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AVID Content Standards: High School


Content Standard 1.0 Students will develop strategies to identify and fulfill personal and academic goals.

AVID 1 & 2 Performance Objectives
1.1 Become aware of interests, talents, abilities
1.2 Plan for ongoing personal and academic development
1.3 Refine personal and academic goals

AVID 3 & 4 Performance Standard Objectives
1.1 Refine goalsbased on interests, talents, and abilities
1.2 Refine plans for ongoing personal and academic
Development

Content Standard 2.0 Students will develop strategies to ensure academic success in core studies required for entrance to four-year colleges and universities.

AVID 1-4 Performance Standard Objectives
2.1 Refine organization and neatness of notebook(s) so that materials are easilyaccessible for group projects and studying, tutorials, test reviews, as well as starting the writing process for essay assignments
2.2 Refine the use of Assignment Calendars or Agendas in order to manage academic endeavors, extra-curricular activities, community service, and athletic activities, as well as internships and jobs
2.3 Refine note-taking skills in the Cornell Note-taking Method to asophisticated level for all academic classes, especially honors and Advanced Placement classes or International Baccalaureate classes
2.4 Refine collaborative group study skills so that students are able to form groups independently for each core class
2.5 Refine inquiry skills so that students are able to lead Socratic Seminars, as well as be active participants in them
2.6 Refine research skills,including the use of technology, for all academic classes
2.7 Refine test-taking skills for core classes, PLAN, PSAT® ACT, SAT®, and especially for essay test taking in preparation for college final exams
2.8 Refine oral language skills that support leadership skills for extra-curricular activities, interview experiences for projects and jobs, as well as community service
2.9 Refine portfoliocollection and assessment skills in order to be prepared to give the Senior Presentation on personal and academic growth within high school or a selected topic as a graduation requirement
2.10 Develop peer tutoring skills which enhance understanding in the tutor and the tutored student and which prepare the student to be a tutor in college

Content Standard 3.0 Students will develop proficiencyin “Writing to Learn” across the curriculum.

AVID 1-4 Performance Standard Objectives
3.1 Refine skills in writing to learn for continually more rigorous college preparatory, honors, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate core curriculum and courses entered for career preparation
3.2 Realize the importance of practicing writing to learn in conceptual courses such as advanced mathand science, as well as English and social science

Content Standard 4.0 Students will develop college awareness within a schoolwide, college-going culture so they have the opportunity to be ready for the application process for a four-year college or university.

AVID 1-4 Performance Standard Objectives
4.1 Continue to develop word attack skills by reviewing roots, prefixes, and suffixes,and ACT and SAT® word lists
4.2 Become proficient at understanding more complicated and sophisticated vocabulary skills necessary to reading, writing, and test taking, such as those needed to analyze analogies
4.3 Prepare for and practice taking college admission tests
• 9 Practice PLAN and PSAT®
• 10 Take PLAN and practice PSAT®
• 11 Fall—Take PSAT® and practice ACT
• 11Spring—Take ACT, and SAT®
• 12 Fall—Take ACT, and/or SAT®, if necessary
4.4 Continue enhancing those skills developed in subject area core classes, especially in across the curriculum reading and vocabulary, hat improve ability to be successful on college admission tests
4.5 Improve techniques for taking college admission tests during lessons in specific test taking skills, especially on all...