Do Now… in Composition Notebook What are FIVE habits or tools you should know how to do and you feel are most important for you to succeed in school (whether that be High School or College). In complete sentences why do you feel that that those FIVE things are most important? Put those FIVE things in order of importance. Number being the most important. Do NOT put Composition away.
AVID Announcements Syllabus due today and learning logs. Must have materials by today. Planners will come in either tomorrow or Wednesday. PSAT Testing: Monday, October 11th FIU & Stetson Sign up in Guidance Teachers who are asking you to have a separate binder besides the AVID binder.
Activity: At your table On ONE sheet of paper get together and discuss what 5 habits or tools you chose. Make a list of order of importance with all those tools/habits. We will discuss as a class. Put all of your names on the sheet of paper.
Examples: Important Things to Know How to effectively take notes How to Study How to Self-advocate Test-taking Skills Computer/Technology skills Time Management How to work in groups or independently Organization How to use planner/agendas
WHAT ARE WE DOING THIS YEAR?
Meticulous - adj.; Excessively careful, scrupulous What we will work on this year… Agendas Writing (timed and formal) Homework/Projects There will be a focus on how we organize and make sure that we are prepared for all aspects of our academic, extracurricular, and personal lives
Urbane adj.; Notably polite or polished in manner What we will work on this year… We will work on the refinement of behavior in various situations. For example, how we behave with friends is different than class behavior, which is different from job interviews. In addition, we will pay a great deal of attention to expanding our vocabulary, as well as its use in our speaking and writing. Collegiate Vocabulary Presentation Skills Interview Skills Persuasive (Argumentative) Skills Communication (Writing and Oral) College Campus Etiquette
Sagacity noun; The quality of being keen in judgment What we will work on this year… Test-Taking Skills Study Habits Note-Taking College Entrance Requirements Reading Skills Career Opportunities SAT®/ACT® Test Preparation Two of the biggest areas of focus this year are grades and success on standardized tests.
Edify - verb; Uplift What we will work on this year… Team-Building Appreciation Community Service Tutorials Conflict Management As always, a key to our time together is to ensure each other’s success and to build a family and sense of togetherness.
Muse Meticulous Urbane Sagacious Edify verb; To become absorbed in thought Meticulous Urbane Sagacious Edify What we will work on this year… Goal-Setting Summarizing and Reflecting Updating Four-Year Plans So our overall acronym is So our overall acronym is “MUSE”. We will look back on experiences (successes and failures) to make better informed decisions about the future. One key focus for this year is an examination of our career choice.
Creating Essential Questions
Why Create Essential Questions? To make the summarizing process easier. To ensure that you properly understand the purpose of the day’s lesson.
What To Do If There Is No Essential Question Be proactive: Ask the teacher: “What is the one question that I should be able to answer after today’s lesson?” Be friendly and non-confrontational. Make sure it’s when they are not busy. Convert the day’s Standard into a question.
Let’s Practice English RI-910.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Let’s Practice Math N-RN.2 Rewrite expressions involving radicals and rational exponents using the properties of exponents.
Let’s Practice Biology You are studying the photosynthesis process in Biology that day.
Let’s Practice AVID 11-CD.A4 Identify potential academic challenges that may occur and seek proactive solutions with teachers