Mon. Sep 28:
     *WEEK 5-A: TRF due today
     Tutorials
     NOTE: Great job on having TRFs ready! Only about 4 people were unprepared today, almost perfect!
     Don't forget, you need to prepare a TRF even if you have no specific questions for another class!
     If you don't need any help, you can always share your understanding with other classmates
Tues. Sep 29:
      *WEEK 5-B: Time Management Worksheet, DUE Tuesday Oct. 6th
      Notes: Time Management (I've decided NOT to collect these, as many students were unclear on what they were supposed to write)
      HANDOUT: Urgent/Important Matrix
      HANDOUT: Time Management Tips from University of Wisconsin
Wed. Sep 30:
     *WEEK 5-C: TRF due today
     Tutorials
Thurs. Oct 1:
      Effective Study - Jigsaw reading articles
​      LINK:  11 Simple Steps for Creating Good Study Habits
      LINK:  10 Highly Effective Study Habits
Fri. Oct 2:
     DUE TUES. OCT 6: *WEEK 5-D: Two sets of  Cornell Notes from your other academic classes
      Fun Friday w/ other AVID classes

DUE DATES: TRFs are due when you walk in the door, every week on Tutorial days.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to tutor scheduling issues, our tutorials are moving from Tues./Thurs. to Mon./Wed. starting WEEK 5!!!
Other Week 4 assignments (like WEEK 4-A) are due Mon. Sept. 28 unless otherwise noted here or on whiteboard in class.
Mon. Sep 21:
    *WEEK 4-A: Quickwrite - How you handle good & bad grades
    Class discussion about strategies for dealing with bad grades
    Info on Aeries, my class website, and Interim Grades/Progress reports
    Quick lesson on how to set up your AVID Binder (VIDEO LINK) (Handout)
    *WEEK 4-B: Tutorial Request Form for tomorrow
Tues. Sep 22:
    Tutorials! FYI: Confused about how Tutorials work? (10 Steps of Tutorial Handout)(Extended version, 3 pages)
    Take 3-Column notes
    *WEEK 4-C: Complete your TRF Reflection on the back
Wed. Sep 23:
    TBA (To Be Announced)
    *WEEK 4-D: Tutorial Request Form for tomorrow
Thurs. Sep 24:
    Tutorials! FYI: Confused about how Tutorials work? (10 Steps of Tutorial Handout)(Extended version, 3 pages)
    Take 3-Column notes
    Complete your TRF Reflection on the back; as of now, with WEEK 4-D, the whole TRF is now worth 30 pts!
    REMINDER: Back to School Night @ 6:00pm
   Parents: Here is a link to the PowerPoint presentation I shared, and in PDF format for those who don't have MS Office.
    Please feel free to contact with concerns, questions, etc.
Fri. Sep 25:
    DUE TODAY: Week 4-A Quickwrite
    Fun Friday focus: Dealing with stress and taking care of/relying on your AVID Family -- Ohana!
    DON'T FORGET: We are moving Tutorials to Mon./Wed., which means...
   TRF due Monday when you walk into class!!! It will be Week 5-A for 30 points.

Mon. Sept 14:
    Practice filling out a Tutorial Request Form (HANDOUT: Blank TRF)
    No homework, in observation of Rosh Hashanah
Tues. Sept 15:
    Tutorials - First practice run with tutors
    *WEEK 3-A Tutorial Request Form (TRF) will be collected for full credit, and you will be given a "grade" to help learn what counts for credit on TRFs
Wed. Sept 16:
    *WEEK 3-B: Quickwrite: Recap of what went well and what went poorly with your first Tutorial session (Per. 4 excused)
    Q&A on TRFs
    Don't forget: Come prepared with a TRF tomorrow!
    No homework
Thurs. Sept 17:
    Tutorials - First actual tutorial with tutors
    *WEEK 3-C: Tutorial Request Form (TRF) Pre-Work (Front side) will be graded!!!
    *WEEK 3-D: Tutorial Request Form (TRF) Reflection (Back side) will be checked for credit/no-credit this time, not graded yet
    Tutorial Three-Column Notes will not be graded this time, consider this a practice for the next time when they will be checked
Fri. Sept 18:
    Fun Friday with AVID upperclassmen students

Mon. Sept 7:
    No school - Labor Day
Tues. Sept 8:
    VIDEO: The Martian - Trailer
    Group Activity: Build a Government
    *WEEK 2-A: Quickwrite: What would it take to feel safe to take personal & academic risks in AVID class?
    HANDOUTS: Binder checklist of contents, binder grading sheet (to be uploaded soon)
Wed. Sept. 9:
    New seating chart
    2 Truths & 1 Lie game with new groups
    HANDOUT: Costa's Levels 
    VIDEO: Costa's Levels of Questioning
    *WEEK 2-B: Worksheet for practicing Level 1, 2, and 3 Questions
    VIDEO LINKS: History of the Calendar, True Facts about the Dung Beetle, Mathematical Impossibility of Spongebob's house
Thurs. Sept 10:
    Meet the AVID tutors! Q&A
    HANDOUT: Tutorial Request Form (TRF)
Fri. Sept 11:
    Friday activity: The Power of Persuasion - Build your speaking skills
    (Per. 4: Marshmellow & spaghetti tower activity that we skipped last week)
    *WEEK 2-C: AVID Contract due

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DON'T FORGET: AVID Contract and Syllabus pages are DUE ASAP!!! Your AVID Contract needs to be signed by you, your parents, myself, and Mr. Mullen, then turned in by the start of 1st Period on Monday!!!!

* = Assignments for this week which are due Tuesday, Sept. 8th
Mon. Aug 31:
    *WEEK 1-A: Icebreaker Activity - Find Someone Who...
    Study Buddy Contract (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!)
    *WEEK 1-B Teacher Introductions - Introduce yourself as an AVID student to all your teachers, and get their signatures
    *WEEK 1-C: HW#01: Send an email to Mr. Garnet  To get credit, you must include:

• Your first and last name, class period, and a valid email address that I can reply to if needed
  
• Tell me about something that has helped you be successful in a previous class, or really enjoy it
• Tell me something that frustrates you in school, or makes it hard for you to succeed
  

• Share something interesting about yourself

Tues. Sep 1: (NOTE: Per. 4 will be at Freshman assembly and will do these activities on a different day)
    *WEEK 1-D: Notes on Intro to AVID Powerpoint (Period 4 EXCUSED)
    What Does AVID Mean to You (T-Shirt drawing) (Period 4 EXCUSED)
    No homework
Wed. Sep 2:
    Class discussion - Why we take notes, what works & what doesn't
    Presentation: The Forgetting Curve / What's so great about Cornell Notes?
    *WEEK 1-E:Taking Cornell Notes (Handout: Cornell Notes template) on the videos linked below:
        VIDEO LINKS: Rationale - Why take Cornell Notes?  and Taking Cornell Notes the Easy Way
        HW#02: Complete the left side and summary of today's Cornell Notes
                       ...AND... Take Cornell Notes in two other academic classes
Thurs. Sep 3:
  Read Mr. Garnet's Syllabus & Course Expectations
  *WEEK 1-F: HW#03: Read class syllabus with parents, and get all the required signatures by Fri. Sept. 11th, 2015
Fri. Sep 4:
    AVID Contract detailed reading (AVID Contract is assignment WEEK 2-C)
    Teambuilding game: Marshmellow Spaghetti Towers