1. Welcome Back!
AVID 10
January 9th 2017

2. Daily Writing & Reading
Please respond to the prompt below. Once you have finished, please read your silent reading material.
Fate or free will? Do you believe in destiny or do you believe that life’s outcome is strictly the result of choice and circumstance? What experiences or evidence has led you to your position on free will vs. fate?
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3. Daily Writing & Reading Expectations
1 writing assignment will be randomly graded for the week
1 reading behavioral day will be randomly graded for the week

4. Second Semester Expectations & Grades
No Late Work
No Missing Assignments
Tutorial Pre Work due Mondays & Wednesdays
Completed Tutorials (2) due Fridays
Grade Breakdowns have changed

5. Vocabulary Review Meticulous Urbane Sagacity Edify Muse Malleable
Bucolic
Eloquent
Halcyon
Ego
Grat
Inter
Nov
Advocate
Lethargic
Scrutinize
Sporadic

6. New Vocabulary: Astute
Adj
Wise, shrewd, keen
The detective made an astute observation which led to solving the case.

7. New Vocabulary: Extraneous
Adj
Not essential, superfluous
To write a clear and concise research paper, remove all extraneous information.

8. New Vocabulary: Vindicate
Clear from blame, exonerate, justify or support
The new DNA evidence was able to vindicate the man who had been unjustly accused of murder.

9. New Vocabulary: Articulate
Adj
Effective, distinct, using language easily and fluently
The skillful lawyer gave a very articulate opening statement.

10. New Vocabulary: Candor
Adj
Frankness; open honesty
The witness answered the question of the lawyer with total candor.