Grammar and Composition
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Grammar
Lesson Outline
Identified nouns and adjectives in a passage we read together. Provided nouns and adjectives for a silly St. Patrick's Day story.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Session Date
Lesson Topic
subject and predicate
Lesson Outline
Ayden identified the subject and predicate of sentences and made up silly sentences using subject and predicate sentence strips. recess time outside
Assignment
match the subject and predicate using the sentence strips
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Session Date
Lesson Topic
subject
Lesson Outline
Ayden read and listened to sentences and identified the subject. He had fun making up sentences and then identifying the subject.
Session Minutes
30
Minutes Student Attended
30
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Review Elements of the Essay and Practice Writing
Lesson Outline
1) Review the elements of an essay (introduction, thesis statement, body paragraphs, topic sentences, and conclusion).
2)As we review these elements, Michael is asked to demonstrate these writing techniques in his own introduction, body, etc.
3) Practice MLA formatting
Assignment
N/A
Session Minutes
120
Minutes Student Attended
120
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Read and Discuss the article "Things you Need to Know for College"
Lesson Outline
1)Read the article "Things you Need to Know for College" from Psychology Today.
2) Discuss the article's precepts, and where Michael stands in comparison.
3) Write a response to the article, pointing out some things that Nancy Pierson omitted, or gave too much attention.
Assignment
N/A
Session Minutes
75
Minutes Student Attended
75
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Continue Writing Description Essay and reading Ch. 2 of "The Monkey's Paul"
Lesson Outline
1)Continue Writing our third descriptive paragraph for our Description Essay assignment.
2) Recap the event/plot happenings of chapter one of "The Monkey's Paw." Read chapter 2.
Assignment
N/A
Session Minutes
75
Minutes Student Attended
75
Session Date
Lesson Topic
"The Monkey's Paw" Part 1 and Paragraph 2 of Description Essay
Lesson Outline
1)Read and Track Progression of narrative in Part 1 of "The Monkey's Paw." Michael is asked to give an account of the event happenings for every other paragraph in the work, and takes subsequent notes for material retention.
2)Michael continues writing/drafting his Description Assignment
Assignment
N/A
Session Minutes
75
Minutes Student Attended
75
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Continue Reading Part 2 of "The Monkey's Paw"
Lesson Outline
1) Continue Reading Part 2 of "The Monkey's Paw," taking notes on the progression of the narrative and characters.
2) Write another paragraph for Description Essay
Assignment
N/A
Session Minutes
75
Minutes Student Attended
0
Lesson Comments
Michael was absent today.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Read Part 1 of "The Monkey's Paw" and continue writing Description Essay
Lesson Outline
1) Michael and I begin reading "The Monkey's Paw," paying attention to the way that the plot progresses through visual aids and paragraph summaries.
2)Michael begins writing paragraph two of his Description Assignment.
Assignment
N/A
Session Minutes
75
Minutes Student Attended
0
Lesson Comments
Michael did not come to school today.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Description Writing Assignment
Lesson Outline
1) Continue working on the Description Assignment from yesterday's class.
Assignment
N/A
Session Minutes
75
Minutes Student Attended
75