Lesson Review                           2GedSuccess                               June 2006

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Tuesday, June 06, 2006                                     3 Learners Present                2.5 hours

TABE Testing

Wednesday, June 07, 2006                               3 Learners Present                2.5 hours

                                R3.5b Vary strategies for different texts and purposes (Reading Strategies)

TABE Testing

After people finished they wanted to do some History like the morning class does, so they

started with a cloze activity on the Triangle Fire, the Progressive Movement and the New Deal. 

They also took a longer reading on the Triangle Fire to read before starting a writing assignment

- which we will figure out later.

  Student Comments

Female                   45.00 -- 59.99

[What helped you learn today?] clear mind and ready for the Math Test

[Other Learning (or Work) Efforts:] reading the Trianlge Fire[,] Progressive Movement + New Deal

[Word Bank words:] bled, enact

Tuesday, June 13, 2006                                     3 Learners Present                2.5 hours

                                       Forces affecting continuity and change (Continuity & Change)

                                     R3.5a Take notes of key ideas while reading  (Reading Strategies)

                              CT1.2c Summarize and prioritize information (Critical Thinking: Problem Solving)

The Triangle Fire

We went over the reading identifying important people, dates, and things (including

organizations).  

 

Frances Perkins was a young "uptown" (Mink Brigade) social activist who later became

Secretary of Labor during Roosevelt's New Deal.  She claimed that the Triangle Fire was the

start of the New Deal.

 

Sweatshops were (and ARE) dangerous and unhealthy working places where workers are low

paid and subject to strict discipline.

  Student Comments

Female                   16.00 -- 17.99

multi step decimal multiplication

[Word Bank words:] sweatshop

Wednesday, June 14, 2006                               3 Learners Present                2.5 hours

                                          Nature of continuity and change (Continuity & Change)

       W2.4e With assistance, revise essays for clarity, organization, word usage, and mechanics (Writing: Structure and Mechanics)

Writing - The Triangle Fire

People got right to work drafting and revising pieces relating to the Triangle Fire of 1911. 

Toward the end of the class, some started working on posters with graphics to frame their


Tuesday, June 20, 2006                                     3 Learners Present                2.5 hours

       W2.4e With assistance, revise essays for clarity, organization, word usage, and mechanics (Writing: Structure and Mechanics)

Writing:

One student assembled a poster to put around her writing on the Triangle Fire.  Another worked

on revising his essay (also on the Triangle Fire). 

 

One student needed to practice long division.

  Student Comments

Male                     18.00 -- 24.99

[Other Learning (or Work) Efforts:] Mass.gov  to see what my work is not doing to be safe

[Word Bank words:] Congress

Wednesday, June 21, 2006                               3 Learners Present                2.5 hours

       W2.4e With assistance, revise essays for clarity, organization, word usage, and mechanics (Writing: Structure and Mechanics)

Writing:

Another student finished his writing project today.  Others worked on Math or Reading.

  Student Comments

Male                     18.00 -- 24.99

[Word Bank words:] poor / pour / effect / better / tragedy / travesty

Tuesday, June 27, 2006                                     2 Learners Present                2.5 hours

       W2.4e With assistance, revise essays for clarity, organization, word usage, and mechanics (Writing: Structure and Mechanics)

Writing:

One student worked on an essay about the Triangle Fire.  The other did GED pretesting

Wednesday, June 28, 2006                               1 Learners Present                2.5 hours

GED Pretesting

also played Geosense and started learning state capitals and labeling maps.  We discussed

creating a Moodle for states and state capitals.