Vocabulary
Ted Talks
FNT
Mr. Barros's Jokes
Misc
100

confident

having trust or faith; satisfied and sure. sure about one's own abilities.

We are confident that our team will win. 


100

Angela Lee Duckworth

Grit

100

There are ___ Steps in the FNT process

5

100

Why did Emma throw the clock out the window?

He wanted to see time fly

100

What room number are we in?

Room 101

200

novice

A Beginner.

Be careful! he is a novice in cooking.

200

Amy Cuddy

Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are

200

What do you put at the top of your focused notes? This is WHY you are taking notes.

Essential Question

200

What language does a billboard speak?

Sign language

200

What does G.P.A stand for?

Grade Point Average

300

furious

full of anger; wild with fury.

She was furious that he had cheated her out of money.


300

Katie Owens

Active Listening

300

What is the name of the phase where you "make your notes messy"  by highlighting, underlining, circling and marking up your notes?

Processing

Phase 2

300

Why can't a nose be 12inches long?

Because then it would be a foot

300

A.V.I.D. Stands for?

Advancement
Via
Individual
Determination 

400

inconsistency

the fact or state of being inconsistent. or an instance of contradiction or illogic.

Police noticed inconsistency in his two statements.

400

Jia Jiang

What I learned from 100 days of rejection

400

Taking a test, participating in a socratic seminar and giving a presentation are all examples of _____ which is Phase ___ of FNT.

Applying Learning

Phase 5

400

Why was the girl afraid of the sea?

There was something fishy about it

400

If you and 9 friends wanted to buy Dippin' Dots for the entire AVID 6th grade (50 students) how much money would each of you have to contribute?  Each of you contributes the same amount.  Dippin' Dots are $4.

You and 9 friends = 10
50 x 4 = 200
200/10 = 20

$20

500

rigorous

showing strictness or sternness. harsh or severe. 

The soldiers were kept to a rigorous military regimen.  

500

Lizzie Velasquez

How do you define yourself?

500

According to this theory information is lost over time when there is no attempt to retain it.

Example:  Note reviewing your notes within 24hours of taking them

Curve of forgetting

500

Why did the robbers wash their clothes before running away with the money?

They wanted to make a clean getaway

500

In AVID What does W.I.C.O.R stand for?

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