AVID II students refine the AVID strategies to meet their independent needs and learning styles. Students continue to refine and adjust their academic learning plans and goals, increasing awareness of their actions and behaviors. As students increase the rigorous course load and school and community involvement, they refine their time management and study skills accordingly. Students expand their writing portfolio to include analyzing prompts, supporting arguments and claims, character analysis, and detailed reflections. Students also analyze various documents in order to participate in discussions and develop leadership skills in those settings. Students expand their vocabulary use, continuing to prepare for college entrance exams and preparation. Text analysis focuses on specific strategies to understand complex texts. Lastly, students narrow down their college and careers of interest based on personal interests and goals.
“If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” This, my friends, was an example of a man with a purpose, plan, and vision- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.