Lesson Review 0 ABE Morning January 2004

Wednesday, January 28, 2004 5 Learners present. 2.5 hours

-- Select & use appropriate methods and tools (computer, paper, calculator, mental) for solving problems

(Number Relationships & Computation)

Did a good deal of practice with fractions and decimal conversions.

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Tuesday, January 27, 2004 6 Learners present. 2.5 hours

--Dynamics among power, authority, and participation (Power, Authority, & Participation) Recognize formal &

informal systems (Critical Thinking)

Finished unit on pronouns….demonstrative and reflexive. Discussed and planned thematic unit for Black

History month in February. Plan is to cover events from 1860's-1960's…Underground Railroad,

Emancipation Proclamation, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglas, Sojourner Truth, George Washington

Carver, Martin Luther King, Women's Movement, etc.

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Monday, January 26, 2004 4 Learners present. 2.5 hours

-- Awareness of rules for grammar and mechanics (Writing) Develop reading Vocabulary (Reading)

Worked on Crossword Puzzle…usual Monday morning activity. Read several articles fro News For

You. Did writing activities associated with articles…focus on Main Idea and supporting details of

paragraphs and pronoun review.

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Thursday, January 22, 2004 5 Learners present. 2.5 hours

-- use knowledge of cause and effect to make predictions, understand and explain phenomena in our physical

world (Predictablity)

Started unit on Chemistry. Covered matter, elements and compounds. Went over periodic table of

elements. Worked on vocabulary from unit and started some "cause and effect" exercises.

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Wednesday, January 21, 2004 5 Learners present. 2.5 hours

-- Represent and use numbers in a variety of equivalent forms and in order relations (Number Relationships &

Computation)

Re-intro again to fractions…how to change from fraction to percent to decimal…adding, subtracting,

multiplying and dividing fractions.

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Tuesday, January 20, 2004 5 Learners present. 2.5 hours

--How different perspectives on human behavior, interactions, and history affect people's understanding of the

world. (Perspective & Interpretation)

Crossword puzzle and some grammar practice. Read a couple articles in newspaper and discussed them.

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Thursday, January 15, 2004 3 Learners present. 2.5 hours

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The First Charboneau Roast!

Louise had agreed to bring in two roast chickens. (She also brought in a large bowl of fried chicken parts

and a rice dish.). We had already selected the recipes for 3 sauces (and reduced them by 1/2). It was a

simple matter of dividing into teams: the Cream Sauce Team, The Barbecue Sauce Team, and the Pan

Gravy Team. We also made a vegetable dish with mushrooms, carrots, garlic, and onions. People

worked on Math, Resumes and other writing tasks while waiting for a hot plate or if they weren’t

cooking. People wrote little mini reviews and "Sauce Evaluations" .

Quotes from the Reviews

"Cream gravy was a little scorched and could use some more salt"

"Pan gravy had good rich texture and color"

"Barbecue Sauce: It was fair; it could use some more time and was kind of watery"

"Cream - tasted burnt, but over all good consistency and color"

"Chicken Gravy- not too much of a strong taste. Good color/consistency"

"Barbecue Sauce - my overall preference. Tasted good/very sweet. Good consistency. Color was not

as dark as I expected."

"I liked the barbecue sauce and the gravy the best. The gravy was very tasteful and rich. The barbecue

sauce was very sweet. The cream sauce tasted burnt, but came out to be the best texture."

"My choice: 'cream sauce'."

"Saltiness - just right"

"The sauces looked good. I didn't try them. I feel this class activity was awesome."

"It was good. I really enjoyed it"

"I think that the barbecue sauce was excellent and it tasted really sweet, spicy, and it had chunks of celery

in it which made it taste a lot better than the other two sauces.."

"Bar/B/que was great. Cream tasted revolting: way too much butter. Gravy - Ok. Not so tasty)

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Wednesday, January 14, 2004 6 Learners present. 0 hours

-- Compute with whole numbers, fractions, decimals & integers using appropriate algorithms and a variety of

techniques (Number Relationships & Computation)

Group and Individual Math:

We worked on all operations (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division) with decimals and

fractions, but we focused on equal fractions)

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Tuesday, January 13, 2004 8 Learners present. 2.5 hours

-- how systems operate and function, including their dynamic nature (Systems)

Science: Read about hurricanes and environmental pollution. Read story about Times Beach Missouri…a

town destroyed by pollution. Created lists of ways the environment gets polluted. Worked on writing

exercises focusing on main idea and supporting details.

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Monday, January 12, 2004 6 Learners present. 2.5 hours

-- Increased knowledge of grammar rules (Writing)

Did crossword puzzle from "new for You." Continued work on grammar exercises with focus on

pronouns, particularly matching pronouns in number, gender and person with the nouns they replace.

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Thursday, January 08, 2004 17 Learners present. 3 hours

-- Awareness of rules for grammar and mechanics (Writing)

Did group activities focusing on some basic grammar…..correct use of proper nouns, pronouns,

possessives, subject -verb agreement. Large group, but really good participation and interaction.

Covered a lot of material!!!

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Wednesday, January 07, 2004 16 Learners present. 3 hours

--How individuals and groups interact with and impact systems (Systems) Discover and use patterns and

functions to represent and solve problems (Patterns, Relationships & Functions)

First hour spent on math…fractions…adding, subtracting, finding common denominators and

borrowing/converting for subtraction. Review of branches and responsibilities of government. Jeopardy

game…US history with focus on branches of government, civil war, Emancipation Proclamation and

Constitution.

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Tuesday, January 06, 2004 16 Learners present. 3 hours

-- Write words without visual prompts or examples (Writing) Discover and use patterns and functions to represent

and solve problems (Patterns, Relationships & Functions)

Combined classes. Pulled people out to do Locators and TABES. Rest of class worked on some

math(fractions and division). Worked a crossword puzzle…had a quick review lesson on the Great

Lakes. Made a plan for the rest of the week so class doesn't feel chaotic.

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