1. AVID Focus Lesson High school football’s a no-brainer
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AVID Focus Lesson High school football’s a no-brainer

2. Preparing to read-Write
On a separate sheet of paper from your notebook, respond to the following prompt: Do you feel high school football is safe? Why or why not?

3. Language Development-Discuss and write down
Key Concepts:
Weight-training
Recruitment
Intrigue
Depression
Dementia
Trauma
Concussion

4. Pre-Reading: Survey the text
Report on what you see. Are there subtitles? Is the text divided into sections? What is the length of the individual paragraphs? Scan the text and write down how long it is.
Make predictions based on what you see so far and the vocabulary: What will this text be about?
Now read the first and last paragraphs and make another prediction.

5. First Read Number the paragraphs first
Then read the article: You are to remain quiet while reading. You must stay quiet while waiting for others to finish.

6. Second Read
Circle and underline information relevant to the reading task.
Circle (or highlight) key terms, names of people, names of places, and/or dates.
In order to identify a key term, consider if the word or phrase is…repeated, defined by the author, used to explain or represent an idea, central to concept, relevant to reading purpose
Underline author’s claims.
A claim is an arguable statement made by the author.
Data, facts, or other backing should support an author’s assertion.

7. Third Read
Choose one option that suits you best and use it during your third read. See sheet handed to you for detailed instructions. Options are as follow:
Visualize
Summarize
Clarify
Connect
Respond
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