Lesson Review                        3 ASE Evening                             May 2007

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Tuesday, May 01, 2007                                      4 Learners Present                  2 hours

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

Vocabulary Words

We went through 8 different words and then selected (by election) the following:

dominate   encyclopedia    distinguish   achieve    insouciant (a repeat word)

  Student Comments

Male                     25.00 -- 44.99

I read Book Five and I learned [a] new word

Wednesday, May 02, 2007                                4 Learners Present                  2 hours

MAPT, writing, individual work.

  Student Comments

Female                   45.00 -- 59.99

I work[ed] on the computer for my test

Thursday, May 03, 2007                                   4 Learners Present                  2 hours

                                           How cultures vary and change (Cultures & Identities)

Started units on the History of Civilization…Stone Age and Fertile Crescent.

Tuesday, May 08, 2007                                      5 Learners Present                  2 hours

       SELF MANAGEMENT - Accurately assess self, set personal goals, monitor progress & exhibit self control (Personal Qualities)

Individual Learning Time.

Two people finished  their Vocabulary/Sentence structure activities while another worked on

hers independently. One learner worked on Reading Activities with a tutor. Another learner did

some independent reading preparing for Reading Journal Entries.

  Student Comments

Male                     16.00 -- 17.99

I worked on my Reading Journal and I fi[le]d out the paper for my GED

Wednesday, May 09, 2007                                6 Learners Present                  2 hours

            Relationship between production, distribution and consumption patterns to political and cultural systems (Production,

                                                       Distribution, & Consumption)

Worked through the rest of the chapters in world history to complete the first unit in World

History Book. Extensive discussion of the Fertile Crescent and the early people who settled

there. Class seems to really enjoy history.


Thursday, May 10, 2007                                   4 Learners Present                  2 hours

Individual Learning Time interspersed with discussions on weighty topics:

 

1.  The Biblical description of the origin of Life v. scientific descriptions.

 

2. Slavery v. being an employee (and the relationship between people, government, and businesses

Tuesday, May 15, 2007                                      4 Learners Present                  2 hours

       SELF MANAGEMENT - Accurately assess self, set personal goals, monitor progress & exhibit self control (Personal Qualities)

Individual Learning Time and MAPT Testing

Two people did MAPTs.  One worked very hard on a writing project while another worked on

Reading Journal Entries.

Wednesday, May 16, 2007                                5 Learners Present                  2 hours

Individual work…MAPT, GED on line, math  and reading.

Thursday, May 17, 2007                                   5 Learners Present                  2 hours

       SELF MANAGEMENT - Accurately assess self, set personal goals, monitor progress & exhibit self control (Personal Qualities)

Self Determination and /or  acceptance of Life's Vicissitudes?  (Taking Responsibility for dealing

 with what life throws at you.)

We used this discussion to go over some vocabulary including the word "contingency."

 

Most of the class was Individual Learning Time with people working on Math or their Writing

Projects.

  Student Comments

Male                     16.00 -- 17.99

[Other Learning (or Work) Efforts:] I wrote my spelling words over and over

[Word Bank words:] archaeologist figure matter discretion negro

Male                     18.00 -- 24.99

switched to the night classes

Male                     25.00 -- 44.99

Math Work Today:] learned to write decimals in order.  Got help


Tuesday, May 22, 2007                                      4 Learners Present                  2 hours

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

Individual Learning Time

One person did her MAPT tests and then revised her writing project. Two others worked on

typing and revising writing projects while the fourth worked on adding like fractions.

  Student Comments

Male                     16.00 -- 17.99

I did adding and subtracting fractions

Male                     18.00 -- 24.99

I completed one project.  I'm rathr happy with it. I had Joe correct it twice and made the suggested

changes.

Wednesday, May 23, 2007                                6 Learners Present                  2 hours

Individual work…

Thursday, May 24, 2007                                   5 Learners Present                  2 hours

                             Effect of continuity and change on societies and individuals (Continuity & Change)

Finished chapters 4 and 5 in the world history .

Tuesday, May 29, 2007                                      5 Learners Present                  2 hours

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

Individual Learning Time - Mostly Writing

Two people did work on Math, but the other three all worked on writing projects with one

finishing it for "credit".

Wednesday, May 30, 2007                                4 Learners Present                  2 hours

                           R3.3a Focus on chunks of meaning rather than individual words  (Reading Strategies)

        Select & use appropriate methods and tools (computer, paper, calculator, mental) for solving problems (Number Relationships

                                                             & Computation)

Individual math and reading.

Thursday, May 31, 2007                                   4 Learners Present                  2 hours

Finishing Up