AVID will meet in the library on Fridays Periods 0, 5, and 6. We will be applying technology to AVID projects. We have two major goals for the first quarter. The first is to improve keyboarding speed so that assignments may be completed quickly. The second is to complete computer literacy requirements.
SEE COMPLETED LESSONS BELOW.
Sept. 4 Genre 7-8, per. 5 "Highlights"
CYRM, Best of Childhood, new NF, magazines
Sept. 5 Intro. to keyboarding (nimblefingers.com)
Posture: head up, back straight, wrists straight, feet on floor
Speed: Write your own starting speed
Suggestions for improving keyboarding: What did Word Wacker recommend?
Sept. 12 Keyboarding practice (learn2type.com)
Discussion: Levels of questioning as applied to self description and college applications
Keyboarding practice, 30 minutes: Write down your current speed and how you practice.
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Sept. 19 Keyboarding practice / Levels of questioning and the resume
Write a resume by Sept. 26. Continue typing practice. Fonts.
Sept. 26 Keyboarding practice / Type WP practice using bold, italics, columns
Sept. 29 Period 0 and Period 6 AVID--Biographies
Why did you chose the book? Who was the person and why is he significant?
Reveal something that would make others want to read the biography you selected.
How do successful people deal with internal and external conflicts?
Define leadership. Was (x) a leader? Why?
Does (x) belong on the AVID Wall of Fame?
PROCESSING RUBRIC
Level 1
Concepts/Reasoning: Sorts data
Organizing: Requires assistance to select an
appropriate organizational strategy
Communicating: Accepts all data
Applying: Retells findings
Level 2
Concepts/Reasoning: Orders and ranks data
Organizing Independently selects an appropriate
organizational strategy
Communicating Evaluates data when prompted by teacher
Applying Summarizes information
Level 3
Concepts/Reasoning: Classifies information and makes comparisons
Organizing: Able to modify a strategy/organizer for a specific task
Communicating: Applies teacher-suggested checks to evaluate data
Applying: Makes relationships and draws conclusions form info
Level 4
Concepts/Reasoning: Experiments with info and uses it in different ways
Organizing: Creates effective organizers for a specific task
Communicating: Systematically and regularly evaluates data for quality and quantity
Applying: Independently applies knowledge to new and different situations
Oct. 3 Keyboarding practice/ Hand in resume and WP practice with bold,etc.
Oct. 10 Special lecture on China --more technology next week/CSLA Poster contest
Oct. 17 1. Complete CSLA Poster Contest entries if necessary. Bring in permission slips.
2. Hand in missing resumes and WP practice with bold, italics, columns.
3. Begin Typing Instructor Deluxe!!! We have 20 copies for use at all times!!!
October 25 SLAM at lunch
October 31
1. Typing practice 2. Comp lit completion 3. CSLA contest last day
Nov. 3 AVID continue computer literacy skills practice
-- list 10 complit lessons required
--continue typing
--begin giving complit test
