AVIDize AMSAVIDize AMS

Agenda Day 1

• KWL (http://personal.crocodoc.com/j953oHd)

• Critical Reading on AVID article

• number the paragraphs

• predicting the main idea strategy

• Partner Read

Partner Read

• Person A will begin reading and the others will follow along. *Stop after paragraph 1

• Person A’s job is the circle the most important words and annotate why the author included those words

• Person B’s job is to underline the evidence that supports the author’s claim that AVID helps the at-risk. B will pick up reading paragraph 2. Then repeat til end

• Partners will have to share what they’ve done because the papers need to look identical

Agenda Day 1 cont.

• Revisit the “L” portion of the KWL

• Break

• Create debate (http://www.createdebate.com/debate/show/Is_writing_important_for_all_content_areas_in_secondary_schools_Explain_3)

• Cornell Notes on the “W” in WICOR

• mini lecture with notes

• create questions on notes/summary

Day 1 cont.• Authentic Writing using voicethread (https://voicethread.com/new/share/6932284/)

• Break

• Cornell Notes on Inquiry

• mini lecture (Costa’s Levels and Inquiry poster)

• questions

• summary

Day 1 cont.• Song Inquiry (

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jg5jexbgy995kbg/AAD6X4Ulxgfo2kGFLq7hD9u5a/song%20inquiry.doc?dl=0)

• Carousel based on the best questions from the song inquiry

• Revisit the AVID at risk article and create at least 5 Level 2-3 questions in the margins. Spread your questions out across the text

• Socratic Seminar

Day 1 cont.

• Answer Garden (http://answergarden.ch/view/185383)

• Lunch

• After lunch, plan no less than 3 lessons that involve writing, inquiry, or a combination of the two.

• Exit ticket- Share your best plan with the team