AVID 12AVID 12

Ms. Shope room 317

Ms. Shope room 317

Sept 10, 2012

Sept 10, 2012

Warm Up: TIMED WRITING– 15 minutesWrite a well written paragraph responding to the following prompt:

Recall a compliment you received that you especially value. What was it? From whom did it come? (Yale University)

announcementsSeptember 13– Back to School NightSeptember 13– Back to School Night

tutorial–Wednesday! tutorial–Wednesday!

Make sure you have a form and Make sure you have a form and come with GOOD QUESTIONS!come with GOOD QUESTIONS!

BINDER CHECK-- AVID BINDERBINDER CHECK-- AVID BINDERFriday, Sept 14!Friday, Sept 14!

Objective

Students will write a well written paragraph, build rapport with classmates and peer review essays.

The “one question” ice breaker• Work with your table mates in pairs• Each pair comes up with one questionIf you could ask just one question to discover a person’s

suitability for taking care of your business (say a clothing store or a computer store), what would your question be?

Each pair needs to come up with just one question whose answer would help them determine whether or not someone would be suitable.

• BRAINSTORM what answers would cause you to consider someone suitable for the job…..

• NOW– just ONE QUESTION!!!

NOW try it out on your other teammates. Is the answer as insightful as you had hoped?

Peer Review College Essays

GIVE GOOD FEEDBACK:

1) I heard… I noticed…. I wonder….2) something well done3) something to work on

debrief• What have you learned today?

• What was interesting?

• What steps do you need to improve your resume and college essay?

Use an ESSENTIAL QUESTION from a standard or objective to GUIDE your note taking

ORGANIZE your notes on the right-hand side of the page

REVIEW and REVISE NOTES

Note the key ideas to create questions.

Exchange ideas by collaborating.LINK LEARNING by creating a synthesized summary.

Use completed CN as a learning tool.

Cornell note practice1) While reading Walter Pauk’s letter: a. Circle any key terms

b. Underline any claims that he makes2) REFLECT on prompt 1: what is Walter Pauk’s message about the importance of taking Cornell notes? What information in this letter is important for you to remember?3) Re-read the 10 steps for CN and: a. Circle any key terms.

b. Underline the main ideas.4) What THREE key ideas will you make sure to incorporate when taking notes?

PLEASE WRITE YOUR RESPONSES to #2 and #3 on a piece of notebook paper.

AVID 12AVID 12

Ms. Shope room 317

Ms. Shope room 317

Sept 11, 2012

Sept 11, 2012

Computer Lab Day

announcementsSeptember 13– Back to School NightSeptember 13– Back to School Night

tutorial– TOMORROW! tutorial– TOMORROW!

Make sure you have a form and Make sure you have a form and come with GOOD QUESTIONS!come with GOOD QUESTIONS!

BINDER CHECK-- AVID BINDERBINDER CHECK-- AVID BINDERFriday, Sept 14!Friday, Sept 14!

Students will work independently on computers1) check grades- record on grade sheet2) revise resume3) revise college essay4) research colleges5) work on college applications/ scholarshipsEXPECTATIONS: By the END OF CLASS, submit a hard copy GRADE sheet REVISED resume REVISED essay (if you worked on it)