AVID Best Practices & Principles

The "Rules of Engagement" for Philosophical Chairs include which of the following?

• Be sure you understand the central statement or topic before the discussion begins. Decide which section you will sit in.
• Listen carefully when others speak and seek to understand their arguments even if you don’t agree.
• You must first summarize briefly the previous speaker’s argument before you make your response.
• ALL OF THE ABOVE

Who should you work with to compare notes?

• A partner from class
• A friend from a different class
• your teacher
• Your mom or dad

Spelling is very important when taking Cornell notes.

• True
• False

Where do the questions/main ideas go when you are taking Cornell Notes?

• the right big column
• the bottom
• the left skinny column
• the top

When taking notes, what can you use to help you write the notes faster?

• friends notes
• cell phone
• abbreviations
• highlighter

In AVID and in our other classes, we will strive to ask and answer Costa's...

• Only Level 1 questions
• Only Level 2 questions
• Only Levels 1 and 2 questions
• Primarily Levels 2 and 3 questions

During the writing process, what should happen during the pre-writing stage?

• The writer should consider the high level of vocabulary they want to use while writing.
• The writer should write what they know and what they need to know about a topic.
• The writer should take the opportunity to make as many revisions as needed.
• errors in grammar.

What is the difference between enunciation and pronunciation?

• Enunciation is clearly saying the sounds in words and pronunciation is speaking words as they were meant to be spoken.
• Enunciation is communicating ideas through facial expression and pronunciation is using our hands while we speak.
• Enunciation is monitoring pacing while speaking and pronunciation is monitoring the volume of speaking.
• Enunciation is making a visual connection with the audience and pronunciation is using movement while speaking.

AVID students are encouraged to become involved in school and community activities. While there are many activities to choose from, which activities below is an opportunity to increase your role as a leader?

• Chancellor's Corner
• Student Council
• AVID Tutor Program
• ALL OF THE ABOVE

How does the SLANT method help AVID students to become better students?

• by requiring the student to sit in the front of the class
• by requiring the student to talk to all of their friends
• by requiring the student to look at their teacher and be respectful
• by requiring the student to be responsible for their own learning