I read "Hannukah!" As I read, Maya stopped and summarized what was occuring. There were parts that contained humor in the story and she wanted me to show her where the words were so she could go back and re-read them too. Following reading, we made edible dreidels out of marshmellows, hershey kisses, and pretzel sticks. We invited Yanuel and they worked together. Maya did a great job of leading him and showing him how to create them. They went around the school making deliveries to all the teachers and students.
Will learned where to include a comma in a sentence that contains a quotation. He read various sentences that were missing all variables. We used to different colored highlighters to color code the direct quotation being spoken from the remainder of the sentence. Once he was able to differentiate the two parts of the sentence, he learned to place the comma there as a separator. As an assessment, he read various sentences that contained mistakes and Will was required to edit the sentences based on qoutations, commas, and punctuation.
Will made a comic book containing direct quotations between three characters. He lit up as soon as I told him what we were doing and he started independently brainstorming what type of characters he wanted to include. He decided on a British character speaking to an American and the confusion that could take place due to the accent. :) He successfully included quotation marks around the direct qoute, a comma to separate the quote from the rest of the sentence and punctuation at the end. I loved seeing Will's humor and the enthusiasm that came from his success with expressing it the way he intended. Great job today, Will!
Chord progression and picking pattern for Sweet Home Alabama
Lesson Outline
Review chord progression and picking pattern for intro. Work on verse strum pattern and turnaround.
Begin working on first lead break between verse 1 and 2.
Assignment
Practice Sweet Home Alabama; review and practice Another Brick in the Wall
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Will is catching onto most of Sweet Home Alabama. There are some parts that he is finding challenging, and although he says he understands what he needs to play, I not sure that he really does. I write everything out for him so that he has a guide for his practice time. We will continue to move slowly and review everything repetitively until he completely understands the techniques and concepts needed to play this song.
Double stroke rolls, 5 stroke and 9 stroke rolls, incorporating rolls into drumset playing.
Lesson Outline
Practice long roll, 5 stroke, and 9 strike rolls.
Work on ways to incorporate rolls into beats and fills.
Assignment
Practice all learned rolls.
Session Minutes
90
Minutes Student Attended
90
Lesson Comments
Blaize is really starting to gain control over his double strokes and his rudimental rolls. This is a critical, fundamental skill that all drummers must develop. He is very motivated by his new skill and I can tell that he is practicing his rolls regularly. Very pleased with his progress.
