Session Date
Lesson Topic
TJ and Pirates!
Lesson Outline
Craig worked on the practice Stanford test. We will do more practice next week. I questioned Craig about topics we learned this week - the U.S. census, the Barbary Coast, time zones. We continued to read together in "Thomas Jefferson and the Barbary Pirates," stopping to discuss historical events, geography and new words. We discussed how the Ottoman Empire used religion to justify slavery and thieving. We compared it to terrorism today. We discussed how Thomas Jefferson and John Adams weighed the cost of building a Navy versus paying a tribute for safety or going to war (foreign policy). We read more about the geography and its applications in the real world. We read about land and water. Finally, Craig completed a challenging time zone activity.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Craig could not move through a question on the Stanford practice test without my help. I had to ask him to read it aloud, go through the thought process with him, eliminate answers, bubble the correct answer - together. He did not recall and could not answer review quesitons from last class - What is the census? How often is it done? Where is the Barbary Coast? It took a while to complete the time zone activity. He stared at the page until I talked him through it, told him to write down the answer, and coaxed him to move along to the next question. (It is worrisome.)
Session Hours
1.00
Hours Attended
1.00
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