Lesson Review 3 ASE
Evening January
2007
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Tuesday, January
09, 2007 7
Learners Present 2 hours
W2.4d Use expanded vocabulary with increasing frequency and
precision (Writing: Structure and
Mechanics)
Word Bank/Vocabulary Exercises.
It was a little loud, but everyone was engaged in the
vocabulary/sentence writing exercises.
(Some people handed theirs in . . . But we forgot to look at the
sentence coding . . .)
Student Comments
Male 18.00 --
24.99
[What helped you learn today?] group efforts
Male 25.00 --
44.99
Math Work Today:] completed nearly a hundred math problems
(decimals/fractions)
[What helped you learn today?] nice to be back after vacation
Female 25.00 --
44.99
[What helped you learn today?] getting help w/structure w/essay[.
L]earning new words, meanings,
applying them into sentences
Female 45.00 --
59.99
I pick[ed] a book to read for my reading journal.
Male 45.00 --
59.99
[Word Bank words:] obsequious, ostentations, banal, thwart, facile
Joe's comments on Scrap Paper Management are starting to get banal
Wednesday, January 10, 2007 8
Learners Present 2 hours
MAPT testing and individual math.
Thursday, January
11, 2007 7
Learners Present 2 hours
R2.2g Recognize basic parts of speech
(Reading Skills & Vocabulary)
W2.5a Use correct sentence structure and (EAE) conventions in formal
writing (Writing: Structure and Mechanics)
Obsequious is an adjective.
Obsequiousness is the noun form and obsequiously is the adverb form.
Ostentatious an adjective.
Ostentation is the noun form and ostentatiously is the adverb form.
We put these words into sentences, underlined the subjects, circled the
verbs and labeled them
Student Comments
Male 45.00 --
59.99
Math Work Today:] Yes I worked on Math[. I]t was fine.
Female 45.00 --
59.99
Math Work Today:] adding subtracting decimals[. T]he[y're] very
hard. I need to work on it more.
[What helped you learn today?] Joe help[ed] me with my vocabulary and to
understand it better
Male 25.00 --
44.99
I still feel like I need a lot
to learn. Mostly how to write
and read.
I did computer test. I don't think I did good but still working on my
assignment - put more effort on my
Tuesday, January
16, 2007 6
Learners Present 2 hours
W2.5a Use correct sentence structure and (EAE) conventions in formal
writing (Writing: Structure and Mechanics)
Sentence Structure:
We used sentences from the Word Bank activity and analyzed them to find
all subjects and
verbs. We also classified them as Simple, Complex, or Compound
Complex. (No Compound
Sentences proper turned up.)
Student Comments
Male 25.00 --
44.99
I did problem solvings. I'm
practicing on multiply and division. I'm doing good.
Male 25.00 --
44.99
Reading a story helped me to read better today[.]
Wednesday, January 17, 2007 7
Learners Present 2 hours
R3.1b Re-read to clarify meaning (Reading Strategies)
Individual math.
Group activity: gave class a
sheet with a variety of expressions such as "raining cats and dogs,"
and asked them to match them with their meanings. We then read and
discussed origins of the
expressions. Class had fun with it and was surprised at some of the
meanings and origins.
Thursday, January
18, 2007 8
Learners Present 2 hours
Everyone worked on their math for
the first hour. Second hour we did a
group
activity…number/letters, ex. 26 = L's of the A. They really enjoyed it
and everyone participated.
Tuesday, January
23, 2007 7
Learners Present 2 hours
SELF
MANAGEMENT - Accurately assess self, set personal goals, monitor progress &
exhibit self control (Personal Qualities)
One student finished her Word
Bank/Sentence Structure work and then read.
Two others
alternated between their Math and their Writing projects. One student
stayed focused on
reviewing Percent Problems, another reviewed GED Math problems while two
others worked
on reading and writing with volunteers.
Student Comments
Female 45.00 --
59.99
I finish[ed] my book I was reading and my vocabulary words.
I think the reading more will help me more with my writing.
Male 25.00 --
44.99
Math Work Today:] I'm on Unit 17 of 27 - almost done . . . I think - moving on to probabilities.
Wednesday, January
24, 2007 7
Learners Present 2 hours
P-1 Explore, identify, analyze,
and extend patterns in mathematical and adult contextual situations (Patterns,
Functions and
Class did a group "Scratch
Your Head Math" activity. I gave them 10 word problems that
required careful reading and some logic and reasoning. Ex: Divide 30 by
1/2 and add 10. What
do you get? Most people guessed
25. The answer is actually 70. They were really surprised.
We did it on the board and they realized it was a division problem.
We also did a "quiz" about the Civil war. We will put focus on
that and other issues realted to
the Civil war in February.
Thursday, January
25, 2007 5
Learners Present 2 hours
Order and organize objects and events using similarities and difference
and explain reasoning for doing so (Order and
These types of classification systems are frequently the basis for
readings on the GED. We
played with related vocabulary and definitions, doing some reading, some
discussion, and a
crossword puzzle.
Student Comments
Male 25.00 --
44.99
We read Images Book III
I learned how to make a sentence.
Something remembered - rigid and flexible
The thing that make[s] me feel good is about my teacher[.] She's helping
me a lot and I think with her
help I will make it easier.
Female 45.00 --
59.99
We work[ed] on matter words / classification system
We work[ed] on definitions[. I]t was great[.] I would like to work on them more[.]
Tuesday, January 30, 2007 6
Learners Present 2 hours
W2.5c Revise an essay for clarity, organization, word usage, and
mechanics (Writing: Structure and Mechanics)
Finishing Up.
Three people finished their writing projects (with one person finishing
TWO!). Another learner
focused on reviewing Math (especially percent problems) for the GED.
Two others worked on reading and writing with volunteer tutors.
Wednesday, January
31, 2007 6
Learners Present 2 hours
After they watched this, they wanted to watch the first of a series
about Auschwitz.
Student Comments
Female 45.00 --
59.99
We watch[ed] a video about Puerto Rico
Male 25.00 --
44.99
Started Algebra - still don't get it
gonna keep trying