Began class by placing the Bell Work questions from pg. 212 on the board and having the students fill in the correct imperfect tense of the verbs. Then we discussed the imperfect tense of "ir" and "ver." Students wrote the cojugations down in their journals and then completeed text pg. 212 activity 10 and 11 rally reviewing the verbs ir and ver. Class work assignment to be finished for HW: text pg. 213 act. 12
Assignment
text pg. 213 act. 12
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Students did a good job of using the imperfect tenses correctly with the subjects given. Devin brought his pictures.
On the white board, we explored the proportional relationships between parallel segments and segments of transversals. We worked several problems using proportions to find unknown segment lengths. We finished up with a (white board) long division drill.
Assignment
None.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Student attitudes are fid. They seemed to grasp the material thoroughly.
I looked at students' first drafts and made comments on each. Individual discussions worked well and results were good. Devin and I worked on organizaiton a little more. We determined that he needed to return to brainstorm stage. Ashley had written a great deal but didn't want to share it yet. I did verify that the long paper in front of her was for my class.
Assignment
write new draft
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
All three were well prepared. Sadie clearly has more experience writing papers, so her draft was well prepared. There were several issues with sentence structure. Devin's paper was at an earlier stage. I need to spend 15 minutes working with him alone to gather a few more ideas. Ashley felt strongly about her paper and I think she is really enjoying the intellectual exercise.
We approached the session like a scientific experiment. I drew a triangle on the white board. Sadie drew an internal line segment that was parallel to one of the sides of the triangle. Devin used a ruler to measure the segments created by the parallel segment. Then he computed the decimal of their ratios.
Assignment
None.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Attitudes are fine. I am working on trying to inspire a little more intellectual curiosity and a willingness to "brainstorm or even "flounder" constructively.
- Changes: social, cultural, economic, values.
. examples for each.
- Reactions to changes: KKK, Scopes Trial, Paris artists.
- Distribute term paper assignment for next term.
- Distribute vocabulary list and outline for review.
Assignment
Prep. for exam Friday.- complete vocab list and outline for Thursday
Session Minutes
75
Minutes Student Attended
75
Lesson Comments
Great class. All student turned in study guides. All students actively and effectively participated.
A screenplay is a story told with dialogue and description placed in the context of a dramatic structure intended to be made into a motion picture; a literary blueprint.
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
75
Minutes Student Attended
75
Lesson Comments
Screenplay - Dramatic Structure. Dramatic action: linear arrangement of related incidents, episodes, and events leading to a dramatic resolution.
Introduced he imperfect tense of -ar, -er, and -ir verbs. Put the conjugations on the board and students wrote them in their journals. Then they completed text pg. 211 act. 7 together orally to ensure they understood how to conjugate verbs correctly. Then the students completed activity 8 on their own in their journals. They had to write 6 sentences describing what was going on the picture - all sentences must be written in the imperfect tense.
Assignment
Find photos representing childhood activities
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Students did well with the imperfect tense. Devin has not brought in his pictures from childhood. Ashley has brought some in.
Worked on hi hat accents in straight forward and syncopated beats.
Assignment
Practice the beats from Realistic Rock, continue working on Paralyzer.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Devin had more control over the hi hat rhythms today. They still challenged him, but once he would settle into a groove, he seemed to be able to control the accents a little better.
