Lesson Review 1 ASE
Morning July
2007
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Monday, July 09,
2007 2
Learners Present 3.5 hours
W3.4b Practice all steps of the writing process: (Writing: Strategies)
Writing:
One person finished a Writing project and will count it toward
July. Another is making good
progress, but chose to work on Math for the last hour of class.
Tuesday, July 10,
2007 3
Learners Present 3.5 hours
W2.4d Use expanded vocabulary with increasing frequency and
precision (Writing: Structure and
Mechanics)
People were asked to find 5 words from their reading or writing. We put up, discussed, and
defined 9 words before finally choosing five words for this month's Word
Bank.
The words are: draconian, falsetto, consecrate, distillation, and
serenity.
We also did a citizenship quiz brought in by Dave. This covered a lot of the same material we
had been reading and talking about for the past few weeks.
Wednesday, July 11,
2007 4
Learners Present 3.5 hours
N-2 Understand meanings of operations
and how they relate to one another (Number Sense)
Three people worked on decimals.
One person worked on graphing and learned to use Excel to
make a Pie Graph.
Student Comments
Female 18.00 --
24.99
Class was pretty good[.] I was able to work on more than one thing.
Thursday, July 12, 2007 3
Learners Present 3.5 hours
Dynamics among power, authority, and participation (Power, Authority,
& Participation)
Comparing the powers of the
President to the powers of the Congress.
We listed many of
the formal powers of each and discussed how the formal powers are those
that are written in the
Constitution. Personalities, circumstances, relationships,
and popular opinion are informal
means by which these powers can grow or weaken.
Student Comments
Female 60.00 +
[Group Time:] a small discussion on powers of government.
Male 25.00 --
44.99
[Word Bank words:] masochistic, monotonous
Monday, July 16,
2007 3
Learners Present 3.5 hours
SELF
MANAGEMENT - Accurately assess self, set personal goals, monitor progress &
exhibit self control (Personal Qualities)
W2.4d Use expanded vocabulary with increasing frequency and
precision (Writing: Structure and
Mechanics)
Vocabulary, Writing, and Math
One learner started working with the class vocabulary words, but decided
to choose her own
words form her reading in Romeo and Juliet. Then she worked in Math (Decimal Operations).
Another learner finished her Vocabulary/Sentence Structure Activity before
working on Decimal
Operations (long division).
The third student worked on the computer doing a writing project for one
half of the class.
During the other half he worked in Math, learning about frequency charts
and histograms while
Student Comments
Female 60.00 +
At first I only got three continents out of 7. Joe and I did go over all of the 7 continents and finally I
got all 7 continents by myself.
Male 25.00 --
44.99
[Word Bank words:] tetrarch, tally, histogram, frequency
Tuesday, July 17, 2007 1
Learners Present 3.5 hours
How individuals and groups interact with and impact systems (Systems)
CT2.3b Create charts, graphs, graphic organizers, and outlines to
organize information (Critical Thinking: Cognition &
Review of the Amendments
We went over all the amendments
grouping them into categories:
1-10 The Bill of Rights 1791
11-12 Correction Amendments 1798
-1804
13-15 Reconstruction Amendments
1865 -1870
16-19 Progressive Amendments
1913 -1920
20 -27 Modern Amendments 1933 -
Marguerite agreed to make a table of all the clauses in the Bill of
Rights
Student Comments
Female 60.00 +
I took some notes on all of the amendments.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007 2
Learners Present 3.5 hours
N-3 Compute fluently and make reasonable
estimates (Number Sense)
Math:
One student worked on decimal operations, the other worked on statistics
(measures of central
tendency)
Thursday, July 19,
2007 2
Learners Present 3.5 hours
SELF
MANAGEMENT - Accurately assess self, set personal goals, monitor progress &
exhibit self control (Personal Qualities)
Individual Learning Time
One person worked on her writing project - a synopsis of the Bill of
Rights.
The other divided his time between his writing project, some math
(statistics) and vocabulary.
Monday, July 23,
2007 1
Learners Present 3.5 hours
Student worked on her math.
Tuesday, July 24,
2007 3
Learners Present 3.5 hours
Combined class. See ABE Morning
Class entry.
Wednesday, July 25,
2007 3
Learners Present 3.5 hours
See ABE class entry.
Thursday, July 26,
2007 2
Learners Present 3.5 hours
Individual work.
Monday, July 30,
2007 2
Learners Present 3.5 hours
N-3 Compute fluently and make reasonable
estimates (Number Sense)
Independent Math
Tuesday, July 31,
2007 1
Learners Present 3.5 hours
R3.5a Take notes of key ideas while reading (Reading Strategies)
W3.1b Seek assistance when needed (Writing: Strategies)
Summarizing the Bill of Rights
(Clause by Clause)