Lesson Review                        3 ASE Evening                        January 2006

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Tuesday, January 10, 2006                              7 Learners Present                  2 hours

Individual Work:

One person did Owl Tests.

One person did Official Practice GED Tests on the computer.

One practiced word problems with decimals.

Two people worked on history reports (Frederick Douglass and Eleanor Roosevelt)

One person worked on a self chosen writing project

One person did GED practice in Social Studies.

  Student Comments

Female                   16.00 -- 17.99

I started a new report on Frederick Douglass but I'm still going to finish George Washington.

Female                   25.00 -- 44.99

[What helped you learn today?] I feel as though I read good to myself because it was nice and quiet.

Male                     25.00 -- 44.99

I copied what I needed for my word problems and used a calculator! I even took my shoes off to relax.

Wednesday, January 11, 2006                        7 Learners Present                  2 hours

individual math.

Thursday, January 12, 2006                            7 Learners Present                  2 hours

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

                                                       Relationships & Computation)

Math with Audrey

Audrey worked with learners individually doing GED or College Math.

Two learners worked on writing projects.

  Student Comments

Male                     16.00 -- 17.99

[Next Steps] talk about college[,] hand in forms[,] finish writing assignment.

Female                   18.00 -- 24.99

I could have done better if I focused more and cleared my mind.

Female                   25.00 -- 44.99

I remembered I have started may writings here and I have not finished one - this one I will.


Tuesday, January 17, 2006                              8 Learners Present                  2 hours

                                Means and varieties of civic participation (Power, Authority, & Participation)

       WRITING - Communicate thoughts, ideas & information in writing; Create documents (letters, directions, reports, graphs) (Basic

                                     Write at greater length in response to a topic or question (Writing)

Writing:

Using definitions of "democracy", "republic"  and "tyranny" along with the Jeffersonian quote

about "the price of liberty" which is "eternal vigilance" we went over some vocabulary.  Some

people also wrote out a series of questions on these concepts to see if they could find a writing

topic. 

  Student Comments

Female                   25.00 -- 44.99

I worked on my own. Did some more GED practice. Did good on 2 of them, and not so good on 1 of

them..

[Next Steps] try to remember what I did in class

to take notes.

Female                   16.00 -- 17.99

I participated and I took notes. I understand words that I didn't know. I learned democracy and

republic[,] what exploit was and representation.

[What helped you learn today?] I was able to say what I thought and might be corrected

Male                     45.00 -- 59.99

[What helped you learn today?] The vigor of the teacher

Female                   18.00 -- 24.99

I read a book about Tupac Shakur[,] a very good book by the way.  I tried to learn the story of a

revolutionary man in our world. In my essay about racism I was trying to learn about different aspects

Wednesday, January 18, 2006                        8 Learners Present                  2 hours

Individual math and writing.

Thursday, January 19, 2006                          10 Learners Present                  2 hours

Individual math and writing.

Tuesday, January 24, 2006                              6 Learners Present                  2 hours

       WRITING - Communicate thoughts, ideas & information in writing; Create documents (letters, directions, reports, graphs) (Basic

                                                 Learn strategies for organization (Writing)

The Five Paragraph Essay:

Four students created or resumed their Moodle Accounts and began assessing sample essays

based on 16 criteria.  They were easily able to comment on how the 3 supporting points in the

introduction of a 5-paragraph essay are the topics of the 3 body paragraphs.

  Student Comments

Female                   16.00 -- 17.99

[What helped you learn today?] Moodle helped me learn how a 5 paragraph essay works

Male                     16.00 -- 17.99

Moodle helped me learn about 5 paragraph essay.

[Next Steps] Finish on the computer then write my own essays.

Female                   25.00 -- 44.99

I know that there are 3 feet in a yard.

I should work more on Geometry. I have been working on it for 2 weeks now.  Very RUSTY on it.


Wednesday, January 25, 2006                        7 Learners Present                  2 hours

Individual math and writing.

Thursday, January 26, 2006                          10 Learners Present                  2 hours

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

                                                       Relationships & Computation)

         MATHEMATICS - Perform basic computations; approach practical problems by choosing from a variety of math techniques

                                                 Learn strategies for organization (Writing)

Writing: The Five Paragraph Essay

Seven members of the group mostly worked on assessing essays in Moodle, or writing and

revising their own essay.

Two people worked with a volunteer on Math.

A few people also met with the Transitions counselor.

One student (who just took the GED test) worked in Geosense.

  Student Comments

Female                   25.00 -- 44.99

I did some GED practice in drama. I did really well. Feel good about that.

I always make sure what the QUESTION really means.  Sometimes I'll  read the questions 10 times

then I understand it.

Male                     16.00 -- 17.99

I wrote an essay on friends and how I feel about them.

[What helped you learn today?] Joe[,] the pizza[,] and Moodle.

Female                   18.00 -- 24.99

I worked on a five paragraph essay.

[Next Steps] My next steps is to completely edit my essay and make it into a[n] understandable piece

Female                   16.00 -- 17.99

[Next Steps] really stick with my topic even if it is hard

Female                   16.00 -- 17.99

I worked alone and completed my 5 paragraph essay.

[Next Steps] Revising over it ant typing.

[What helped you learn today?] Moodle

Tuesday, January 31, 2006                             11 Learners Present                  2 hours

       WRITING - Communicate thoughts, ideas & information in writing; Create documents (letters, directions, reports, graphs) (Basic

Writing

  Student Comments

  Female                   16.00 -- 17.99

I was very upset [about] what happened in class about gays + lesbians.  I don't think that the issue

should have been addressed. I took [offense] to it cause my grandmother is a lesbian and I have

friends who are gay & lesbians.  I just don't wan that addressed again in class.