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Level 2: Dramatize this scenario on the bus. How might Kouang have felt, what could have changed to make the situation better.
Level 3: Why would your actions have improved the situation? Would that work in real life?

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Speculate what skills Máximo had to obtain in order to succeed and be the first in his family to go to college.

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Clarence was an athlete and oldest child and wanted to go college to support his family. Because of AVID he felt that he could achieve his goals taking care of his family, and now compete against his friends or not go college and be like everyone else.

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Clarence was an athlete and oldest child and wanted to go college to support his family. Because of AVID he felt that he could achieve his goals taking care of his family, and now compete against his friends or not go college and be like everyone else.

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Clarence is a very athletic, driven, and well behaved student.  Who had the chance to go to the AVID program, in which he chose to go.  He was the only male in his family with divorce parents and looked up to his grandmother and mother.  No one else in his family had gone to college and his elementary school was predominately African American, but he had good friends.

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Clarence is a very athletic, driven, and well behaved student.  Who had the chance to go to the AVID program, in which he chose to go.  He was the only male in his family with divorce parents and looked up to his grandmother and mother.  No one else in his family had gone to college and his elementary school was predominately African American, but he had good friends.

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Level Two Question:  How was Clarence's story is different or similar to your own?

Level Three Question: Predict or Hypothesize what happened to his friends versus his own life.

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Predict how Maximo will do after starting high school.

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Maximo is the fourth of eight children of a family that immigrated from Mexico. After moving to a foreign country, Maximo is sent to school where he and his family cannot understand the language being spoken. He is put in multiple classes where he is expected to speak English well. In time, he began to succeed in his classes and he was the first in his family to attend college after being recruited to AVID.

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What evidence is presented that Maximo had "drive?"

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Kuoang, a Vietnamese student struggling to learn English, trips on the bus while finding a seat, spilling his pencils. The kids laugh at him and he quietly contemplates why these American kids seem to not value the freedoms they enjoy. He wants to study math because it comes easy to him, but he's worried about the rest of his classes.

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Joe grew up "in the slums south of Interstate 8." Using research and clues from the rest of the story, make an informed guess as to what city Joe lives in.

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Kouang, a refuge from Vietnam, compares his experience of coming to America to going to AVID school the first day.

1. Where is Kouang from?
2. Compare and contrast Kouang’s experience on the boat and his experience on the bus.
3. Imagine you are Kouang, how would you prepare yourself to fit in to Clairemont being an immigrant?

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Compare and contrast Máximo's life experience & background to one of your students.

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Diagram a model of Joe's house. You may use the house he lives in now or his dream house.

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Compare and contrast Kouang's experience on the boat and on the bus.
Predict if you feel that Kouang's interest in Math will be used in his choice of careers. Why or why not, substantiate your answer.

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Identify 3 obstacles described in Joe's story.

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Bernice is excited for the social aspect of high school but is an average student who isn't too interested in academics.  She signs up for AVID but comes with the attitude that they'll put their teacher "in her place" if she was strict about studying.

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Bernice is excited for the social aspect of high school but is an average student who isn't too interested in academics.  She signs up for AVID but comes with the attitude that they'll put their teacher "in her place" if she was strict about studying.

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Level 2 Compare and contrast Bernice's situation with a student from your previous class.

Level 2  Explain some of the hurdles Bernice will face this school year.

Level 3 Hypothesize how Bernice's year will go with a teacher willing to work with her attitude and background. Then think of what results will occur with a teacher not invested in the student

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Summary: Joe, who comes from a low income background, hopes for a successful new life as a future architect.

1. Compare and contrast Joe with the wounded Vietnam Veteran.
2. Predict how the AVID class with influence Joe's self-worth.

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How would you describe Clarence's feelings on his bus ride to Clairemont?

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Angelina came from Honduras with her mother, stuck in remedial classes because of language barrier, lives with mother's boyfriend that abuses her, shy.
1. Compare and contrast Angelina's life with yours.
2. Write a new ending to Angelina's life after joining AVID.

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Level 2 - What do Angelina's actions suggest about her priorities? What is important to her?Level 3 - Why did the original teacher feel like there was something about Angelina that would respond to AVID?

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Level 2 - What do Angelina's actions suggest about her priorities? What is important to her?Level 3 - Why did the original teacher feel like there was something about Angelina that would respond to AVID?

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Angelina immigrated from Honduras with her family. She was trapped in a dangerous living arrangement with a man who was abusing her mother and sexually abusing her. She hid what was happening to protect her 2 younger sisters. Angelina was placed in remedial classes since she didn't understand English well. Her teacher suggested the change to the new program - she felt like Angelina was bright and bored in remediation.

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As her AVID teacher, what ways can I better engage her in learning.

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As her AVID teacher, what ways can I better engage her in learning.

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Why do you think Clarence wanted to go to college?

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Bernice is a fashion diva. She wants to be a cheerleader. She doesn't think AVID is important and wants it to be a glorified study hall.  She is more obsessed with boys and popularity than doing well in school.

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Bernice is a fashion diva. She wants to be a cheerleader. She doesn't think AVID is important and wants it to be a glorified study hall.  She is more obsessed with boys and popularity than doing well in school.