AVID 11A
Ms. Price
Course Information: AVID 11th Grade
Theme: Navigating Ambiguity
Goals:
1) Raise your grades.
2) Improve your academic skills, particularly AVID's focused skills of Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading.
3) Improve your presentation and group facilitation skills.
4) Find colleges that are a good fit for you.
5) Study for the SAT/ACT and build tertiary college-level vocabulary.
6) Be prepared to hit the ground running at the start of your senior year.
COURSE LOGISTICS:
Late work policy:
Late work submitted within the Unit will be accepted for up to full credit except in important circumstances or if you miss something for a group project that screws over your group. Don’t do that! That’s just rude!
If you miss an in-class Debate or Socratic, you will not be able to make it up, but you will have the option of completing a make-up assignment IF your absence was excused.
PLEASE NOTE: If you don't turn in work, I will mark it as a "0". Since I don't take off points for late work (except in rare circumstances) the trade-off for you is that after you turn in your work late, that "0" is probably going to remain in place for longer than you would like. This is because I need to prioritize moving on to grading more current projects, rather than prioritizing an assignment you've turned in weeks or months after the due date.
Cell phone and use of technology policy:
Every day, you must place your cell phone in your assigned cell phone pocket and use technology for class-related purposes only (no clandestine World Cup streaming...). Appropriate use of technology is worth 20% of your grade. Please make sure your families know this as well! Once lost, these points cannot be made up retroactively.
Laptop and charger policy:
Bring your chromebook and a charger every day. If you don't have your charger, please ask your classmates to borrow one. If you forget your chromebook, please ask me to write you a pass to Ms. Eide so you can borrow one for the day.
Grading scale:
Appropriate use of Technology: 20%
Assignments*: 30%
Assessments: 50%
*Oftentimes, smaller assignments are REQUIRED before you can submit your assessments. So please don't let the 30% weight belie the importance of completing that work.
The grading scale for this course is the same as the default one in Skyward.
Grade logistics:
For the most up-to-date information on your work, please check Canvas. Think of Skyward as your report card; it is not a daily progress report. If your parents/guardians would like to see your most up-to-date grade and work, please add them to your Canvas page using these directions.
School Information
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