BMS AVID

August 28, 2011

August 10, 2011

Welcome to a New School Year
2011-12

March 28, 2011

Goals - 7th grade

On your sheet of paper please answer the following question:

What are your 4th quarter goals (3 academic goals)

Define the following words on the back of your sheet of paper

Defense Lawyer

prosecution Lawyer

Bailiffs

One paragraph answer the following question;

Wolf v. Red

Seven Dwarfs v. Snow White

Wolf v. Three Little Pigs

Three Bears v. Goldilocks

Which fairytale should be picked for our trails.

What roles would you play if given the choice?

Back up why you would be best for the particular role.

March 9, 2011

February 15, 2011

Museum of Tolerence

Preparation for the Field Trip to the Museum of Tolerance

Please watch the following clips;

Life Before Genocide,
Hiding,
Ghettos,
Camps,
Liberation,
Life after Genocide
and Loss of Family

Pick one video from each title. If you finish early please watch the remaining videos

December 13, 2010

November 9, 2010

AVID - Binder Clean Up

Step One: Organization, sorting, hole punching, keep/trash pile

Step Two: Keep it this way :-)

(P.S. -Proud of your new and improved binder)

Required "a-g" Courses

a History/Social Science – 2 years requiredTwo years of history/social science, including one year of world history, cultures and geography; and one year of U.S. history or one-half year of U.S. history and one-half year of civics or American government.

b English – 4 years requiredFour years of college-preparatory English that include frequent and regular writing, and reading of classic and modern literature. No more than one year of ESL-type courses can be used to meet this requirement.

c Mathematics – 3 years required, 4 years recommendedThree years of college-preparatory mathematics that include the topics covered in elementary and advanced algebra and two- and three-dimensional geometry. Approved integrated math courses may be used to fulfill part or all of this requirement, as may math courses taken in the seventh and eighth grades that your high school accepts as equivalent to its own math courses.

d Laboratory Science – 2 years required, 3 years recommendedTwo years of laboratory science providing fundamental knowledge in at least two of these three foundational subjects: biology, chemistry and physics. Advanced laboratory science classes that have biology, chemistry or physics as prerequisites and offer substantial additional material may be used to fulfill this requirement, as may the final two years of an approved three-year integrated science program that provides rigorous coverage of at least two of the three foundational subjects.

e Language Other than English – 2 years required, 3 years recommendedTwo years of the same language other than English. Courses should emphasize speaking and understanding, and include instruction in grammar, vocabulary, reading, composition and culture. Courses in languages other than English taken in the seventh and eighth grades may be used to fulfill part of this requirement if your high school accepts them as equivalent to its own courses.

f Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) – 1 year requiredA single yearlong approved arts course from a single VPA discipline: dance, drama/theater, music or visual art.

g College-Preparatory Electives – 1 year requiredOne year (two semesters), in addition to those required in "a-f" above, chosen from the following areas: visual and performing arts (non-introductory level courses), history, social science, English, advanced mathematics, laboratory science and language other than English (a third year in the language used for the "e" requirement or two years of another language).