Lesson Review                        3 ASE Evening                       February 2007

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Thursday, February 01, 2007                          5 Learners Present                  2 hours

                                    Allocation of power and authority (Power, Authority, & Participation)

History and Civil Rights

Began a unit on the Civil Rights Movement in the USA. Watched a video on the rise of the

KKK and other hate groups. Good discussion. Worked on a crossword puzzle that focused on

famous blacks and their accomplishments.  Glanced at the timeline we will be doing on the civil

rights movement.

 

Tuesday, February 06, 2007                            5 Learners Present                  2 hours

                W2.4d Use expanded vocabulary with increasing frequency and precision  (Writing: Structure and Mechanics)

Introduced new Vocabulary words:

Alacrity, Cantankerous, Countenance, Rejuvenate, Inscrutable

Put them in sentences, identified subjects and verbs, and classified sentences according to

  Student Comments

Male                     25.00 -- 44.99

Algebra units are next.  I started elementary Algebra and got lost so I could probably use some help.

Wednesday, February 07, 2007                      7 Learners Present                  2 hours

                  N-1  Represent and use numbers in a variety of equivalent forms in contextual situations (Number Sense)

Fractions and Decimals

Group activity for entire class. Worked on the math packet on fractions and decimals. Overall it

 went very well.  A couple students struggled initially, but by the end were feeling pretty good

about what they had learned.

  Student Comments

Male                     25.00 -- 44.99

[What helped you learn today?] Concentrated on scoring points to avoid suspension (scored 40

Thursday, February 08, 2007                          5 Learners Present                  2 hours

Individual Learning Time

One student worked and conferenced on a poem he has been crafting since last week.

A student finished his resume and conferenced about his Individual Learning Plan.

Another student did some research on Tarantulas for a writing project he has in mind.

Two learners worked with volunteers on basic reading skills.

  Student Comments

Male                     25.00 -- 44.99

I have a new topic (under what circumstances is compromise not a virtue]


Tuesday, February 13, 2007                            4 Learners Present                  2 hours

Individual Learning Time

One student did Owl tests.  The rest worked on Math, Writing or Reading exercises.

Tuesday, February 20, 2007                            5 Learners Present                  2 hours

                          How everything is made up of a small number of building blocks (Similarity and Diversity)

Atoms bond to form Molecules

We went over what an atom is (an equal number of protons and electrons for our purposes) and

 how they bond so that their outer electron shells are full.

We used candy for hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen atoms and created some simple

organic molecules (plus CO2 and H2O)

http://www.literacyproject.org/Charboneau/tunits/AtomsAndElements/AtomsBOND1.doc

  Student Comments

Male                     25.00 -- 44.99

[Other Learning (or Work) Efforts:] worked on molecular structures using candy . . .

[What helped you learn today?] The pace of the class made me retain information easier

Male                     25.00 -- 44.99

I read about buying furniture in  Book Five

[What helped you learn today?] I learned new words

Wednesday, February 21, 2007                      6 Learners Present                  2 hours

                  N-1  Represent and use numbers in a variety of equivalent forms in contextual situations (Number Sense)

Math - Fractions and Mixed Numbers

  Student Comments

Male                     25.00 -- 44.99

[Writing Project Work Today:] went form 1st to 2nd draft

[What helped you learn today?] I was able to spend most of class time perfecting a 2nd draft

Female                   45.00 -- 59.99

the class help[ed] me by saving th[ei]r work so I can look at it.

Thank you class.

Male                     25.00 -- 44.99

I did some writing about the story that I re[a]d and use[d] the dictionary to find some words .

Thursday, February 22, 2007                          1 Learners Present                  2 hours

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

Bad Weather:

One learner braved the storm to come in and work on his writing.


Tuesday, February 27, 2007                            6 Learners Present                  2 hours

                                   W3.4b Practice all steps of the writing process:  (Writing: Strategies)

OWL Testing and finishing up the Monthly work.

One person finished his Monthly Writing Project and two others just got around to starting.

Others worked on Math or Owl Tests.

  Student Comments

Female                   45.00 -- 59.99

I did my math test on the computer[. I]t went up but not good.

Thank you for understanding about my being sick.

Wednesday, February 28, 2007                      6 Learners Present                  2 hours

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

History, Government, and Civil Rights

Read and discussed Supreme Court cases: Brown V Board of Education of Topeka Kansas.

Gave class some vocabulary words to define and then use appropriately in sentences.