How do I benefit from setting and meeting my own goals? Daily Plans: Wednesday, 26 April

Happy Wednesday AVID Students!

What will you do during college?

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Homework: 
-Friday: Share your Personal Choice Project with us
-Next Tuesday: ACA journal is due

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Big Idea: Structures have interrelated parts

Essential Questions: How do I benefit from setting and meeting my own goals?

Objectives: I can...

...read Choose your Own College Adventure stories.
...plan my Personal Choice Project presentation.
...provide feedback to help plan 10 Day Review.

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1) Reading Circles: Choose your Own College Adventure Story (25 min)

What adventures will you choose to go on in college?

1. Number off into groups of 3-4.
2. Open your Choose your Own College Adventure Story.
3. Pass your computer to the right.
4. Read the story in front of you.
5. Swap back and fill in the table in today's part of the timeline.
6. Pass two places to the right and repeat.
7. Read everyone's stories.
8. Time permitting, revise your story.

2) Lesson Plan: Personal Choice Project (45 min)

1. Before you begin working:
1. Quick write: What is interesting to you about your personal project? Could you make money off of your personal project?
2. While you read The Importance of Personal Projects:

1. Describe what makes a personal project.
2. List your own excuses for not doing more personal projects. 
3. After you read: Personal Project Check In
1. Think about the following:
1. Is your personal project about a topic that keeps you up at night?
2. Are you excited about your project?
3. Is your project helping you prevent burn out?
4. Are you using your talents?
5. Are you being creative?
2. Did you answer mainly yes? Keep going! Mainly no? Consider adjusting your timeline.
2. Today's Tasks:
1. Keep working on your Personal Choice Project. Adjust your timeline if needed.
2. Review the questions you need to answer in your presentation. 
3. Determine how you will present your project on Friday. Begin working on your presentation.
3. Presentation Inspiration:
1. Presentations can be as simple as listing what you worked on, answers to questions, and what you want to do next.
2. OR You can have us, your audience, do an activity so we try out what you learned.
3. AP Art, Personal Projects (Look here for art and poetry ideas!)
4. Five ways to give a presentation no one will forget
5. Presentation Platforms: Simple chat, mini-lesson, Prezi, Google slides, mini-poster, Emaze, Google doc with questions and discussion points, etc. 

3)  Exit Ticket: 10 Day Review Feedback
Answer the Go Formative questions here (called Presentation and 10 Day Review Planning).

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LCS Summer College Road Trip

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!