What will my future be like? Daily Plans: Monday, 8 February

Happy Monday AVID Team!
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Homework: TRFs due Wednesday!

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Big Idea: Powerful choices require knowledge

Essential Question: What will my future be like?

Objectives: I can...

...reflect on my year so far.
...characterize my future story.
...organize my work.

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1) Warm Up: Creative Writing (7 min)
Choose one of the following options to respond to:

1. Use the prompt to the upper right to describe what you would include in a curriculum that would prepare you for life. 
2. Would you rather rewind or fast forward your life? Justify your choice!

2) Literacy Block: Reflection is the Most Important Part of the Learning Process (30 min)
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.

1. Before you read: Describe when you learn the most (in or out of school).
2. While you read, record the following in your notebook: (10 min)
1. What was the main goal of the experiment described in the article?
2. What were the main findings of the study?
3. How does this study impact students and teachers?
3. After you read: Charting my Life
1. As a class, create a model life chart. Share some good and bad things that happened to someone in a book you read recently. Chart these.
2. Now, create your own!

1. On the margin of your sheet, 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 with a circle.
5. Mark where you want to be in the future with a star.
6. Between the circle for today and the star for the future, list what you will need to do along the line.
7. As a caption, write a point sentence describing your purpose in life and why that is your purpose. 
8. 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 a third of a page.

3) Lesson Plan: My Future Story, the Basics
Today we will begin looking at our future plans in a more descriptive way.

1. Make a copy of the document here.
2. Skim through the tasks.
3. Complete "The Basics" box.

4) Success Workshop: Organize it all! (10 min)

1. Put upcoming due dates in your Google Calendar.
2. Organize your binder:
1. Are all papers in binder rings?
2. Is your name on the front of your binder?
3. Do you have a highlighter, pen, and pencil?
4. Are papers in the correct section?
5. Are papers in order?
3. Put all Google Documents into the correct folder. Do you have random docs? Make a folder called "Random Doc".

5) Exit Ticket: Set a SMART Goal (2:42)

1. Write a SMART goal on your sticky note. This can be school related or related to hobbies, etc.
2. Post your SMART goal on your AVID TOC.

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