AVID Review 8th Grade

Why is self-reflection an important part of conflict management strategies?

• Self-reflection helps you better understand yourself.

• Self-reflection gives you time to think about what you should do.

• It is important to understand how you feel about different situations before you can understand how you should react.

• It is important to analyze the differences between the win-lose strategy, avoidance strategy, and the problem-solving strategy.

For this nine week marking period, you have been assigned a 150 page novel to complete. Which short-range goal below will help you achieve this task?

• Create a 9 week pacing schedule for yourself to break up the large task into smaller chunks.

• Read some of the novel at least every two weeks.

• Read the first 100 pages by week 7.

• Read when you have time.

After presenting a two-step equation to the tutorial group, an AVID student is still confused about the process. The algebra class is next period. Which action below could most likely help ease the AVID student’s confusion?

• Ask an AVID tutor to solve the problem for them.

• Look through the algebra notes during algebra class.

• Bring the same question to tutorial next time and try again using a different problem.

• Bring the question to algebra class and tell the teacher confusion still exists. Ask when a good time for the teacher to review the concept would be.

There are many elements of a good speech that can be measured on a scoring rubric. After watching a speech given by your class president entitled “College is for Everyone,” what would be the most important elements of public speaking to analyze?

• How did the tone and word choice support the speaker’s point of view?

• How often did the audience laugh at what was said and applaud throughout the speech?

• How was the speaker dressed and did they make a professional appearance?

• How often did the speaker pause to gather their thoughts?

What type of question below would increase classroom discussion?

• questions that ask you to describe

• questions that ask you to list information

• questions that ask you to explain why

• questions that ask you to define vocabulary

Select the sentence structure that creates the most interest for the reader and demonstrates the author’s complex writing style.

• The teacher believes in every student.

• The strict teacher believes in each and every student in her class.

• The rigorous teacher believes that every student is capable of learning, listening, and contributing to collaborative tasks within the classroom setting.

• The very strict teacher believes all students can learn and that students should share ideas and work together.

In an argumentative piece of writing, which statement below is true?

• State your personal feelings and beliefs throughout the essay

• There is no need for a conclusion in argumentative writing

• When writing an argumentative essay, stay committed to one side only & provide proof within the text to support that side

• Use only information that supports your point of view about the topic

Use what you know about proper citation and quotation rules to review the following examples. Which example demonstrates the proper format of integrating a quote?

• According to the financial aid department at State College, “the cost to attend college is on a steady increase.”

• From what I researched, “the cost to attend college is on a steady increase.”

• According to the financial aid department at State College,” the cost to attend college is on a steady increase.

• “From what I researched,” the cost to attend college is on a steady increase.

During peer review you are to make a suggestion to a fellow student regarding the following summary. Which area needs to be addressed in this student’s summary about the Santa Fe and Oregon Trails of the 1800s? The coming of the railroads marked the decline of the trails leading throughout the West. My textbook said that in 1869 the transcontinental railroad marked the end of much travel on the Oregon Trail. I also read that in 1878 the railroad rolled into Santa Fe. But whether a route of commerce, emigration, or adventure, I think both of these historic passages has its own story to tell.

• The student should remove the date 1878 from the summary.

• The student should remove the “I/my” statements.

• The student should add questions to the summary.

• The student should add some personal viewpoints to the summary.

Using context clues, what is a synonym for the underlined word? After a very long trip, Johnny was exhausted and needed some rest.

• tired

• bored

• excited

• silly