AVID_Organizational+Skills

**Grade 9** Students will:  ·  Maintain an organized 3-ring binder  ·  Review and use time management strategies to organize their daily schedules  ·  Use Cornell Notes as an aid to comprehension and retention.  ·  Develop critical reading skills.  ·  Prepare for tests using primary and secondary sources and notes  ·  Analyze various types of tests and test questions  ·  Resolve personal conflicts in a positive manner.  ·  Develop and maintain personal, academic, and career goals.  ·  Practice and display appropriate social skills in various situations.  ·  Use effective techniques to interact with others in both small and large  ·  groups.  ·  Become proficient in various types of writing; especially narrative,  ·  expository, and technical writing.  ·  Prepare for preliminary and college entrance exams such as the PSAT, SAT,  ·  and ACT. Students will:  ·  Maintain an organized 3-ring binder <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  Refine their time management strategies <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  Continue to refine their Cornell Note taking skills. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  Focus on developing comprehension skills in a variety of situations. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  Refine their critical reading and thinking skills. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  Develop and practice strategies for taking the PSAT, SAT, and ACT <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  Be exposed to situations that develop their leadership skills, especially in <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·   collaborative groups. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  Become proficient in various types of writing; especially narrative, <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  expository, and technical writing <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  Develop and practice their public speaking skills in both formal and <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  informal settings
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