AVID

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I am looking forward to a great year as we learn together and become great students! We will focus on notetaking strategies (Cornell notes), organization and tutorials.
Big Ideas of AVID 9

Tutorial Organization Cornell Notes

Downloads

AVID Progress Report Form- to be completed weekly and submitted every Friday.
Signatures required from teachers for all classes with a current D or F.

Senior Portfolio- first semester final DUE December 17


=College Choices Power Point Project Requirements= =College Interview Questions=

Class Power Points


 * Week of April 22, 2013 **

**Week of February 4, 2013 **


**Week of January 28, 2013 **


**Week of January 14, 2013 **


**Week of December 3, 2012 **


**Week of September 24, 2012 **


**Week of September 17, 2012 **



 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Week of September 10, 2012 **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Monday and Tuesday- Paragraphs, Computer Lab **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Wednesday and Friday- Tutorial, College Scheduling with Ms. Magana **

**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">September 5, 2012 **
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**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">September 4, 2012 **
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**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">August 31, 2012 **
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**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">August 29, 2012 **
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**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">August 28, 2012 **
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=<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #006cff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 170%;">Previous Year Power Points/ documents =

=<span style="color: #ff00e9; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">AVID 11 students! = =<span style="color: #ff00e9; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Class Basics.... generally, we will have tutorial every Wednesday and binder checks every Friday! = =<span style="color: #ff00e9; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">BE PREPARED! = = = =<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">11th grade BIG IDEAS: = =<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">improving tutorials = =<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">college readiness = =<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">college essay = =<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">testing preparation =

FINAL EXAM Portfolio Presentation - May 22, 2012


=<span style="color: #24531b; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 150%;">__Assignment Links__: =

= = = May 8, 2012 = = 1) Revise college essay = = 2) Work on portfolio = = = = 3) complete college research =

=<span style="color: #7300ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 120%;">May 7, 2012 =

3) REVISE college essay
SEE LINK to Metro State[| Metro State Essay Hints]

4) meet with Ms. Meredith one-on-one to go over your essay
=<span style="color: #24531b; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 120%;">April 30 - May 4, 2012 POWERPOINTS = <span style="color: #24531b; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 120%;">

=<span style="color: #24531b; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 120%;">April 30, 2012 = <span style="color: #24531b; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 120%;">COMPUTER LAB Expectations:1) Check grades- signatures needed for D’s or F’s 2) COLLEGE in COLORADO- Complete worksheet by end of class

[[file:AVID 11- College Search.doc]]
a)Find THREE colleges that interest you b) Find FIVE things about each (location, # students, cost, admissions requirements, other?) c) FIND the ESSAY PROMPT required for admissions if you can. If not, google "college essay questions" and find three questions (include college name).

3) Meet with Ms. Meredith one-on-one to go over your college essay.

= WEEK of APRIL 23 - 27, 2012 Powerpoint =

<span style="color: #0006ff; font-family: "Lucida Console",Monaco,monospace; font-size: 140%;">CORNELL NOTES LINK: [|Cornell Notes]

= March 12, 2012 =

= 1) Check and record grades- signature required for all D's and F's =

2) REVISE or rewrite your college essay.
[|College Essay Tips]

= 3) Work on KAPLAN online or college-in-colorado, ACT practice. =

= February 6, 2012 = = 1) Check and record grades- signature required for all D's and F's =

2) Finish your revisions on your college essay if not completed last week.
= 3) Work on KAPLAN online or college-in-colorado, ACT practice. =

=<span style="color: #7800ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 130%;">January 30, 2012 = <span style="color: #7800ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 130%;">1) Check and record grades- signature required for all D's and F's.

<span style="color: #7800ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 130%;">2) Choose ONE of the top 10 essays on the link provided. <span style="color: #7800ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 130%;">Print out your ONE choice. <span style="color: #7800ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 130%;">Do a "peer" review on it. Click on link from last week for more information on peer reviews. <span style="color: #7800ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 130%;">Write out your answers on your copy: What do you hear? What do you notice? What do you wonder about? <span style="color: #7800ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 130%;">[|College Essay Samples]

<span style="color: #7800ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 130%;">3) Look at your rough draft college essay from last week. Make Revisions based on last week's peer review. <span style="color: #7800ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 130%;">REVISED DRAFT DUE BY 1:00 pm TODAY. Print and submit a hard copy, save your file on a flash drive AND email me your document at debbie_shope@dpsk12.org.

<span style="color: #7800ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 130%;">4) FINISHED? Go to SAT practice or college-in-colorado (see links on assignments listed from January 23, 2012)

=January 24, 2012= =[|Peer Review]= =<span style="color: #24531b; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">**January 23, 2012** = <span style="color: #24531b; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">**1) Check and record grades- signature required for all D's and F's**

<span style="color: #24531b; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">**2) Free-write College Essay-- Review resource links, then revise/ finish your draft.** <span style="color: #24531b; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">**ROUGH DRAFT DUE by 1:00 pm TODAY. Submit a hard copy, save your file on a flash drive AND email me your document: Ms. Shope's email (-10%/day late fee)**

<span style="color: #24531b; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">**RESOURCES:** <span style="color: #24531b; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">**[|College Board Recipe for a College Essay]** <span style="color: #24531b; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">**[|College Board Three Steps to Writing Your Essay]**

<span style="color: #24531b; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">**3) finished? then practice-- take advantage of our computer lab time!** [|College Board SAT practice] =[|Naviance]= = = =<span style="color: #d35555; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">**January 9, 2012** = <span style="color: #d35555; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">**<span style="color: #d35555; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">1) Choose one paragraph from last week. Make revisions and submit on the following d ocument:**

[|Paragraph Revision]

[|Sample College Essay with Critique] <span style="color: #bf2929; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Choose one of the paragraphs from the sample college essay. Fill in the following form with your suggested revisions.
 * <span style="color: #e65b5b; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">2) Review the sample college essay including critique **

[|Sample College Essay Revisions]

===<span style="color: #de5e5e; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">3**) Revise your college essay. Save the document, including your name in the title. Email it to yourself and send me a copy at debbie_shope@dpsk12.org.** ===

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">**1) Check grades and complete grade report. Teacher and parent signature required for any D's or F's.** <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">**2) Type in revisions to one of your paragraphs from last week's warm ups. Use the link:** = 3) Work on your portfolio essay =
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">December 5, 2011 **
 * <span style="color: #24531b; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">[|Paragraph Revision- December 5, 2011] **

=<span style="color: #b1061c; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 110%;">**November 14, 2011** =

<span style="color: #ff0100; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 120%;">teacher and parent signature required for any D's or F's
=<span style="color: #ff0100; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 120%;">2) Use the Campbell article as a source, along with the information you found from your research on Nelson Mandela to complete the form. If you do not finish it by you must finish it at home and submit it by Nov 15, 8 pm: = <span style="color: #ff0100; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Characteristics of a Leader]

download "Great Leaders Grow Great Roots...." article by Scott Campbell

 * <span style="color: #ff0400; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 140%;">3) Paragraph Revisions from November 7 **
 * <span style="color: #ff0400; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 140%;">Look at the paragraph that is below yours (last entry review first entry) **
 * <span style="color: #ff0400; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 140%;">Give feedback. What is one thing that is well done? What do you suggest the writer work on next? **
 * [|Paragraph Revisions from Nov 7- for comment]**

[|How to Write a Good Paragraph]
 * <span style="color: #ff0400; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 140%;">4) download: **

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">November 8, 2011
<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">1) FINISH Nelson Mandela Research <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">NOTE- DO NOT SIMPLY CUT AND PASTE from your source <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">TAKE NOTES- briefly SUMMARIZE your thoughts based on information from your source <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">[|Mandela Research SpreadSheet]

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 110%;">//2) Complete paragraph revisions for one of your warm up paragraphs from last week//
<span style="color: #008000; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 110%;">//[|Paragraph Revision 7 Nov 2011]//

//<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 110%;">3) Research Nelson Mandela. Include information you find in the given form. // [|Nelson Mandela Research]

<span style="color: #070fc3; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">October 24, 2011 online assignments 1) check grades and complete grade report; signatures required for any D's and F's

2) Complete Paragraph revisions for one of your warm-up paragraphs from last week: <span class="wiki_link_ext">[|Paragraph Revisions]

3) Complete survey [|Online Assignment Survey]

4) Work on ACT practice questions on Naviance. Choose a format to record your work that will be best for you to study/ remember the material. [|SAT words]

**October 21, 2011 The bag game**

<span style="color: #1700ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 150%;">October 17, 2011 ASSIGNMENTS

**Click on links to access the online forms.**
<span style="color: #1700ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 150%;">PARAGRAPH REVISIONS <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">[|AVID Paragraph Revisions]

//<span class="wiki_link_ext" style="color: #0006ff; font-size: 150%;">Choose a leader // [|Choose a Leader]

// <span class="wiki_link_ext">SAT words // [|October 17, 2011 SAT words]

//<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">GOOGLEDOC CLASS REFLECTION // [|Exit Reflection]

= Document downloads: = <span style="background-color: #008000; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 150%;">**Tutorial Form revised Oct 2011**

Binder Rubric

Progress Report AVID 11 Progress Report. Fill in your grades weekly, due each FRIDAY. You may find your grades on IC, You need to get signatures from teachers in any class in which you currently have a D or F.