AVID 11

Fall Semester

Week 1: 

• Welcome, Syllabus, Contract, and Icebreakers

• Hand out Planners & Ice-Breaker Activity

Week 2: 

• Insert Important Dates into Planners

• Study Buddies, Teacher Introductions

• Goal Setting Activities & Set Fall Goals

• Counselor Visit & Fun Friday

Week 3:

• Introduce AVID Council Positions & Senior Buddies Letters

• Introduce Collaborative Study Groups

• Update Resumes 

• Practice Focused Notes

• Collaborative Study Groups

• Fun Friday

Week 4:

• Collaborative Study Groups

• UC Personal Insight (UCPI) #1 Rough Draft

• Fun Friday

Week 5: 

• Peer Edit UCPI #1

• Collaborative Study Groups

• Edit & Resubmit UCPI #1

• Fun Friday

Week 6:

• Start UCPI #2 Rough Draft

• Collaborative Study Groups

• Focused Note Check

• Submit UCPI #2 Rough Draft

• Fun Friday

Week 7:

• Peer Edit UCPI #2

• Collaborative Study Groups

• Edit & Resubmit UCPI #2

• Fun Friday

Week 8:

• PSAT Prep: Writing and Language

• Collaborative Study Groups

• PSAT Prep: Reading

• Score PSAT: Writing and Language & Reading

Week 9:

• PSAT Prep: Math (No Calculator)

• Collaborative Study Groups

• Focused Note Check

• PSAT Prep: Math (Calculator)

• Score PSAT: Math & Final Score

• PSAT

Week 10:

• Start UCPI #3 Rough Draft 

• Collaborative Study Group

• GPA Calculation & Reflection

• Submit UCPI #3 Rough Draft

• Fun Friday

Week 11: 

• Peer Edit UCPI #3

• Collaborative Study Groups

• Edit & Resubmit UCPI #3

• Fun Friday

Week 12: 

• Start UCPI #4 Rough Draft

• Collaborative Study Group

• Submit UCPI #4 Rough Draft

• Fun Friday

Week 13: 

• Peer Edit UCPI #4

• Collaborative Study Groups

• Fun Friday

Week 14: 

• Gratitude Cards

• Collaborative Study Groups

• Edit & Resubmit UCPI #4

• Fun Friday

Thanksgiving Break

Week 15:

•  Analyzing UCPI's

• Collaborative Study Groups

• Focused Note Check 

• UCPI Discussion

• Fun Friday

Week 16: 

•  Work on Final UCPI Submission

• Collaborative Study Groups

• Fun Friday

Week 17:

•  Collaborative Study Groups

•  Submit Final UCPIs

Spring Semester

Week 1: 

• Welcome back!

• Goal Setting

• Exploration: College Majors

• Fun Friday

Week 2:

• Collaborative Study Groups

• SAT Registration

• Fun Friday

Week 3: 

• College Virtual Visit: Fresno State University 

• Collaborative Study Groups

• College Virtual Visit: Sacramento State University

• Fun Friday

Week 4: 

• UCPI #5 Rough Draft

• Collaborative Study Groups

• College Virtual Visit: UC Davis

• Submit UCPI #5 with Peer Editing

Week #5: 

• College Virtual Visit: Sonoma State University

• Collaborative Study Group

• College Virtual Visit: UC Berkeley 

Week #6: 

• Edit UCPI #5

• Collaborative Study Groups

• College Virtual Visit: San Francisco State University

• SAT Prep / Finish & Resubmit UCPI #5

Week 7: 

• Collaborative Study Groups

• College Virtual Visit: San Jose State University

• Fun Friday

Week #8:

• College Virtual Visit: CSU East Bay

• Collaborative Study Groups

• College Virtual Visit: UC Santa Cruz

• Fun Friday

Week 9:

• Collaborative Study Groups

• College Virtual Visits: Compare Colleges

• AVID 11 College Field Trip

Week 10:

• Start UCPI #6 Rough Draft 

• Collaborative Study Groups

• Submit UCPI #6 Rough Draft with Peer Editing

• Fun Friday

Week 11: 

• Edit UCPI #6

• Collaborative Study Groups

• Submit UCPI #6 Final Draft

• Fun Friday

Week 12:

• SAT Practice 

• Collaborative Study Groups

• SAT Practice Test: Section 1 (Writing and Language) 

• Fun Friday

Week 13:

• SAT Practice Test: Section 3 (Math, No Calculator)

• SAT Practice Test: Section 2 (Reading)

• Collaborative Study Groups

• Fun Friday

Week 14: 

• SAT Vocabulary

• Letter of Recommendation Bio Sheet

• Collaborative Study Groups

• Fun Friday

Spring Break

Week 15:

• Scholarship Activity Sheet

• SAT Practice Test: Section 4 (Math, Calculator)

• Collaborative Study Groups

• Fun Friday

Week 16:

• SAT Practice

• Collaborative Study Groups

• Fun Friday

Week 17:

• UCPI #8 Rough Draft

• Collaborative Study Groups

• Fun Friday

Week 18:

• Final Project: Top Schools to Apply To

• Focused Note Check #3

• Collaborative Study Groups

• Fun Friday

Week 19: 

• UCPI #8 Final Draft

• Collaborative Study Groups

• Fun Friday

Week 20: 

• Final Project Work Time

• Collaborative Study Groups

• Fun Friday

Week 21:

• Final