1. WICR YOUR LESSON

2. WHAT DOES WICR STAND FOR? Writing Inquiry Collaboration Reading

3. IDEAS /EXAMPLES OF “W” 1.All forms of notes 2.Bell work 3.Quick writes 4.Poems 5.Summaries 6.Essays 7.Learning logs 8.Journals 9.Dialectal Journals 10.Interactive Notebook

4. INQUIRY 1.Class discussion 2.Socratic seminars 3.Debate 4.Philosophical chairs 5.Tutorials 6.Criticial thinking activity 7.Case studies 8.Scientific experiments or labs

5. COLLABORATION 1.Collaboration to Solve Problems and Find Solutions 2.Group activity 3.Team building exercise 4.Jigsaw activities 5.Plays 6.Films/video 7.Socratic seminars 8.Philosophical chairs

6. 1.KWL, sometimes KWL-NS What I Know, Want to Learn, Learned, (Next Steps) 2. SQ3R, sometimes SQ5R – Survey, Question, Read, (Record), Recite, Review, (Reflect) 3. Reciprocal Teaching Summarizing, Questioning, Clarifying & Predicting 4.Reader Response READING

7. WHY WICR YOUR LESSON AVID philosophy involves integrating the four WICR elements into every classroom on a routine basis since they encompass four crucial skill areas for college-bound students.“ Every student must be an effective writer, critical thinker, reader and willing to work with others.

8. 1.Analyzing a Prompt or Academic Task 2.Selective and Purpose-Driven Reading 3.Focused Note-taking 4.Integrating Sources into Texts FOUR ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS

9. WICR STRATEGIES Please look on our school website under AVID professional development for WICR strategies