Lesson Review

Lesson Review 1 ASE Morning January 2004

Thursday, January 29, 2004 10 Learners present. 3.25 hours

--How cultures vary and change (Cultures & Identities) Develop writing vocabulary (Writing) Develop reading

Vocabulary (Reading) communicate how different systems relate to and interact with each other (Systems)

Ancient and Pre-History:

In Preparation for making a profile of the Classical Age we looked at some concepts and a timeline. We

also used a dictionary and discussion to define the following

Culture - beliefs, traditions, ideas, and tools of a people

Civilization: law and order, central control

Ancient Civilization: old law and order systems like Egypt, China, India, Greece and Rome

Classical Civilization: the Golden Age of Greece and Rome

Stone Age

Bronze Age

Iron Age: Classical Greece and Rome were also part of the Iron age, and some historians might say that

(in some ways) we are still in the Iron Age (only very advanced)

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Wednesday, January 28, 2004 4 Learners present. 3.25 hours

-- Measurement - use systems of measurement (Geometry and Spatial Sense)

English Volume Measurements and Multiplication

We started with the basics: one row of equations to remember

Then we calculated other relationships (you can use this method to figure out how many teaspoons are in

a gallon).

The result is a kind of a table and Dan and I made a "blank" one on Microsoft Word.

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Tuesday, January 27, 2004 13 Learners present. 3.25 hours

--Differences between fact, opinion, and interpretation (Perspective & Interpretation) Express thoughts in writing

(Writing)

Should there be a new President?

We talked more about the primary and convention process by which parties nominate their candidates.

People wrote on the topic "Should there be a new President (Why or Why not. For whose benefit (yours

or the country's?, and What are the most important considerations/ issues).

People explained their answers while making a long list of issues and considerations.

Then people had more time to write to identify the most important question (either for choosing a new

president or something they want to learn. People took good notes and kept the discussion going past

the 11:00 break.

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Monday, January 26, 2004 13 Learners present. 3.25 hours

-- Learn strategies for organization (Writing)

Mostly Resumes:

Eva and Lori were available to help individuals and teams working on their resumes both in terms of

planning them out, typing them onto a disk, and making corrections and refinements. People also

worked on Math, or other activities, at times.

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Thursday, January 22, 2004 15 Learners present. 3.25 hours

--How cultures vary and change (Cultures & Identities) Learn strategies for organization (Writing) Develop

reading Vocabulary (Reading)

Polishing our 19th Century Paragraph and posting the web page.

http://www.literacyproject.org/Charboneau/tunits/HistoryScientificThought/Timeline/19thCentury.html

Lots of thought and effort went into polishing the paragraph. We focused on eliminating repetition by

combining sentences and we also tried to "punch up" some of the vocabulary. We found some pictures

relating to the Industrial Revolution and Colonial imperialism and that was pretty much all we needed for

our web page.

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Wednesday, January 21, 2004 14 Learners present. 3.25 hours

-- Use appropriate tools for gathering information (Critical Thinking) Measurement - make & use exact &

estimated measurements to describe & compare phenomena (Geometry and Spatial Sense)

Measurements, Memory, and Thinking

Teaspoons, Tablespoons, Ounces, Cups, Pints, Quarts and Gallons. Some people knew quite a few of

the relationships, and others knew only a few. There was a worksheet that tested some basic knowledge

but also required some calculations based on logic. (How many ounces in a gallon?)

People were asked "How many basic facts about volume measurements should be memorized?" and the

it looks like there are six basic facts (1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons, 1 oz = 2 tablespoons, 1 cup = 8 oz., 1

pt = 2 cups, 1 quart = 2 pints, 4 quarts = 1 gallon). Using logic and calculation you can figure out almost

any volume problem based on just these few facts.

We also read a page from the introduction of deBono's Thinking Course . (Is thinking a skill that can be

developed?)

Sarah demonstrated her "tree" system.

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Tuesday, January 20, 2004 16 Learners present. 3.25 hours

--Operation and function of systems (political, economic, cultural) (Systems) Develop writing vocabulary (Writing)

Develop reading Vocabulary (Reading)

The Democratic Primaries.

Looked at profiles of the candidates and some of their stands on various issues. People had to advocate

for one of the candidates and justify their choice by referencing at least 2 issues. (John Edwards ended

up getting the most support after some people switched preferences in caucus like discussions.)

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Thursday, January 15, 2004 12 Learners present. 3.25 hours

-- Express thoughts in writing (Writing)

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 14 Learners present. 3.25 hours

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

techniques (Number Relationships & Computation)

Reducing Recipes (Dividing whole numbers and mixed numbers)

Dividing by 2 is the same as multiplying by 1/2

We practiced many strategies for dividing by 2 or multiplying by 1/2 and thereby reduced the recipes for

Cream Sauce, Barbecue Sauce and Giblet Gravy.

We also spent some time on denominators, common denominators, and least common denominators.

You can NOT compare, add, or subtract fractions unless they have a common denominator.

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Tuesday, January 13, 2004 13 Learners present. 3.25 hours

--Allocation of power and authority (Power, Authority, & Participation) Develop writing vocabulary (Writing)

Development of comprehension strategies (Reading)

The Federal System and reading strategies.

We started by discussing the present case before the Supreme Court where a handicapped man is suing

the state of Tennessee for failing to make its court house handicapped accessible. Even though Federal

"Americans with Disabilities Act" requires states to do so, it is possible that the man will not win because

it may be unconstitutional for the Federal Government to interfere with a state in this manner.

Learners then worked in small groups to complete a Cloze activity based on an article about the

Republican party and its dilemma regarding states rights.

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Monday, January 12, 2004 11 Learners present. 3.25 hours

Resumes: people worked independently with help from the instructors and volunteers

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Monday, January 05, 2004 7 Learners present. 1.75 hours

-- Learn strategies for organization (Writing)

A New Year!

Looked over some of the projects and initiative we have to deal with: Moving to a new site; Job

Readiness & BestWorks; and Portfolios and Resumes. (We also identified finishing up the Scientific

Thought Unit.)

Resumes: Looked at a template and discussed the use of a resume as a "Marketing Tool". People then

worked individually on their own resume with lots of help from Eva.

(The Greenfield Schools had a delay so that is reflected in the hours for this class -so as not to penalize

anyone. Because enough people showed up, we did start the actual class activities pretty much on time).

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