AVID Calendar for the Month of November 2010

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1 (B) 2 (A) 3 (B) 4 (A) 5 (B)

• Question of the Day
• Publish Mandala
Autobiography Essay
Computer lab to type final
draft of essay. This will go in
their AVID portfolio
• Publishing a book of student
writing and mandala art to
share at a parent night
• Tutorials
8 (A)
• Question of the Day BINDER
• “College Test Trivia” Activity CHECKS and
• Going Beyond the Classroom FUN FRIDAY
• “My Extracurricular Activities
Log”
Introduce Goal Setting
• “Introduction” and “The GPA of
Success” Classroom activities:
discussion/brainstorm/ pair share
Tutorial Debrief
• “Tutorial Group Norms”
• Tutorials
9 (B) 10 (A) 11 12 (B)
• Question of the Day NO SCHOOL Veterans Day ADVISORY
• “Goal Setting Outline” and ”A Fun Friday
GPA for My College Road Map” Binder Check
• Team Building and Tutorials
• “Tower Building”
• Debrief Tower Activity
• Discuss how building the tower is
like setting and working towards
goals.
• “Learning Log” Students apply
Tower Building activity to their
own life.
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Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday
15 (A) 16 (B) 17 (A) 18 (B) 19 (A)
• Question of the Day • Question of the Day Pep Assembly
• Prewriting and research for • Rough Draft of Explanation
Explanation of Life Goals Essay of Life Goals Essay
• Prewriting and Research Activity • Quickwrite and Explain
6.1 Steps 1-6 High School Writing Assignment- Rubric Activity
(Unit 6) • “Student Sample” Activity 6.1a
and Steps 11-13
• Focus Lesson “4.15: Using MLA
• Drafting Activity 6.1 Steps 1-4
Format to Document Research
• Students to computer lab,
Sources” library or career center to
• Tutorials research “setting life goals”.
Cornell Notes should be taken
over the information found.
• Share in small groups what was
found
• Tutorials

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NO SCHOOL FOR NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS NO SCHOOL HOLIDAY HOLIDAY
STUDENTS Parent Teacher Conferences NO SCHOOL NO SCHOOL
Parent Teacher Conferences
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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
29 (B) 30 (A)
• Question of the Day
• Develop questions for guest
speaker
Successful Classroom
Interactions
• “Conflict Management”
Students share written
reflection with a partner and
teacher leads a discussion
with entire class.
• Successful Classroom
Interaction
• “Understanding My Behavior
in Controversial Situations”
Activity
• Tutorials