Cornell Notes

• Demonstrate effective note taking in the right column of the Cornell Notes page (Click here to see a sample page.)

• Show evidence of conceptual thinking in the left column of the Cornell Notes page

Materials Management:  The Avid Binder

• Continue to maintain an organized binder

• Complete 8 pages of notes for each binder check

Time Management:  

The Agenda

• Expand use of the agenda, assignment log or AVID calendar to include school activities as well as class assignments, projects, and tests.

• Use backwards mapping for long-term assignments

Learning Styles

• Use understanding of personal learning style and apply the understanding to individual courses and teachers

Costa’s Levels of Questioning

• Identify, create and respond to all three levels of questions, with independence (Click here for more information about the three levels.)

Goal Setting

• Create an action plan for each type of goal:  long-, mid- and short-range.

Test-Taking/ Study Skills

• Use test-taking tips (Strategies for Success Unit 13) to prepare for End of Instruction and Advanced Placement testing

Reading Strategies

• Understand use of language devices in literature

Writing Strategies

• Use the writing process (pre-writing, rough drafting, revising, editing, publishing)

• Write an effective paragraph

• Write a three-part essay (introduction, body, conclusion)

Learning Logs

• Write reflective learning logs