1. Do Now
Please grab a syllabus from the table and a cardstock.
You will be making a name tent/license plate. Please fold your cardstock “hamburger style.” Write your name in the middle. In each corner answer the following questions:
On the front
What college and/or career field are you interested in?
What is your favorite school subject?
Name
MAR
2017
Florida
GATOR30
ENC3578
What is your favorite TV Show/ movie?
What Superpower you would choose if you could?
On the back 

2. Do Now 8.17.17 (10th) What do you want to become?
Please take out name tents, your syllabus from yesterday, and sheet of notebook paper.
If you were not here yesterday. Grab a syllabus from the blue table and cardstock. Talk to your neighbors about what we did yesterday.
On your sheet of paper answer this Quickwrite:
What do you want to become?
To make that happen, what do you need to:
Start doing?
Stop doing?
Keep doing?

3. Do Now (11th)
Please take out name tents, your syllabus from yesterday, and sheet of notebook paper.
If you were not here yesterday. Grab a syllabus from the blue table and cardstock. Talk to your neighbors about what we did yesterday.
On your sheet of paper answer this Quickwrite:
What are some similarities between these quotes?
Which quote is your favorite? Why?
What mechanism have you put in place this year that will allow you to soar? What are some obstacles?

4. AVID Announcements Syllabi need to be turned into my Monday.
You will receive your AVID materials tomorrow and your planners next week.
*COLLEGE Visits*
Florida International University 9/18 8am Lecture Hall
Stetson University 10/4 10am Lecture Hall

5.
School website
Remind 101:
10th grade – avid21718
11th grade – avid317

6. What I Expect from you…
1.Respect yourself, your classmates, teacher and classroom
2.Do Nothing to disrupt the learning of others
3.Follow all school rules at all times
4.Follow directions the first time
5.Come to School Prepared

7. Make-Up Work
YOU are responsible for making up any missed work while absent.
Make-up work or late work will be accepted up to ONE week after the due date with the exception of binder checks and/or TRF sheets.
Binder checks and/or TRF sheets must be turned in the next day.

8. Tardies
Being “on time” to class (all classes, not just AVID) means you are in your seat, working and quiet, when the tardy bell rings. If you are tardy to AVID, please come in quietly, sign-in the tardy folder, and begin working promptly on assignment.
Please DO NOT disturb others who have already begun their assignment. AVID students are expected to be on time to EVERY class, every day.

9. Materials
2 or 3 inch, 3-ring Binder with Dividers for all classes (provided)
Planner (provided)
Supply Pouch (provided)
Composition Notebook (provided)
Flash Cards
Flash Drive (recommended)
Highlighters (several colors)
Color Ink Pens (to use during notes revision and proofreading/editing)
A book to read (must have in class every day)
Student should always have Notebook Paper, Sharpened Pencils, Pens, and Erasers
*Supplies Needed*

10. AVID Elective Curriculum
The AVID Curriculum focuses on Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading (WICOR Strategies).
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
AVID curriculum
-WICOR lessons
-Projects
-Career/College exploration
-Organizational & Study Skills
-PSAT Prep
-SAT/ACT Prep
-Scholarship Info
-and more
Tutorials
Binder Checks
-OR-
Motivational Fridays
-team building
-Socratic seminars
-Philosophical chairs
-Field trips
-TRiO

11. Binders, Planners, and Notes…Oh My!
The AVID Binder must remain neat and organized at all times. Binders must be present every day, in every class. Your binder will be checked and graded on certain Fridays throughout the year for organization, neatness, supplies, notes/learning logs, and for use of planner.
Planners must be used at all times, and must be present in class daily. Per administration, at this time we will NOT be accepting electronic planners. Peer counselors you will be required to use a planner as well. Use of planner is a school wide initiative
I will be requiring 5 Cornell notes every week.

12. Tutorials & Vocabulary
Tutorials are held on Tuesday and Thursday during the AVID elective class time.
TAG worksheet
You will have vocabulary words this semester but we will not have many quizzes or tests. We will do activities and/or projects.

13. Community Service & Extracurricular Activities
All AVID students must complete a minimum of 25 hours of community service per school year in order to graduate with a minimum of 100 hours.
AVID students are required to participate in at least one extracurricular activity outside of AVID. This can be a sport, club, school/church organization, etc. Leadership experience is necessary for college and career readiness.
AVID Club

14. Field Trips
Expectations:
GPA
Grades
Behavior
Tardies & Absences

15. Pay Attention…With Ya Face!
Let’s get loud
5…4…3…2…1
Fish are friends! Not food!
AVID! Rocks!

16. Who am I? I was born in Framingham, MA I grew-up in Deltona, Florida
Elementary: Sunrise
Middle: Heritage
High School: Pine Ridge
College: University of Florida
So today we are going to keep it simple...KISS...that's my moto for the year
Your probably wondering who is this person and why am I sitting here. You going to be meeting 6 other teachers today but I just want to take this time for you to get to know me.

17. Who am I?
My life....Tanner and Addison

18. Who Am I?

19. Mrs. Martinez’s Pet Peeves
KYS
Lining up/packing before the bell
Talking when anyone is talking
Not listening to instructions the first time
People who “act” dumb to be cool
Racial Jokes

20. We will go around the room to share our name tents.
Who Are You?
Name Tent
We will go around the room to share our name tents.

21. Do Now
Please grab a syllabus from the table and a cardstock.
You will be making a name tent/license plate. Please fold your cardstock “hamburger style.” Write your name in the middle. In each corner answer the following questions:
On the front
What college and/or career field are you interested in?
What is your favorite school subject?
Name
MAR
2017
Florida
GATOR30
ENC3578
What is your favorite TV Show/ movie?
What Superpower you would choose if you could?
On the back 

22. Pick a side when you hear the question.
Would you Rather?
Pick a side when you hear the question.

23. Would you rather lose your hearing or your eye sight?

24. Would you rather go a year without SnapChat or Instagram?

25. Would you be invisible or have the ability to fly?

26. Would you rather be alone for the rest of your life or spend life surrounded by annoying people?

27. Would you rather relive the same day for 365 days or lose one year of your life?

28. Would you rather have the ability to read minds or know all the languages in the world?

29. Would you rather walk 100 miles through a desert or 100 miles through an ice land?

30. Would you rather do a 30 minute presentation or write a 2 page essay?