AVID 2
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 utilize WICR strategies and SLANT
- Continue to refine use of Cornell Note taking methods and Costa’s Level of Questioning
- Participate in academic tutorials to support their work in higher level content classes
- Apply AVID skills, including note-taking, organization, time management, and goal setting
- Improve oral communication skills through a variety of activities, including presentations, Socratic seminar, tutorials and philosophical chairs
- Participate in writing activities, including but not limited to note-taking, learning logs, essay writing, timed writing, analyzing prompts, and the utilization of the writing process
- Complete writing assignments that include:
- Argument Essay
- Refinement of Life Goals, discussing specific goals for high school as preparation for colleg
- Problem-Solution-Analysis
- Continue to evaluate writing, using rubrics and scoring guides
- Continue to prepare for college entrance examinations, including the PLAN, PSAT, SAT®, SAT® Subject, and ACT
- Practice completing college applications
- Complete and present a Multi-Grade Level Portfolio of their work in AVID
- Regularly participate in collaborative activities
- Complete self-reflections on previous academic learning experiences, goals, accomplishments, leadership, and refinement of academic plans
- Use technology for research options for colleges and careers based on personal interests, service learning
- Participate in a college field trip, and a field trip with a career focus
- Understand, practice and use academic vocabulary
- Utilize test taking strategies to prepare for mid-terms and final exams
- Participate in service learning