AVID 1
AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is offered as a rigorous academic elective course that prepares students for success in four-year colleges. The AVID course is scheduled during the regular school day as a year-long course. Each week students receive instruction utilizing a rigorous college preparatory curriculum provided by AVID Center, tutor-facilitated study groups, motivational activities and academic survival skills. There is an emphasis on analytical writing, preparation for college entrance and placement exams, study skills and test taking, note-taking, and research. In AVID, students participate in activities that incorporate strategies focused on writing, inquiry, collaboration, and reading to support their academic growth.
Students will be expected to:
Students will be expected to:
- Understand the AVID Mission and how WICR is used in their academics Regularly participate in academic tutorials to support their work in higher level content classes
- Utilize Costa’s Levels of Questioning
- Learn and apply AVID skills, including note-taking, organization, time-management, and goal setting
- Routinely utilize Cornell Note-taking methods
- Improve their oral communication skills through a variety of activities, including presentations, Socratic seminars and philosophical chairs
- Observe local school and community members who serve as guest speakers regarding topics such as careers, test preparation, goal setting, volunteering and GPA
- Participate in team-building lessons to learn about valuing and effectively working with others
- Complete self evaluations about conflict resolution, personal behavior, core values, learning styles, setting and following up on appropriate goals, exploring career paths, self advocacy, moral judgment, and time management
- Participate in writing to learn activities, including note-taking, summaries and weekly learning logs
- Understand how to analyze a prompt
- Understand how to determine and use active and passive voice
- Utilize MLA format in writing essays
- Utilize pre-writing, drafting, editing, revising, and publishing in the writing process Complete writing assignments that include but are not limited to: an autobiography, explanation of life goals, press releases, writing to describe, character analysis, and thesis writing
- Learn to evaluate their own and others ‘writing, using rubrics and scoring guides
- Prepare for finals and college entrance examinations, including the ACT/SAT Understand aspects of college/admissions requirements, cost of living, and financial aid
- Complete and present a Multi-Grade Level Portfolio of their work in AVID
- Utilize reading strategies to better understand complex text
- Utilize technology to complete final drafts of assignments and conduct research