expectations/ Syllabus/ Stand and Summer Story/ Advice from Last Years AVID Class
9/6- Day 2: Two Truths and a Lie Ice Breaker/ Debrief first 3 days of school/ What Students Really need to hear /AVID II Contract-Due by 9/11
9/7- Day 3: Create Blogs on Wordpress, Edublogger or Weebly/ discussion of Blog Expectations
9/8- Day 4: Question/ Answer with AVID Seniors
6/11- Day 177: GLOW Assessment/ Summer Plan/ Goals
6/12- Day 178: Letter of Advice for AVID Freshmen coming up to 10th grade
6/13- Day 179: Letter of Persuasion for Grade Improvement
Option 1) How has AVID Helped you this year?
Option 2) Convince me why you deserve to have your grade raised 3 to 4 %.
6/14- Day 180: AVID Awards, Hall of Fame Votes and Final Day of class discussion/ Evaluation
6/15- Day 181: Fun Day thingy?
Week 41: Reflection and I will Contract
6/4- Day 172: Blog #2 of I Will Contract- What do you need to be successful next year?
6/5- Day 173: Blog #3 of I Will Contract- How did you grow this year?
6/6- Day 174: Blog #4 of I Will Contract- What would you have done Differently This year?
6/7- Day 175: Blog #5 of I Will Contract- When you Graduate, how would you like your teachers and peers to describe you?
6/8- Day 176: I Will contract completion- Draft a One Page Contract with yourself and your classmates about what Standards you will hold yourself to next year
Week 40: Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis Presentations & I will Contracts
5/28- Memorial Day
5/29- Day 168: Day 1 of Presentation of 5 Minute Thesis- Each Student will rate the presenter on a scale of 1-5. Scores will be added up out of 60-omitting the lowest 4.
5/30- Day 169: Day 2 of Presentation of 5 Minute Thesis
5/31- Day 170: Day 3 of Presentation of 5 Minute Thesis
6/1- Day 171: 25 Minutes to write and 25 minutes to share out 30-60 second response to class
Blog #1 of I Will Contract- Who do you wish you were? -> What is keeping you from getting there?
Presentation Order
1. Jackie 5. Baila 9. Mariama 13. Lenisha
2. Justice 6. Shantell 10. Centoryia 14. Sitta
3. Avion 7. Damia 11. Brianna 15. Czarina
4. Ethan 8. Shakira 12. Jon Lee Smith 16. Zoonash
Week 39: Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis
5/21- Day 163: Day to Work on Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis- Mr Rudy Absent due to Rescheduled Regional Championship
5/22- Day 164: Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis
5/23- Day 165: Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis
5/24- Day 166: Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis Google Slides must be submitted by 4:00 PM - Extra Time will not be given and 20% will be taken off if submitted late
5/25- Day 167: Day to Edit/ Fix Regional College Essay- Due Sunday at 11:59- Rudy Absent for States
Problem Solution Topics
Jackie- School Shootings Lenisha- Texting and Driving Centoryia- Drunk Driving
Damia- Alcohol Abuse Ethan- Global Warming Baila- Corruption in Niger
Sitta- Exploiting African Natural Resources Justice- Homelessness
Jon Lee- Dependence on Fossil Fuels Mariama- Police Brutality
Avion- Pessimism inhibiting success Shantell- Dance to help alleviate anxiety
Zoonash- Forced Child Marriage Czarina- Foreign Aid to the Philippines
Shakira- Lack of Self Confidence from Teenagers Bri- Domestic Abuse
Week 38: Get Em Done!
5/14- Day 158: Day 6 of Regional College Essay- If you haven't started typing you are WAY behind
5/15- Day 159: Day 7 of Regional College Essay- Rough draft is due on Google Classroom by 2:34- No exceptions.- CSG Prework Due
5/16- Day 160: Collaborative Study Groups- AVID III Teacher Will be here to Observe
5/17- Day 161: Collaborative Study Groups- Mr Rudy Absent due to Day 2 of 3A West Regional Track Meet at Watkins Mill High School
5/18- Day 162: Begin Problem Solution 5 Minute Thesis Project Research
1. Brainstorm Problems in Our School, Community, and World
2. Brainstorm Solutions
Problem Solution Speech Cards/ Prework
Helpful Website for prompts/ Ideas 18 Interesting Problem Solution Essay Topics Top 50 Problem Solution Essays You'll Love
You will have Friday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to Create Your Slide and work on your presentation of your 5 minute thesis for your problem solution project.
***You will have NO LONGER than 5 Minutes*** Presentations will Start Thursday 5/24
**Your presentations will be graded based on How well you present the problem as well as how thoughtful your proposed solutions are*
Week 37: Regional College Essay and AP Testing begins
5/7- Day 153: Day 4 to Work on Regional College Essay
5/8- Day 154: Day to Study for AP Government Exam AP Government Quizlet Review
5/9- Day 155: Day to Study for AP Government Exam AP Government Review Channel
5/10- Day 156: Free Day because of AP Government Exam
5/11- Day 157: Day 5 to Work on Regional College Essay
***I have decided to suspend Blog 16 as it is clear you have not being taking them seriously and really putting thought into them. Thus they are not serving their intended purpose and I do not want to waste my time reading thrown together responses from 11:50 PM on a Friday***
Week 36: Regional College Essay
4/30- Day 152: Start Regional College Essay
You MUST SELECT a Realistic Regional School and you CANNOT have researched it in AVID I or Middle School.
** I know many of you will whine and say you do not want to go there. Many of these schools are fantastic schools and are both affordable and offer great programs. YOU MUST FIND A WAY TO MAKE ONE OF THESE FIT FOR YOU FOR THIS ESSAY**
Suggestions
Shepherd University Shippensburg University Frostburg State University Mount St. Marys University
Towson University Goucher College Hood College St. Marys College of Maryland
Salisbury University UMBC McDaniel College Penn State Mont Alto
Stevenson University Shenandoah University Washington College Chesapeake College
Bridgewater College Gettysburg College York College of Pennsylvania Wilson College
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Bowie State Morgan State University Coppin State University
5/1- Day 153: Day 2 of Regional College Essay- Researching
5/2- Day 154: Collaborative Study Groups- AP Government Focused
5/3- Day 155: Collaborative Study Groups- AP Government Focused
5/4- Day 156: Blog #15 Due at 11:59 Day 3 of Regional College Essay
***You will have 7 class days to have your rough draft of your Regional College Essay Complete. No Exceptions***
Week 35: Dealing with Stress and Problems and Solutions
Blog #15- What is the last thing that you've done that is really worth remembering? Due 5/ 4
4/23- Day 147: Day to Continue Work on Dealing With Stress Mini Book
4/24- Day 148: Finish Dealing with Stress Mini Books/ CSG Prework Due
4/25- Day 149: Collaborative Study Groups
4/26- Day 150: Collaborative Study Groups
4/27- Day 151: LAST GLOW LESSON OF THE YEAR! Personal Finance for grade 10
Google Doc for Personal Finance for 10th grade
Create 2018 List of Problems in our School, Community and World
2017 Student List of Problems in our School, Community and World
Start Problem-Solution Essay
Problem Solution Essay Prompt
Problem Solution Speech Cards/ Prework
Problem Solution Rubric for Essay and Presentation
Helpful Website for prompts/ Ideas 18 Interesting Problem Solution Essay Topics Top 50 Problem Solution Essays You'll Love
Week 34: Socratic Seminars and Stress Management
4/16- Day 142: Socratic Seminar on Friendship in 2018 and the Impact of Social Media
4/17- Day 143: Day to Work on Blogs/ Study for other Classes- Students must submit a 1 page reflection of what they accomplished during the period- Mr Rudy Absent for AVID Interviews at Western Heights
4/18- Day 144: Report card Reflection
1. What were your best grades? Why did you excel in those classes? What is different about those compared to the classes you struggle with?
2. What was your worst class? What contributed to this grade? How do you plan to fix that this marking period?
3. What do your teacher comments say about you? How did you react to the highlighted comments? How will you fix them?
Notes due and Questions need to be posted on Google Classroom/Socratic Seminar on Friendship in 2018 and the Impact of Social Media/ How Social Media is making us Unsocial
CSG Prework Due
4/19- Day 145: Collaborative Study Groups
4/20- Day 146:- Mystery AVID Check- TED Talk on Stress and Dealing with Stress- research dealing with Stress Techniques Dealing with Stress Mini Book/Blog #14 Due
Week 33: Friendship and Social Media
Blog #14: Look Back at Blog # 1, 4, 5, 6, and 8. Reflect on Your Words. Are you living up to them? In this blog you must directly quote your previous blogs Due 4/20
4/9- Day 137: Finish up 6 Minute Thesis Defenses- Justice and Baila- Intro to Friendship with Stop Hanging out with Turkeys and Start Soaring with Eagles PPT/ Quickwrite: 5 minutes: Write about a Time when you friends influenced you in a positive or negative way
4/10- Day 138: Group discussion and analysis of good friends with task cards follow up with an analysis of your friends/ Reading "Chapter 16- Stop Hanging out with Turkeys and Start Soaring with the Eagles" & Adam Grant TED Talk: Are you a giver or a Taker?/Begin prep for Socratic Seminar on Friendship and Social Media/ CSG Pre Work Due
4/11- Day 139: Take 3 Pages of Notes on (Mr Rudy Absent due to AVID Interviews at Hicks)
Does Social Media Ruin Friendships?-
1. "Are Social Networking Sites good for our Society?"-
2. How Facebook has changed our friendships
3. AntiSocial Networking-
4.Reflection on True Friendship
4/12- Day 140: Collaborative Study Groups
4/13- Day 141: WICOR Evaluation / Time to finish Cornell Notes from 4/11/ CSG Reflection Due
Week 32: 6 Minute Thesis Defenses
4/3- Day 133: 6 Minute Thesis Defenses Person 6-9
4/4- Day 134: 6 Minute Thesis Defenses 10-13 CSG Prework Due
4/5- Day 135: Collaborative Study Groups
4/6- Day 136: 6 Minute Thesis Defenses 14-16- Blog #13 Due at Midnight
****Have Good Cornell Notes and Be Ready for a Report Card Reflection****
Week 31: Spring Break is here- Scholarships and 6 Minute Thesis Defenses
Blog #13: What is Greatness? Due 4/6
3/26- Day 130: Final Draft of Argumentative Essay due at Midnight
Scholarship Brain Storm Warm up/ Scholarship Advice Jigsaw/ Scholarship Searches
13 Tips for Winning a College Scholarship 12 Tips on Winning a Scholarship Tips to Avoid 7 Common Scholarship Pitfalls
College Board
College Net AVID 7 Scholarship Scams to AVOID
Fast Web
Scholarship Monkey
3/27- Day 131: Submit Notes and Edited Copies of Rough Drafts from Essays/ Start Defending Arguments-6 minute Thesis Defenses!
3/28- Day 132: 6 minute Thesis Defenses!
3/29- No School for Students- Teacher Work Day
3/30- First Day of Spring Break
**** Order of Presenters for 6 Minute Thesis Defenses****
1. Avion 5. Jackie 9. Damia 13. Baila
2. Shantell 6. Shakira 10. Mariama 14. Jon Lee
3. Bri 7. Ethan 11. Centoryia 15. Justice
4.Sitta 8. Lenisha 12. Czarina 16. Zoonash
Week 30- ALMOST TO SPRING BREAK (LOL what Spring Break?) - Defend Your Arguments
3/19- Day 125: Peer Review Day-
1. Edit Your partners paper for grammar and spelling mistakes
2. Create a list of additional questions or counter arguments you have with their argument
3. Give them a score from 1- 10 on how well they made their argument throughout the essay
4 Discuss your thoughts with them
5. Rate the feedback that your partner gave you and submit to Mr Rudy
Give the people that edited/ revised your papers a grade BASED off How good the feedback on your paper was- Out of 10. The two grades will be combined and placed in the Gradebook.
***If there is extra time we will discuss blog #12***
Begin Signing up for order of Defense on Back White Board
3/20- Day 126: Sent home Early due to snow- Most likely will not be back till Thursday- Plan on giving back Edited papers Thursday and Final Draft being due Saturday night at Midnight
3/21- Day 127: School Cancelled due to Snow
3/22- Day 128: School Cancelled Due to Snow
3/23- Day 129: Give Edited Copies back to Classmates- Final Due on Monday at Midnight
GLOW- Scholarship Basics - Student response packet/ Reflection Blog #12 Due
Week 29- Finish Essays and Develop your Purpose
Blog Post #12: What is your Purpose? Use Steve Magness Peak Performance Chapter 9 to help you Develop your Purpose Due 3/23
3/12- Day 120: Argumentative Essay Day 8- Outlining and Typing Argumentative Essay Must Haves
3/13- Day 121: Argumentative Essay Day 9- Typing Essay CSG Prework Due
3/14- Day 122: Argumentative Essay day 10- Typing, citation and peer review
3/15- Day 123: Collaborative Study Groups
3/16- Day 124: Last Day for Argumentative Essays- Due by Midnight on Sunday 3/18 Notes Due Monday 3/19
Week 28- Argumentative Essay
3/5- Day 115: College Fair at North- Talk to Three Schools with your intended Major and discover specifics about the program
3/6- Day 116: NHHS College Fair Feedback Form Rudy out- Mrs Moore Covering Class- Day 5 of Argumentative Essays- Researching and Outlining- CSG Prework Due
3/7- Day 117: Agenda Justification- Have picture of Your Agenda on cell phone or ipad/Organize Research and prepare outline- Check in with Mr Rudy on Process
3/8- Day 118: Collaborative Study Groups
3/9- Day 119: Day 7 of Argumentative Essay-Outline Essay- Begin Typing Blog Post #11 Due
Week 27- Argumentative Essays
Blog Post #11- Do you Agree or Disagree with this Statement- "Do or Do Not. There is no Try.- Yoda" Due 3/9
Example Picture 1 Example Picture 2
2/26- Day 110: Research Day #3
2/27- Day 111: Research Day #4- Begin organizing information- Color code and Begin Outline Process- Example Outline / CSG Prework Due
2/28- Day 112: Collaborative Study Groups
3/1- Day 113: Collaborative Study Groups
3/2- Day 114: Agenda Justification- Have picture of Your Agenda on cell phone or ipad/Organize Research and prepare outline- Check in with Mr Rudy on Process
Week 26- Argumentative Essays
2/19-Presidents Day
2/20- Day 106: Note Taking and Planning for Argumentative Essay
2/21- Day 107: Note Taking and Planning for Argumentative Essay CSG Prework Due
2/22- Day 108: Collaborative Study Groups
2/23- Day 109: Collaborative Study Groups Blog #10 Due
Week 25- Pretty much Redo last Week!
Blog #10: Reflect on "The difference between successful people and failures is the amount of time they spend outside of their comfort zone." Comfort zone Picture/ "Where the Magic Happens"/ The 2% Mindset/ Due 2/23
2/12-Day 101: PSAT Analysis- PRE PSAT Analysis- find 3 Schools that you are interested in and find the SAT Writing and Reading and Math Score Ranges for those schools/ PSAT Score analysis/ PSAT PPT Instructions
2/13- Day 102: Finish PSAT Analysis- CSG Prework Due
2/14- Day 103: Collaborative Study Groups
2/15- Day 104: Collaborative Study Groups
2/16- Day 105: Warm up- Quick Write: What was the last Argument you were in? How did it go? Were you arguing with Fact or Emotion? / Critical Reading- Traditional Pattern for Argument- first time just read, 2nd time + for things you understand, ? for things you are still unclear on/ Create a GIST on VERY EFFECTIVE Argument using the rubric/ Brainstorm list of topics from NY Times Blog on Argumentative Essays for AVID II Argumentative Essay Assignment/
Week 22: 4 Year Plans, Goals and PSATs
2/5- Day 96: No School- Snow Day
2/6- Day 97: 4 Year Plans and Semester 2 Goal Sheet- and Silent Discussion on Google Classroom- Must Respond to Every Question and Respond to class mates ATLEAST 5 times. CSG Reflection Due
2/7- Day 98: PSAT Analysis- PRE PSAT Analysis- find 3 Schools that you are interested in and find the SAT Writing and Reading and Math Score Ranges for those schools/ PSAT Score analysis/ PSAT PPT Instructions
2/8- Day 99: Study Day/ Time to work on Blogs-Mr Rudy Absent for Regionals
2/9- Day 100: Continue PSAT Analysis- Blog #9 Due
Week 21: College Syllabus Project
1/29- Day 91: Day to Plan College Work Load- Each Class MUST BE COLOR CODED AND THE PLANNING MUST BE NEAT
1/30- Day 92: Day to Plan College Work Load- CSG Prework Due
1/31- Day 93: Collaborative Study Groups
2/1- Day 94: Collaborative Study Groups
2/2- Day 95: Blog #9 Due 2/9- College Semester Plan Due 2/5- Final day to Work on College Work Load Project
Week 20: College Syllabus Project
1/22- Day 87: Jigsaw- of Syllabi- Group 1- Biology 2-Criminal Justice 201 3- Math 110 4 English 1123.
In Expert Group- Must create a chart of the Syllabus for Each Class on a White Board According to the Expectations for the Mini Group
In Home Group- Relay information to complete- Semester and Year Chart
Resources
College Schedule Months at a Glance List of Syllabi
How to Use your Course Syllabi English 101 Academic Writing
Expectations for Chart in Mini Group Biology 103: General Biology
Criminal Justice 201: Intro to Criminal Justice
Math 110
Freshmen Seminar
English 1123- Intro to Academic Writing
1/23- Day 88: Finish Day 87- CSG Prework Sheet Due
1/24- Day 89: Collaborative Study Groups CSG Expectations
1/25- Day 90: Collaborative Study Groups
1/26- no school- Blog #9 pushed back to 2/9
Week 19: College Syllabus Project
Blog #9: Reaction to College Syllabi Project- You have been given 6 real college syllabi for the 2017 fall semester. A Student had to manage all this work, plan when they were going to do it and manage their own social time as well. For your Blog react and reflect on what you were asked to do. Are you currently able to manage this amount of responsibility? If you walked into your freshmen year of college next year, would you be able to handle the expectations? what stuck out to you most? What are you ready for now, where do you need to improve to get ready? Due 2/2
1/16- Day 83: Jigsaw- of Syllabi- Group 1- Biology 2-Criminal Justice 201 3- Math 110 4 English 1123.
In Expert Group- Must create a chart of the Syllabus for Each Class on a White Board According to the Expectations for the Mini Group
In Home Group- Relay information to complete- Semester and Year Chart
Resources
College Schedule Months at a Glance List of Syllabi
How to Use your Course Syllabi English 101 Academic Writing
Expectations for Chart in Mini Group Biology 103: General Biology
Criminal Justice 201: Intro to Criminal Justice
Math 110
Freshmen Seminar
English 1123- Intro to Academic Writing
1/17- Day 84: Continue Jigsaw from Day 83- Finish Semester and Year chart and Discuss Expectations
1/18- Day 85: Tutorials
1/19- Day 86: Tutorials
*** Next week we will be finishing planning your Semester and discussing the expectations of the Months at a Glance***
Week 18: Time Management and College Syllabus Project
1/8- Day 78: Tie up Loose Ends from Thursday and Friday
1/9- Day 79: Silent Academic Discussion/ Debate:
1. I can Improve my Time Management by...
2. It is important to Improve my Time Management because...
3. The Biggest factor that hurts my time management is _______________, but I'm going to improve on that by____________.
1/10- Day 80: Tutorials
1/11- Day 81: Tutorials
1/12- Day 82: Start College Syllabus Project- Reflection Due/ Blog #8 Due
Day One- Examine, Mark the Text University of Maryland English 101 Syllabus
Welcome to English 101: Academic Writing
Week 17: Welcome Back- Time Management!
Blog #:8 Write a Letter to your Future Self that outlines a plan to improve your time management skills and why it is essential that you make those improvements. Due 1/15
1/2- Day 74: Intro- How Much Time do you waste a Day? Time Management Questionnaire Time Log - Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator- Cornell Notes
1/3- Day 75: Focus and Concentration Thomas Frank- Cornell Notes/ Sketch Note sub Topics of "Peak Performance" By Steve Magness
1/4- Day 76: chapter 3 "Stress Yourself" and Chapter 7 "Minimalist to be a Maximalist" For Educational Purposes only- Please don't Sue me!
1/5- Day 77: Your Choice of
How to Build Self Discipline Thomas Frank
How to ACTUALLY stop wasting Time on the Internet Thomas Frank
5 ways to Build Focus and Concentration Thomas Frank
“I Don’t Feel like It…” Is a mindset for Amateurs Thomas Frank
New TRF DUE
Week 16: JUST GET US TO BREAK ALREADY!
12/18- Day 70: Interviews
12/19- Day 71: Final Days of Interviews
12/20- Day 72: Announcement of who would have been Hired/ Day to Catch up on Work for CORE Classes
12/21- Day 73: Thinking Day- Choose the Article that your are most interested in Blog #7 Due
How to Survive the College Admissions Madness
Will you Sprint, Stroll or Stumble into a Career?
Today's Exhausted Super Kids
Social Media: Destroyer or Creator?
Week 15: Interviews, College Costs and Financial Aid 101
Blog #7: You have been selected as a finalist for a College Scholarship that would pay two full years of tuition for you. You are one of ten finalists. The scholarship is designed to be awarded to the person who will make the biggest impact on campus. (Interpret that however you choose) Draft a 500 word Essay to convince the selection committee that you deserve the scholarship over the other 9 finalists. Due 12/22
12/11- Day 65: Interviews- Baila, Zoonash, Justice and Shakira/ NEW TRF DUE
12/12- Day 66: Tutorials
12/13- Day 67: 1. Intro: How Much does College Cost? (on White Board)
2.Stories from Mentors about College Debt
-WHY THAT'S TOTALLY OKAY!
3.Review College Costs for Local Schools
4.Examine the Pros and Cons of each School on White boards
5.Research your Top Two schools for cost using CNN's How Much will that College Really Cost? and College Boards find Your Future Page
6. Complete Reflection for Homework- Due 12/15
12/14- Day 68: Tutorials
12/15- Day 69: Financial Aid 101 and PPT
Week 14: Interviews
12/4- Day 60: New TRF Due/ Finalize and turn in Resumes
12/5- Day 61: First Day of Interviews/ Interview Feedback from Class
12/6- Day 62: Tutorials
12/7- Day 63: Tutorials
12/8- Day 64: Mr Rudy Absent- Additional Blog Assignment- Watch "Why the Best Hire Might Not be the Perfect Resume" and Response to prompt on Google Classroom- When was the last time you experienced Failure? How did you respond to it? Would you define yourself as resilient? Why does being resilient matter to being successful? Blog#6 DUE
Week 13: Resumes and Getting our Avid On
Blog #6- Reflect on the Quote "Success is not owned, It is leased and rent is due Everyday"- JJ Watt 12/8
11/27- Day 55: Resume Project- Sample Resume, Resume Tips PPT, High School Activities Sheet
11/28- Day 56: Day to Create Resumes
11/29- Day 57: Finish Creating Resumes- Prep for Interviews- Starting Next Week
11/30- Day 58: Have Good Cornell Notes/SHHS AVID Cornell Note taking Rubric/Peer Edit Resumes
12/1- Day 59: Timed Reading and Academic discussion-Instant Info is Making up Less Informed/ Teens Constantly Connecting, Increasingly Unhappy
Week 12: Thanksgiving! and Report Card Reflections
11/20- Day 53: Report Card Reflection from MP 1- What do my grades tell me about what areas I need to focus on?
Why were my grades what they were?
What can I do to improve next marking period?
What do my teacher comments say about me?
How can I improve my teacher comments?
11/21- Day 54: Difference b/w Being in AVID and Doing AVID talk
Have good Cornell Notes :)
Resume Project- Sample Resume, Resume Tips PPT, High School Activities Sheet
11/22-: Professional Day
11/23- Thanksgiving- RUN A TURKEY TROT!
11/24- Blog #5 Due
Week 11: Resume Projects and FIXING TUTORIALS!
Blog #5: What is the Difference between being in AVID and Doing AVID? Where are you currently? Where do you need to be?
Due 11/24
11/13- Day 48: New TRF DUE: Intro- Tell me about Tutorials Last year? What is different?
Why do we do tutorials?
Honestly How well are our Tutorials?
What are we doing Well? What are we doing poorly?
How can we improve?
Analyze 3.18 Observation and Feedback paper- WHERE ARE WE NOW?- How do we get better?
11/14- Day 49: College 101 lecture
11/15- Day 50: Tutorials P.O.Cs and vocabulary from this weeks TRFs...
11/16- Day 51: Tutorials
11/17- Day 52: GLOW PPT- Budgeting 102 Reflection Due
Week 10: Study Skills!!!
11/6- Day 44: Paper Ball fight- 1 Do you know HOW to Study? 2 How well do you Actually Study? Discussion
Studying for Exams Crash Course
The Most Powerful Way to Remember what you Study- Thomas Frank
8 Habits of Highly Successful Students
Watch and Take Cornell Notes on Videos Independently
Develop Three High Quality questions about how these topics can be applied to AVID and High School Success.
11/7- Day 45:Tie up Loose ends of Study Skills Unit/ Exploration based on Needs
Test Anxiety Thomas Frank
10 Ways to Avoid Making Stupid Mistakes on Exams Thomas Frank
How to Take Notes Faster Thomas Frank
How to Study Effectively with Flashcards Thomas Frank
Sketch Noting + Cornell Notes
Based off Latest Tips develop your own top ten habits of how you can improve your studying. Develop a Plan to keep up with this plan- WE WILL REVISIT IT IN A MONTH OR SO.
11/8- Day 46: AVID Field Trip to Frostburg
11/9- Day 47: Frostburg Reflection
1. What did you particularly like about the university?
2. What didn't you like about the university?
3. What stuck out to you about the students?
4. Overall, could Frostburg State University be a viable option for you?
Socratic Seminar/ Academic Discussion of Study skills and habits Competition- Tally Groups that make the best points on 8 minute intervals 8 vs 8
11/10- No School for Students- Blog #4 Due
Week 9: Study Skills!!!
Blog Post #4 : On a Scale of 1 to 10 rate yourself on how well you currently organize, plan and study. Develop a plan to improve you habits. Have ATLEAST 4 things you can do to improve your organization, planning and studying. Finally Explain how you will KEEP up these Habits throughout the school year. (MOST IMPORTANT PART!) Due 11/10
10/30- Day 39: New TRF DUE
1. Revise Notes from Crash Course Planning and Organization- In another Color pen add in way that you can APPLY our AVID strategies to his main ideas! (12 minutes)
(15 Minutes)- Time to Organize Binders and Agendas based on AVID II MUST HAVES
Apply his suggestions to AVID WAY. Set up Binder and Agenda
-Binder Checklist
-Binder Evaluation
-Agenda Checklist
Time to organize Agendas and Binders using check lists!
Partner Task- Mark the Text: AVID Transfer goals- Discussion: Where are you now? where do you want to be by the end of the year? Where do you NEED to be to be ready for college? (Be Honest)
10/31- Day 40: 6 Habits of Successful Ivy League Students Reading
10 Ways top Students Boost Productivity While Studying Reading
Take Cornell Notes on Readings
Develop Three High Quality Questions about How these habits/ Tips can be applied to AVID and High School Success
11/1- Day 41: Tutorials
11/2- Day 42: Take Yourselves Seriously. Represent our class well.
1. Finish Reflections from Tutorials
2. Finish Cornell Notes from Day 40
3. Start Day 44- Cornell Notes on the videos about studying and successful habits listed above.
11/3- Day 43: North South Pep Rally- Reflections Due
Week 8: GLOW-Credit
10/23- Day 34: NEW TRF DUE and Last weeks Reflection Due
Credit 101 Student Packet Credit Presentation
10/24- Day 35:Tutorials
10/25- Day 36: Credit 201 Student Packet 201 Presentation
10/26- Day 37: Tutorials
10/27- Day 38: Credit 301 Student Packet 301 Presentation Reflection Due Credit RECAP/ Plan of Action
Blog Delayed a week due to GLOW
Week 7: Study Skills and Getting our AVID on
10/16- Day 30: LAST DAY FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
10/17- Day 31: Quick write: On a Scale of 1 to 10 how well do you plan and organize your life? Justify your Answer
Take Cornell Notes
Planning and Organization Crash Course- How do our Avid Strategies Apply to his suggestions?
Reflection- How is my current Organization and planning? What areas can I improve on and How can I keep up the HABIT of good organization and planning?
10/18- Day 32: Tutorials
10/19- Day 33: Tutorials
10/20- : Blog Post #3 Due! No School!
Week 6: Presentations, Checking in on AVID and PSAT's
Blog Post #3: Now that you have created your Autobiography, Give you Life so far a title and justify that title. In addition Describe the 3 most important events in your life so far that have made you "you"- Due 10/20
10/9- Day 25: Autobiography Presentations
10/10- Day 26: Time to create TRF's- Pair with another student for feedback/ Extra Time for Presentations
10/11- Day 27: PSAT Day/ Presentations
10/12- Day 28: Grouped TRFs to work to issues- Informal Study Group
10/13- Day 29: AVID CHECK! / Finish Autobiography Presentations- NEW TRF DUE
Week 5: Autobiography Presentations
10/2- Day 20: New TRF Due/ Day of Presenting
10/3- Day 21: Tutorials
10/4- Day 22: Day of Presenting
10/5- Day 23: Tutorials
10/6- Day 24: Day of Presenting- Blog Post #2 is Due/ Reflections Due
Week 4: Presentations and First Tutorials
Blog Post #2: How do you define Success? What do you need to achieve to feel like you had a successful year? What are several characteristics of successful people and why do they matter? Due 10/6
9/25- Day 15: Complete first TRF in class
9/26- Day 16: Tutorials
9/27- Day 17: "Tough Times Don't Last, Tough People Do"-Finish Auto biography assignment
9/28- Day 18: Tutorials
9/29- Day 19: NEW TRF Due/ Reflections Due Day to Present Autobiography project
Week 3: Autobiography and Future Goals
9/18- Day 10: Review Quizzes/ reflection / Finish Discussion activity/ Goal Setting Assignment- 3 Academic Goals- Short and Long- 3 Personal Short and Long Goals- discussion and write down for accountability
9/19- Day 11: Day to Work on AVID Blogs
9/20- Day 12: Start Autobiography assignment- Share Mr Rudy's Life Story
9/21- Day 13: Autobiography assignment / Conference Grades
9/22- Day 14: Autobiography assignment/ Conference Grades/ Blog #1 Due
Week 2: Notes from Various types of sources and Fighting Forgetting!
Blog Post#1: Why did you decide to Join AVID? What do you hope to get out of being in the program? Due 9/22
9/11- Day 5: Cornell Notes: 10 Words that Pop into your head Warm up/ Revisit Forgetting Curve/ Real Life Examples Discussion/ How Sharp is your memory?/What do Top Students do Differently?- TED Talk-Notes/ Importance of Note Taking - THE CORNELL WAY / Revise by Highlighting and Marking up your notes
9/12- Day 6: Review Cornell WAY/ Quit Social Media- TED Talk/ Create Classroom Norms/ Revise by Reflecting on the topic and Using Blue and Red Pens
9/13- Day 7: TED Talk: Why our Screens Make us less happy Notes/ Set up Blogs/ Revise by Sketch Noting the Main Ideas
9/14- Day 8: Discuss What can be done to Improve South Hagerstown High School / Discuss Critical Thinking/ Attempt to to develop solutions for these problems/ Discuss Senior Q and A
9/15- Day 9: Note Taking Quiz (How well did you buy into the Note taking and Cornell Way Process)- Time to Work on Blog Post
Week 1: Welcome Back!
9/5- Day 1: Welcome Back/ Expectations/ Syllabus/ Stand and Summer Story/ Advice from Last Years AVID Class
9/6- Day 2: Two Truths and a Lie Ice Breaker/ Debrief first 3 days of school/ What Students Really need to hear /AVID II Contract-Due by 9/11
9/7- Day 3: Create Blogs on Wordpress, Edublogger or Weebly/ discussion of Blog Expectations
9/8- Day 4: Question/ Answer with AVID Seniors