Weekend Reminders and ACA Help! 27 Feb-1 March

Happy Weekend AVID Team!

Here's what you need to be working on!

1. Check PowerSchools. If you didn't share anything that doesn't have a grade with me on Monday, share it with me now! (Or finish and then share it :)
2. Work on your work for ACA. This is due March 7th. You will get a new assignment next week and don't want to be SWAMPED for Spring Break.
1. Go to the ACA course in Blackboard, select "Lessons and Assignments" > "Lesson 5 - Time Management". 
1. Here you will find lots of time management resources and the SMART goal assignment that you need to complete and submit.
2. Here is a document that breaks the time management journal down. Copy it and use it!
3. Want to know more about the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens? Check out the Prezi here:
4. Email me if you have questions or concerns!

Catch Up Friday! 27 February

Happy Friday AVID team!
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Homework: 

1. Catch up! And share all docs!

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Big Idea: Power

Essential Question: What powerful choices have I made?

Objectives: I can...

...prioritize my work.

...set and meet SMART goals.

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1) Warm Up: Figure out where you are going!

1. Figure out where you are going:
1. Ms. Nickel's room: All Geology Students
2. Mrs. Testa's room (in Mr. Stern's room): Kiana, Kris, Eric, Sonia, Diana, Rylee, Jaylin
3. Ms. Cheatham's room: Haleigh, Erica, Naquan, Phillip, Joseph, Chere, Leslie S, Nathaniel, Roman, Michaela, Calvin, Molly 
2. Get a SMART goal sheet. Turn this in to your AVID teacher at 2:42 today.

2) Catch Up Work List!

1. For AVID:
1. FOR ACA, everyone must do this!!
1. Get notes from a student in Ms. Cheatham's class.
2. Make sure you understand your assignment that is due on March 7th.
2. Finish:
1. My Powers
2. Who I am
3. Color Code/Classification Doc
4. Charting my life
5. My Future Story
3. Organize:
1. Notes
2. Binders
4. Revise:

1. Notes!
2. For Statistics:
1. My Stat Lab 4.1
3. For AFM:
1. Any work from checklist 
2. Zombie Action Plan
4. For Math 3:
1. Missing work from slips Mrs. Testa gave you on Monday
2. Benchmark on USATestPrep, get log in info from the sub, you can take this as many times as you want but you must get above a 90% by Wednesday!!
3. Work on your Pre-Assessment, also due Wednesday!
5. For Biology:
1. Module 3 Vocabulary
2. Assignments posted today
6. For Civics and Economics:
1. CNN Article Reflections/Summaries
2. Political Campaign Project
7. For English:
1. Narrative Re-Do
2. Read up to Chapter 7

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Homework: 

1. Catch up! And share all docs!

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What powerful choices have I made? Catch Up Day! Daily Plans: Monday, 23 February

Happy Monday AVID team!
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Homework: 

1. Catch up! And share all docs!

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Big Idea: Power

Essential Question: What powerful choices have I made?

Objectives: I can...

...describe my ideal future.

...identify main ideas from work in classes.

...prioritize my work.

...set and meet SMART goals.

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1) Warm Up: Beginning My Future Story (12 minutes)

1. Copy the document here and rename it.
2. Fill it out!

2) Literacy Block: Identifying Main Ideas (25 minutes)

1. Class Practice: 
1. Set up a note sheet - the topic is "Main Ideas Cheat Sheet".
2. Discuss:

1. What is a main idea?
2. What are some easy ways to figure out main ideas in readings? In class notes?
3. Find the main idea in the paragraph below. (From usatoday.com)

1. "We need a robust strategy to take on ISIL. No one has seen one from this White House yet. In addition to a robust strategy, I think we need to have a robust authorization. And I don't believe what the president sent here gives him the flexibility, or the authority, to take on this enemy and to win," Boehner said.
   On NBC's Meet the Press, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Congress has the power of the purse to decide whether to fund a war. But having Congress tell the president how to wage war results in "535 commanders-in-chief," he said.
   "If we don't like what the commander-in-chief is doing, we can cut off his funds for doing so. But to restrain him in our authorization of him taking military action, I think frankly, is unconstitutional," McCain said.

2. Guided Practice:
1. Choose notes, an activity, or a reading from any class.
2. Identify the main idea.
3. Note and share your main idea with the class in this format:

1. The main idea I looked at is from (class name, date, and assignment). The main idea was _______.
2. Example: The main idea I looked at is from Geology on February 12 and the assignment was our vocab from the day. The main idea was how to identify minerals.
3. Individual Recap:
1. Summarize a page in your notes using your new and improved understanding of main ideas!
2. Show me when you are done.
4. Class Recap:
1. Take notes: When can you use this cheat sheet? (Think tutorials, Cornell notes, studying, and more!!!)

3) Lesson Plan: Sharing your Powers (10 minutes)

1. Get with a partner.
1. Share your warm up from today and your one sentence purpose from the other day.
2. Reflect on your "Who I am" and "My Powers" work.
3. Tell your partner what your purpose (main goal in life) is and why.
4. Refine these ideas.
2. Email me!
1. Subject: Name - My Purpose
2. Body: 
1. Dear Ms. Nickel,
2. As of now, I think my purpose in life is ____. Three reasons this is my purpose are...
3. Thank you! Sincerely,
4. Name

4) Success Workshop: Catch Up Time

1. Set a goal for AVID:

1. Finish your Who I am, My Powers, ColorCode, and Charting my Life assignments.
2. Organize your binder.
3. Revisit your notes
2. When you are done with those, set a goal for other work.
1. Finish other homework.
2. Make revisions.
3. Study for benchmarks.

5) Exit Ticket: SMART goal for the week!

1. Set two SMART goals for the week - one for school and one personal one. 
2. Write these on a sticky note and post them like last week!

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Homework: 

1. Catch up! And share all docs!

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Family Day Friday! Friday, 13 February

Happy Friday AVID Students!!!

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Homework: 

1. Coach B's work due tomorrow:
1. Submit 3 Google Docs: 3 screenshots from WebAdvisor, 2 screenshots from AVISO, 1 screenshot of an email

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Big Idea: Power

Essential Question: Can classifying ourselves give us power?

Objectives: I can…
...chart how my life events have shaped where I am today.
...write a claim about my purpose in life.

Performance Task: Charting my Life
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1) Warm Up: Set your goal! (5 minutes)

1. Finish your work for me for this week.
2. Finish your work for Coach B for tomorrow.
3. Done? Work on creating a positivity file. See below!

2) Options:

1. Work for me:
1. Charting My Life:

1. List major memorable moments in your life.
2. Set up a plus-minus chart for your life.
3. Add your life events to the chart like we did for the sample.
4. Mark where you are today.
5. Mark where you want to be in the future.
6. List what you will need to do to get there.
7. Journal it! Choose one event that has had a lot of impact on you and write about that moment and how that moment led you to where you are today. This needs to be at least half a page.
8. Write a point sentence describing your purpose in life and why that is your purpose. 
9. Take a picture of this and add it into you folder. Call it "Name-Charting my Life".
2. My Powers 
3. MBTI and Color Code Double Entry Journal
4. Who I am
2. Work for Coach B (see Blackboard and homework section)
3. Postivity File
1. Create a Google Doc where you put pictures of things that inpsire you or make you laugh or smile. Include images, links to inspiring websites, youtube links, etc. 
2. If you use Pintrest, you could use that instead.

5) Exit Ticket: Rank your success on the goal you set at the beginning of class. Make a homework reminder.

Can classifying ourselves give us power? (Day 2) Daily Plans: Thursday, 12 February

Happy Thursday AVID Students!!!

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Homework: 

1. LATE: (Share both with me!): My Powers , MBTI and Color Code Double Entry Journaland Who I am
2. Coach B's work due tomorrow:
1. Submit 3 Google Docs: 3 screenshots from WebAdvisor, 2 screenshots from AVISO, 1 screenshot of an email

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Big Idea: Power

Essential Question: Can classifying ourselves give us power?

Objectives: I can…
...revise my work.
...analyze how populations are changing.
...chart how my life events have shaped where I am today.
...write a claim about my purpose in life.

Performance Task: Charting my Life
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1) Warm Up: Five for You! (5 minutes)

1. Spend five minutes working on your P-E-A sentences from your ColorCode document.
2. Make sure you've shared your ColorCode document with me!

2) Math and Science Literacy Block: Population and Power (20 minutes)

1. Set up a note page for today.
2. Practice: 
1. Discuss: The structure of a population changes over time.
1. Population pyramids show how many people, broken down by sex, are in each age bracket.
2. How might this impact a society?
2. Sketch India's population over time, overlapping itself. Think about problems or benefits that might arise from the changing population structure.
3. Match the countries with the population pyramid shape you think they have.
1. Countries: Germany, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United States
2. Pyramid Shape Options: Expanding, Stationary, Contracting
3. For each, explain why you matched it the way you did, infer one impact this structure will have, and state which age bracket you think will have the most power and why.

3) Lesson Plan: Charting my Life

1. Purpose: There are events that shape our lives in different ways. Think of that old saying, "What doesn't kill us makes us stronger." Today, we will look at the events that have gotten you to where you are today and how those events have shaped your future purpose.
2. Practice: (7 min) On your index card: Work with the people at your table. Describe the life of a made up person. Include good and bad events. Swap with another group. Chart this on a plus-minus chart like the one you used in English for A Long Walk to Water.
3. Personal Product: (10 min)

1. On one side of your paper, list major memorable moments in your life.
2. Set up a plus-minus chart for your life.
3. Add your life events to the chart like we did for the sample.
4. Mark where you are today.
4. Personal Prediction: 
1. Mark where you want to be in the future.
2. List what you will need to do to get there.
3. Journal it! Choose one event that has had a lot of impact on you and write about that moment and how that moment led you to where you are today. This needs to be at least half a page.
4. Write a point sentence describing your purpose in life and why that is your purpose. 
5. Take a picture of this and add it into you folder. Call it "Name-Charting my Life".

4) Success Workshop: SMART Success (20 minutes)

1. Write a SMART goal for what you hope to accomplish today. Consider:
1. Finalizing your "Color Code", "My Powers", and "Who I am" documents
2. Working on your work for Coach B
3. Revising your notes
4. Organizing your binder
5. Working on other homework
6. Making revisions

5) Exit Ticket: Find your SMART goal from Monday. Give yourself a 1-4 for missing your target (goal) or being a BOSS at meeting your goal. 

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Homework: 

1. LATE: (Share both with me!): My Powers , MBTI and Color Code Double Entry Journaland Who I am
2. Coach B's work due tomorrow:
1. Submit 3 Google Docs: 3 screenshots from WebAdvisor, 2 screenshots from AVISO, 1 screenshot of an email

What skills can I use to help my classmates succeed? Tutorial Day! Wednesday, 11 February

Happy Wednesday AVID Buddies!
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Wonderful Opportunity on Thursday: Learn about Volunteer Opportunities @ the Raleigh Natural Sciences Museum
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Homework: 

1. Sign up for remind!
2. Work for Coach B
3. Finish MBTI and Color Code Double Entry Journal by Thursday
4. LATE: (Share both with me!): My Powers and Who I am

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Big Idea: Power

Essential Question: What skills can I use to help my classmates succeed?

Objectives: I can…

...identify a point of confusion.
...give a clear 30 second speech.
...ask guiding questions.
...set and meet SMART goals.

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1) Warm Up: 3...2...1...TUTORIALS! WOOT! (1:32)

1. List the following to help you prepare for Tutorials:
1. List THREE main ideas you covered this week in any class.
2. List TWO terms from any of your classes.
3. List ONE thing you are confused about or found difficult.

2) Time For You!

1. Write a SMART goal for what you hope to accomplish today. Consider:
1. Working on your work for Coach B
2. Finishing your LATE: (Share both with me!): My Powers and Who I am
3. Finishing your MBTI and Color Code Double Entry Journal
4. Revising your notes
5. Organizing your binder
6. Working on other homework
7. Making revisions

3) Tutorial Time: Switching Rooms (1:35-2:15)

1. Before Tutorials:
1. Set up Three Column Notes: Point of Confusion, Notes, Steps.
2. Go to the correct location:
1. Ms. Cheatham: AFM, Math 2, Civics and Economics
2. Mrs. Testa: Math 3, Stats
3. Ms. Nickel: Biology, Geology, English
2. In your Tutorial Groups:

1. Decide on a moderator who will make sure everyone gives a 30 second speech and that classmates ask questions.
2. Give a thirty second speech, help your classmates, fill in your three column notes.
3. After the Tutorial:
1. (2:35) Fill out three questions that helped you, two questions you asked, one summary of what you learned.
2. (2:42) Return to your regular classroom and turn in your TRF!

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Wonderful Opportunity on Thursday: Learn about Volunteer Opportunities @ the Raleigh Natural Sciences Museum
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Homework: 

1. Sign up for remind!
2. Work for Coach B
3. Finish MBTI and Color Code Double Entry Journal by Thursday
4. LATE: (Share both with me!): My Powers and Who I am

Time For You! ACA Day: Tuesday, 11 February

Happy Tuesday AVID Students!!!

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Wonderful Opportunity on Thursday: Learn about Volunteer Opportunities @ the Raleigh Natural Sciences Museum
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Work for Coach B

Finish MBTI and Color Code Double Entry Journal by Thursday

LATE: (Share both with me!): My Powers and Who I am

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Big Idea: Power

Essential Question: Can classifying ourselves give us power?

Objectives: I can…
...put finishing touches on my work for AVID.
...get my notebook and binder checked.
...work on my work for Coach B.
Performance Task: Color Code document

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1) Time for You!

1. Write a SMART goal for what you hope to accomplish today. Consider:
1. Working on your work for Coach B
2. Finishing your LATE: (Share both with me!): My Powers and Who I am
3. Finishing your MBTI and Color Code Double Entry Journal
4. Revising your notes
5. Organizing your binder
6. Working on other homework
7. Making revisions

Can classifying ourselves give us power? (Day 1) Daily Plans: Monday, 9 February

Happy Monday AVID Students!!!

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Homework: 

1. Finish Color Code document by Thursday
2. LATE: (Share both with me!): My Powers and Who I am

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Big Idea: Power

Essential Question: Can classifying ourselves give us power?

Objectives: I can…
...determine my ColorCode profile.
...compare and contrast my MBTI and ColorCode profiles.
...evaluate the value of knowing our personality types.

Performance Task: Color Code document
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1) Warm Up: Color Code (10 minutes)

1. Take the Color Code personality test.
2. Get your results!

2) Literacy Block: MBTI and Color Code Double Entry Journal (15 minutes)

1. Copy the document above and put it in your AVID portfolio folder.
2. Complete Task 1 in the document above.
3. Resources:
1. Truity
2. ColorCode Profile

3) Lesson Plan: Color Codes and Rainbows - Power in Grouping

1. Get with people in your color group to complete Task 2. (10 minutes)
2. Get with your rainbow group to complete Task 3. (10 minutes)
3. Return to your regular seat to complete Task 4. (10 minutes)

4) Success Workshop: SMART Success (20 minutes)

1. Write a SMART goal for what you hope to accomplish today. Consider:
1. Finalizing your "My Powers" and "Who I am" documents
2. Revising your notes
3. Organizing your binder
4. Working on your work for Coach B
5. Working on other homework
6. Making revisions

5) Exit Ticket: Set a SMART goal for the week.

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Homework: 

1. Finish Color Code document by Thursday
2. LATE: (Share both with me!): My Powers and Who I am

What choices can I make to empower myself? (Day 4) Daily Plans: Thursday, 5 February

Happy Thursday AVID Students!!!

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Homework: 

1. Get your missing work slip signed!
2. Work for Coach B Due Friday! Use the document here if you need help.
3. Due Monday (Share both with me!): My Powers and Who I am

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Big Idea: Power

Essential Question: What choices can I make to empower myself?

Objectives: I can…
...create a box and whisker plot.
...compare and contrast average salaries for different careers.
...show my powers and information about myself in different visual formats.

Performance Task: Box and Whisker plot, "My Powers" Document, "Who I am" Document
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1) Warm Up: Average Income Scavenger Hunt (5 minutes)

1. Set up a note page for today.
2. Then, find the average yearly income of someone starting out in the career you want to pursue.
3. Write the career and average starting income on the board.
4. The first five people to add to the board win dinosaur stickers.

2) Math Literacy Block: Box and Whisker Plots (20 min)

1. List the average yearly incomes in order from least to greatest.
2. Highlight the minimum and maximum incomes.
3. Find the median. Highlight it.
4. Find the medians of the lower half (quartile 1) and higher half (quartile 3). Highlight these.
5. Make a number line of the range of incomes.
6. Mark the minimum, quartile 1, the median, quartile 3, and the maximum.
7. Draw a rectangle around the quartile 1 through 3 with a line at the median.
8. Then, list a few careers that fall in each area.
9. Answer: 
1. Are there any careers that fall very far away from the median?
2. How does your career compare to other careers money-wise?
3. What makes your career worth pursuing?

4) Lesson Plan: What choices can you make to empower yourself? (35 min)

1. Powerful Choices Project
1. Step 1: Copy the two documents below into your Portfolio Folder in your AVID folder.
2. Step 2: (Feb 2-6) My Powers
3. Step 3: (Feb 2-6) Who I am
2. Create your basic online platform.
1. Blogger (best if you'll need help from Ms. Nickel)
2. Weebly
3. Wix
4. Other ideas?

5) Success Workshop: SMART Success (20 minutes)

1. Write a SMART goal for what you hope to accomplish today. Consider:

1. Revising your notes
2. Organizing your binder
3. Working on your work for Coach B
1. What is your MBTI type and name (example: INFJ, Counselor)?
2. Do you agree with this assessment or not?
1. Topic: Define personality or the MBTI. 
2. Point: What is your type and name? (example: INFJ, Counselor) Do you agree?
3. Example: List three examples that support if you agree with your results or not.
4. Elaboration: How do those examples support your point?
5. Analysis: Tell why knowing your personality is important.
4. Working on other homework
5. Making revisions

6) Exit Ticket: Share out highlights of the week!

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Homework:

1. Get your missing work slip signed!
2. Work for Coach B Due Friday! Use the document here if you need help.
3. Due Monday (Share both with me!): My Powers and Who I am