How can I celebrate my year and prepare for exams? Daily Plans: Monday, 15 May

Happy Monday AVID Students!
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Homework: 
-Ongoing: Study! GOOD LUCK on exams! Enjoy your summer!

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Big Idea: Structures have interrelated parts

Essential Questions: How can I celebrate my year and prepare for exams?

Objectives: I can...

...de-stress.
...review key vocabulary.
...set and meet short term goals.
...celebrate your freshmen year!
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1) Warm Up: Color to De-Stress (10 min)

1. Color the design on Monday, 5/15's page.
2. Alternatively, choose to study or finish any last last last minute revisions.

2) Review: Poema en Dos Voces (10 min)

1. Work with a partner.
2. Choose 2 related vocabulary words.
3. Write alternating lines that describe the words without using the words.
4. Swap poems with another group and see if you can figure out what the words are.

3) AVID Awards: Create an award for the person on your index card. Give your award to the person named. (10 min)

4) Work Time: Set goals for today and meet them! (20 min)

5) AVID Celebration Picnic and Encouraging Notes

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The AVID district program is hosting its second Summer College Road Trip! This is a GREAT way to visit colleges for ONLY the cost of lunch! Below you can see the dates and locations. You'll tour the school, eat in the dining hall (or bring a bag lunch and make this free!), see a dorm, and visit students' favorite places around campus!

How to sign up:

1) We'll share the application with you once we have it. More trips will be added after we leave for the summer, SO PLEASE check the Lee County Schools' homepage here for the updates. Fill in the application! This is first come, first serve!

2) Get a permission slip from by Ms. Delmaine's door (these will be out sometime during 10 day review - so keep checking). Complete the form with your parents/guardians and return it to Ms. Delmaine!

3) On the day of the trip, meet at Lee Senior around 6am with about $10 for lunch.

​Trips:

June 14: NCSU, Peace

June 15: UNC Charlotte

June 20: High Point University

July 25: ECU

Hopefully upcoming: ASU, UNCCH, NCCU, Virginia Tech, UNCP​

We hope you can go! Please let Ms. Foster or Ms. Delmaine know if you have questions!

How can I use my time productively as we get close to exam time? Daily Plans: Friday, 12 May

Happy Friday AVID Students!
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Homework: 
-Ongoing: Study, Revise, Turn in all work!
-Bring in a snack for Monday!

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Big Idea: Structures have interrelated parts

Essential Questions: How can I use my time productively as we get close to exam time?

Objectives: I can...

...add on to what other's have reviewed.
...identify what I need help with.
...set and meet short term goals.
...take brain breaks.
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1) Warm Up: Collaborative Annotation (20 min)

1. Take 5 minutes to put polishing touches on your one-pager and any other parts of your packet. 
2. Move to your numbered off groups.
3. Pass your paper to the right.
4. Read the one-pager and warm ups and notes in the new packet.
5. Add one sticky note that adds some facts, formulas, terms, etc you think the author might need to review. Put an exclamation point next to one thing you are glad this person listed because you needed to review it.
6. Repeat step 5.
7. Pass again. This time, write sticky notes that tell the author of the packet how to improve their packet to get as close to a 100 as possible. Refer to the grading page as needed.
8. Pass again. Find something in this packet that you had forgotten to review. Add a "WOW! Thank you!" sticky note to that page.
9. Return packets to their owners. 
10. Read through the notes in your packet. 
11. Fill in the T-chart in your packet to identify topics you still need to review and to note topics you have realized you've mastered.

2) Pomodoroish Study Time (Until the End of Class)

1. Fill in the 2nd and 3rd goals in the table. Consider:
1. Revising your final test packet before you turn it in today.
2. Revising your AVID assignments
3. Chatting with me about topics listed under "Workshops"
4. Working in a QUIET study group
5. Collaborating to complete a study guide
2. I will set a timer and tell you when to move from task to task.
3. Remember to tally each time you get distracted.
4. Workshops Today: Need help? Meet with me about any of the following:
1. Long-Term Goal Setting
2. Test Anxiety
3. Making Useful Study Tools
4. Summer Plans
5. Brain Break Time - Video to the right :)
6. **Turn in your packet! Stick a note on the front listing any revisions you made to your Choose your Own College Adventure Story OR Personal Choices Project and where I can find the revisions (ie: paper, email, new shared document, original document).**

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The AVID district program is hosting its second Summer College Road Trip! This is a GREAT way to visit colleges for ONLY the cost of lunch! Below you can see the dates and locations. You'll tour the school, eat in the dining hall (or bring a bag lunch and make this free!), see a dorm, and visit students' favorite places around campus!

How to sign up:

1) We'll share the application with you once we have it. More trips will be added after we leave for the summer, SO PLEASE check the Lee County Schools' homepage here for the updates. Fill in the application! This is first come, first serve!

2) Get a permission slip from by Ms. Delmaine's door (these will be out sometime during 10 day review - so keep checking). Complete the form with your parents/guardians and return it to Ms. Delmaine!

3) On the day of the trip, meet at Lee Senior around 6am with about $10 for lunch.

​Trips:

June 14: NCSU, Peace

June 15: UNC Charlotte

June 20: High Point University

July 25: ECU

Hopefully upcoming: ASU, UNCCH, NCCU, Virginia Tech, UNCP​

We hope you can go! Please let Ms. Foster or Ms. Delmaine know if you have questions!

How can I use my time productively as we get close to exam time? Daily Plans: Thursday, 11 May

Happy Thursday AVID Students!
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Homework: 
-Ongoing: Study, Revise, Turn in all work!

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Big Idea: Structures have interrelated parts

Essential Questions: How can I use my time productively as we get close to exam time?

Objectives: I can...

...create a one-pager showing what I have learned.
...identify what I still need to work on.
...list ways to make college affordable.
...set and meet short term goals.
...take brain breaks.
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1) Warm Up: One-Pager (20 min)

1. Flip to Thursday, 5/11's page in your packet.
2. Read the directions for creating a one pager.
3. Choose your topic.
4. Make your one pager!

2) Pomodoroish Study Time (Until the End of Class)

1. Go to Google Classroom and open your "Choose your Own College Adventure" and "Personal Choice Project" documents. Determine your grade and read my feedback and revision to do list. Decide if you will revise. (If you have below a 75, I highlyyyyy recommend you revise!!!!)
2. Fill in the 2nd and 3rd goals in the table. Consider setting revision goals!
3. I will set a timer and tell you when to move from task to task.
4. Remember to tally each time you get distracted.
5. Yoga Break:
1. Breath of Joy
2. Top of Sun Salutations
3. Eagle Arms
4. Seated Twists
5. Sitting to Calm

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The AVID district program is hosting its second Summer College Road Trip! This is a GREAT way to visit colleges for ONLY the cost of lunch! Below you can see the dates and locations. You'll tour the school, eat in the dining hall (or bring a bag lunch and make this free!), see a dorm, and visit students' favorite places around campus!

How to sign up:

1) We'll share the application with you once we have it. More trips will be added after we leave for the summer, SO PLEASE check the Lee County Schools' homepage here for the updates. Fill in the application! This is first come, first serve!

2) Get a permission slip from by Ms. Delmaine's door (these will be out sometime during 10 day review - so keep checking). Complete the form with your parents/guardians and return it to Ms. Delmaine!

3) On the day of the trip, meet at Lee Senior around 6am with about $10 for lunch.

​Trips:

June 14: NCSU, Peace

June 15: UNC Charlotte

June 20: High Point University

July 25: ECU

Hopefully upcoming: ASU, UNCCH, NCCU, Virginia Tech, UNCP​

We hope you can go! Please let Ms. Foster or Ms. Delmaine know if you have questions!

How can I use my time productively as we get close to exam time? Daily Plans: Wednesday, May 10

Happy Wednesday AVID Students!
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Homework: 
-Ongoing: Study, Revise, Turn in all work!
-Bring in a snack or game (etc) to share on Monday!
*Computers, chargers, and bags will be turned in in Advisory TOMORROW!*

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Big Idea: Structures have interrelated parts

Essential Questions: How can I use my time productively as we get close to exam time?

Objectives: I can...

...recall what I have learned/reviewed recently.
...identify what I still need to work on.
...justify my college choices.
...set and meet short term goals.
...take brain breaks.
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1) Warm Up: KWL (15 min)

1. Flip to Monday, 5/8's page in your packet.
2. Fill in the "What I learned" column of your table with what you have reviewed in study groups and in class over the last two days.
3. Complete the final row in the column to identify what you still need to review. You'll use this over the next few days to set goals.
4. Share your feedback via the AVID Course Evaluation:

2) Pomodoroish Study Time (Until the End of Class)

1. Fill in the 2nd and 3rd goals in the table.
2. I will set a timer and tell you when to move from task to task.
3. Remember to tally each time you get off task. See if you notice trends: Does music help? Does your mind wander more when you read notes or do practice problems? 
4. Snowball Fight:
1. Write down any worries and stressors you have now on a scrap paper.
2. Ball this up and throw it.
3. Continue.
4. End by throwing your snowball into the recycle bag.
5. Workshops Today: Need help? Meet with me about any of the following:
1. Final Revisions
2. Help Finishing Missing Work
3. Making Useful Study Resources

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The AVID district program is hosting its second Summer College Road Trip! This is a GREAT way to visit colleges for ONLY the cost of lunch! Below you can see the dates and locations. You'll tour the school, eat in the dining hall (or bring a bag lunch and make this free!), see a dorm, and visit students' favorite places around campus!

How to sign up:

1) We'll share the application with you once we have it. More trips will be added after we leave for the summer, SO PLEASE check the Lee County Schools' homepage here for the updates. Fill in the application! This is first come, first serve!

2) Get a permission slip from by Ms. Delmaine's door (these will be out sometime during 10 day review - so keep checking). Complete the form with your parents/guardians and return it to Ms. Delmaine!

3) On the day of the trip, meet at Lee Senior around 6am with about $10 for lunch.

​Trips:

June 14: NCSU, Peace

June 15: UNC Charlotte

June 20: High Point University

July 25: ECU

Hopefully upcoming: ASU, UNCCH, NCCU, Virginia Tech, UNCP​

We hope you can go! Please let Ms. Foster or Ms. Delmaine know if you have questions!

How can I collaborate with my classmates to help us all succeed on our final exams? Daily Plans: Tuesday, 9 May

Happy Tuesday AVID Students!
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Homework: 
-Ongoing: Study, Revise, Turn in all work!
-Bring in a snack to share for Monday!
*Computers, chargers, and bags will be turned in in Advisory on Thursday!*

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Big Idea: Structures have interrelated parts

Essential Questions: How can I collaborate with my classmates to help us all succeed on our final exams?

Objectives: I can...

...evaluate the importance and relevance of what I have learned this semester.
...retake notes in different ways.
...ask and answer questions to help myself and my peers clarify confusions.
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1) Warm Up: Grocery List (12 min)

1. Skim your TOC round up tables. Notice: What concepts did you need to review? Want to teach?
2. Flip to Tuesday, 5/9's page in your packet.
3. Assign each concept you said you wanted to review or teach a cost based on criteria you set. Ideas:
1. The more likely is that the concept will the on the final, the more it costs
2. The more interested you are in the concept, the more it costs
3. The more applications of the concept, the more it costs
4. Justify the cost of each concept.

2) Notes Review: Bullet Point List (12 min)

1. Choose a class to focus on.
2. Take 10 minutes to turn the most important things to remember into a bullet point list.
3. Highlight key terms.
4. Find someone else in the class you focused on. 
5. Add three of their bullets to your list (even if they are from another class you are in).

3) Study Groups (40 min)

1. Before Study Groups: 

1. Move into groups.
2. Briefly share what you need help with or could help others with.
3. Fill in the "Before Study Group" table.
4. Additional Resources Today:
1. Poetry Annotation Sheet - English
2. Constructed Response Practice - World History
3. Naming Compounds & Friction (Review site, Resource 1, 2, 3) - Physical Science
2. During Study Groups: Take notes and highlight questions you need to ask your teacher.
3. After Study Groups: Complete the two reflection questions.

4) Exit Ticket: Vocab Review Game (Until the end of class)

1. Sit across from a partner so one of you faces the board.
2. Get your partner to guess the term on the board using pictures, descriptions, or gestures.
3. The team with the most points wins!

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The AVID district program is hosting its second Summer College Road Trip! This is a GREAT way to visit colleges for ONLY the cost of lunch! Below you can see the dates and locations. You'll tour the school, eat in the dining hall (or bring a bag lunch and make this free!), see a dorm, and visit students' favorite places around campus!

How to sign up:

1) We'll share the application with you once we have it. More trips will be added after we leave for the summer, SO PLEASE check the Lee County Schools' homepage here for the updates. Fill in the application! This is first come, first serve!

2) Get a permission slip from by Ms. Delmaine's door (these will be out sometime during 10 day review - so keep checking). Complete the form with your parents/guardians and return it to Ms. Delmaine!

3) On the day of the trip, meet at Lee Senior around 6am with about $10 for lunch.

​Trips:

June 14: NCSU, Peace

June 15: UNC Charlotte

June 20: High Point University

July 25: ECU

Hopefully upcoming: ASU, UNCCH, NCCU, Virginia Tech, UNCP​

We hope you can go! Please let Ms. Foster or Ms. Delmaine know if you have questions!

How can I collaborate with my classmates to help us all succeed on our final exams? Daily Plans: Monday, 8 May

Happy Monday AVID Students!
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Homework: 
-Ongoing: Study, Revise, Turn in all work!
*After School De-Stress Activity TODAY: Color to Calm*

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Big Idea: Structures have interrelated parts

Essential Questions: How can I collaborate with my classmates to help us all succeed on our final exams?

Objectives: I can...

...identify what I have mastered so far during 10 day review AND what I still need help with.
...organize important information in a graphic organizer.
...ask and answer questions to help myself and my peers clarify confusions.
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1) Warm Up: KWL Table (15 min)

1. Reread your TOC round up tables. Notice: What concepts were you struggling with? Did you want to review? What have you learned since then as we have been reviewing material in all classes?
2. Flip to Monday, 5/8's page in your packet.
3. In the "What I Know Now..." column, list what you know about the topics you were originally stuck on.
4. In the "What I want to know/ask/teach", list questions you need to ask someone to clarify your confusions OR could ask someone to help them.
5. *You will fill in the rest of the table on Wednesday.*

2) Notes Review: Graphic Organizer (20 min)

1. Choose a class to focus on.
2. Take 15 minutes to turn notes from that class into a graphic organizer.
1. Show main ideas you need to remember.
2. Around the main ideas, list and define key terms, write formulas, sketch helpful diagrams, etc.
3. Draw arrows showing how everything connects.
4. Summarize your organizer in two sentences.
5. Highlight key terms.
3. Find someone else in the class you focused on. Share your organizer with your classmate. Discuss at least one thing you can add to your organizer to make it even more helpful. Add it!

3) Study Groups (35 min)

1. Before Study Groups: 

1. Move into groups.
2. Briefly share what you need help with or could help others with.
3. Fill in the "Before Study Group" table.
2. During Study Groups: Take notes and highlight questions you need to ask your teacher.
3. After Study Groups: Complete the two reflection questions.

4) Exit Ticket: Would you rather... (Until the end of class)

1. Vote with your feet as we play "Would you rather..." review style!
2. List the concepts you reviewed in "Would you rather...".
3. Name one decision you made and tell why you made it.

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The AVID district program is hosting its second Summer College Road Trip! This is a GREAT way to visit colleges for ONLY the cost of lunch! Below you can see the dates and locations. You'll tour the school, eat in the dining hall (or bring a bag lunch and make this free!), see a dorm, and visit students' favorite places around campus!

How to sign up:

1) We'll share the application with you once we have it. More trips will be added after we leave for the summer, SO PLEASE check the Lee County Schools' homepage here for the updates. Fill in the application! This is first come, first serve!

2) Get a permission slip from by Ms. Delmaine's door (these will be out sometime during 10 day review - so keep checking). Complete the form with your parents/guardians and return it to Ms. Delmaine!

3) On the day of the trip, meet at Lee Senior around 6am with about $10 for lunch.

​Trips:

June 14: NCSU, Peace

June 15: UNC Charlotte

June 20: High Point University

July 25: ECU

Hopefully upcoming: ASU, UNCCH, NCCU, Virginia Tech, UNCP​

We hope you can go! Please let Ms. Foster or Ms. Delmaine know if you have questions!

What resources and strategies can I use next year to be successful as a sophomore? Daily Plans: Friday, 5 May

Happy Friday AVID Students!
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Homework: 
-Ongoing: Study, Revise, Turn in all work!
*Mark your calendars for After School De-Stress Activities! Monday, 5/8: Color to Calm

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Big Idea: Structures have interrelated parts

Essential Questions: What resources and strategies can I use next year to be successful as a sophomore?

Objectives: I can...

...draw a comic showing how I figured out a confusing concept.
...plan how I will avoid sophomore slump.
...create 10 day review survival kits.
...set and meet short-term goals.
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1) Warm Up: "AHa!" Comic (15 min)

1. Choose a new assignment from "Part 2: Assignment Review" to focus on today.
2. Record the basic information about that assignment on Friday, 5/5's page in your packet.
3. Use the directions in your packet to draw your comic.
4. Write a two sentence summary.
5. Highlight all key terms that you used.
6. Stand Up-Hand Up-Pair Up and share your comic with a classmate.

2) How to Survive and Thrive as a Sophomore (20 min)

1. Re-label the following the following parts of the "Sophomore Slump Avoidance Panel" table on today's page:
1. The table: Survive and Thrive as a Sophomore
2. The first column: 9th grade vs 10th grade
3. The second column: Resources to use
2. With your table:
1. Create a T-chart in the first column that compares and contrasts 9th and 10th grade.
2. List resources and strategies you can use that you learned about in ACA, Advisory, and AVID or that you used this year in the second column.
3. Determine how to deal with the scenario on your card. Add notes to the third column.
4. Act out your scenario and describe how you'd deal with the scenario. Take notes as other groups present.
3. Finally, fill in the reflection.

3) Exam Survival Kit Making Time

4) Work Time: Time for YOU! (Until the end of class)

1. Set 2-3 specific goals for today.
2. Note how much time you will spend meeting each goal.
3. Use a timer and circle your level of success at meeting each goal you set.
4. *See Wednesday's blog post for ideas!*

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The AVID district program is hosting its second Summer College Road Trip! This is a GREAT way to visit colleges for ONLY the cost of lunch! Below you can see the dates and locations. You'll tour the school, eat in the dining hall (or bring a bag lunch and make this free!), see a dorm, and visit students' favorite places around campus!

How to sign up:

1) We'll share the application with you once we have it. More trips will be added after we leave for the summer, SO PLEASE check the Lee County Schools' homepage here for the updates. Fill in the application! This is first come, first serve!

2) Get a permission slip from by Ms. Delmaine's door (these will be out sometime during 10 day review - so keep checking). Complete the form with your parents/guardians and return it to Ms. Delmaine!

3) On the day of the trip, meet at Lee Senior around 6am with about $10 for lunch.

​Trips:

June 14: NCSU, Peace

June 15: UNC Charlotte

June 20: High Point University

July 25: ECU

Hopefully upcoming: ASU, UNCCH, NCCU, Virginia Tech, UNCP​

We hope you can go! Please let Ms. Foster or Ms. Delmaine know if you have questions!