May

Daily Schedule

Monday, May 3rd - Marking the Text "Is College Worth the Cost?"

EQ: How can I better understand what I read?

  1. We are starting a two-day mini-unit on answering the question: Is college worth the cost?.

  1. Today, we are going to read and annotate.

Tuesday, May 4th - Focused Notes "Is College Worth the Cost?"

EQ: How can I better understand what I read?

  1. Today we are going to take Focused Notes using a T-chart.

  2. Then we will write Thank You Notes to Teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week!

  3. For homework, please review your notes and write a summary.

Wednesday, May 5th- What is AVID?

EQ: How can I answer the question: What is AVID?

  1. In groups, we are going to brainstorm what AVID is.

  2. Then, we are going to make a poster explaining what AVID is.

Thursday, May 6th - Thank a Teacher/Capstone

EQ: How can I meaningfully wrap up my freshman year?

  1. We will write Thank You Notes to Teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week!

  2. Then, we will work on our Capstones.

Friday, May 7th - Work Day

EQ: How can I use my time wisely to complete my work?

  1. Today is a workday.

  2. Please complete work for AVID and/or your other classes.

Monday, 10th - TRF

EQ: How can I get some help with something I am struggling with?

  1. We are going to complete our 2nd TRF.

  2. If you have time, work on your Capstone.

Tuesday, May 11th - Tutorials

EQ: How can we help each other resolve a specific point of confusion?

  1. Today we are going to conduct Tutorials.

  2. We will break into a few groups and help each other with their points of confusion.

Wednesday, May 12th- Capstone

EQ: How can I meaningfully wrap up my freshman year?

  1. In groups, we are going to devise a 30-second elevator speech on what AVID is.

  2. Then, we are going to work on our Capstone projects.

  1. The goal is to be finished with two of the components by the end of the week.

Thursday, May 13th - SMART Goal Check-In

EQ: How am I doing with my goals?

  1. We are going to revisit our SMART Goals.

  2. We will check in to see how we are doing.

Friday, May 14th - Work Day

EQ: How can I use my time wisely to complete my work?

  1. Today is a workday.

  2. Please complete work for AVID and/or your other classes.

Monday, May 17th - Virtual College Tour

EQ: What can I learn from a virtual college tour?

  1. Today we are going to look at 100 questions to ask about college.

  2. Then, we are going to pick some colleges to tour virtually.

Tuesday, May 18th - Virtual College Tour

EQ: What can I learn from a virtual college tour?

  1. We are going to continue to tour colleges.

  2. Then, we are going to fill out a learning log about the colleges we visited.

Wednesday, May 19th- Capstone

EQ: How can I meaningfully wrap up my sophomore year?

  1. We are going to work on our Capstone projects.

  2. The goal is to be finished with two of the components by the end of the week.

Thursday, May 20th - Character Strengths

EQ: How am I doing with my goals?

  1. Today we are going to identify our strengths.

  2. Then, we are going to reflect on our findings.

Friday, May 21st - Work Day

EQ: How can I use my time wisely to complete my work?

  1. Today is a workday.

  2. Please complete work for AVID and/or your other classes.

Monday, May 24th - Article Practice for Socratic

EQ: How can I improve my Socratic skills?

  1. Today we are going to read an article and watch a video about screen time to prepare for Wednesday's Socratic.

Tuesday, May 25th - Prep for Socratic Seminar

EQ: How can I improve my Socratic skills?

We are going to practice a Socratic, so today is the prep sheet work.

Wednesday, May 26th- Socratic Seminar

EQ: How can I improve my Socratic skills?

We are going to practice a Socratic.

Thursday, May 27th- Capstone

EQ: How can I meaningfully wrap up my sophomore year?

  1. We are going to work on our Capstone projects.

  2. The goal is to be finished with two of the components by the end of the week.

Friday, May 28th - Work Day

EQ: How can I use my time wisely to complete my work?

  1. Today is a workday.

  2. Please complete work for AVID and/or your other classes.